Tinne Van der Straeten (born 1 April 1978) is a Belgian politician who served as Minister of Energy in the De Croo Government from October 2020 until February 2025.

In 2000, Van der Straeten obtained a degree in African Studies at Ghent University.

She becomes alderman of Public Works in Koekelberg[1] and a candidate for the 2019 federal elections on the Ecolo list in Brussels where she was re-elected as a representative.

Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Van der Straeten led her party's policy shift of extending the life-span of Belgium's remaining nuclear power plants.

[2] By July 2022, she reached an agreement in principle with energy provider Engie to extend the lifespan of two nuclear reactors — Doel 4 and Tihange 3 — by 10 years.