Schelto, Baron van Heemstra (14 November 1807 – 20 December 1864) was a Dutch politician.

[1] He became Grietman of Oostdongeradeel in 1840 and in 1844 joined the House of Representatives in The Hague on behalf of the province of Friesland.

[3] In that position he was part of a group led by Johan Rudolph Thorbecke called the "Ninemen"[a] who proposed changes to the Dutch Constitution.

As minister, he was responsible, with Van Hall, for the introduction of legislation for the construction of state railways.

His proposal for the state budget was rejected by parliament in December of that year which led to the fall of the cabinet and its formal resignation in February 1862.