2021 in the Netherlands
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Events from the year 2021 in the Netherlands.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Willem-Alexander
- Prime Minister: Mark Rutte
- Speaker of the House of Representatives: Vera Bergkamp
- President of the Senate: Jan Anthonie Bruijn
Events
January
- 14 January – Lodewijk Asscher resigns as Leader of the Labour Party following the childcare benefits scandal; Lilianne Ploumen succeeds him four days later.
- 15 January – The Third Rutte cabinet becomes a demissionary cabinet following the childcare benefits scandal.
- Since 23 January – Protests and riots take place across the country as a 9 p.m. curfew is put into effect in a context of COVID-19 pandemic.
March
- 17 March – A general election for the House of Representatives is scheduled to take place.
May
- 18 May – 22 May – The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 was held in Rotterdam after the cancellation of the 2020 contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Italy took the victory.
June
- June 9 - In Noordwijk, the Museum of Comic Art, Noordwijk opens its doors to the general public.
July
- 6 July Killing of Peter R. de Vries
- 14–15 July, floods in Limburg