Petrus Albertus van der Parra (29 September 1714 – 28 December 1775) was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1761 to 1775.

Petrus Albertus van der Parra was born in Colombo, the son of a Secretary to the government of Ceylon.

Confirmation of his appointment by the Heren XVII (the Seventeen Lords, who controlled the Dutch East India Company) came in 1762.

During his time as Governor-General, he overthrew the Prince of Kandy, in Ceylon, though with difficulty, and he conquered the sultanate of Siak in Sumatra.

It was a golden time for the preachers in Batavia, who got gifts, translations of the New Testament and scholarships from Van der Parra.