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See also:	Other events of 2021 History of the Netherlands

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

Ongoing

• COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands

Events

January to March

• 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.
• 23–26 January – Protests and riots take place across the country as a 9 pm curfew is put into effect in a context of COVID-19 pandemic.
• 15–17 March – A general election for the House of Representatives took place.

April to June

• 18–22 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.
• 9 June - In Noordwijk, the Museum of Comic Art, Noordwijk opens its doors to the general public.

July to September

• 6 July - Killing of Peter R. de Vries
• 14–15 July - Floods in Limburg
• 5 September - Max Verstappen wins the Dutch Grand Prix.

October to December

• 19-21 November - November 2021 riots in the Netherlands

References

1. "Asscher trekt zich terug als lijsttrekker PvdA". NOS (in Dutch). 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
2. "Dutch Rutte government resigns over child welfare fraud scandal". BBC. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
3. "Covid: Dutch curfew riots rage for third night". BBC. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
4. "Rotterdam returns as Eurovision Song Contest Host City in 2021". eurovision.tv. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
5. "Dates for Eurovision 2021 announced". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
6. "Stripmuseum in Noordwijk opent in 2021: 'Voor toeristen, maar ook voor echte stripliefhebbers'". 20 July 2020.
7. Stripschrift #466, pg 18-19: "MoCA, een museum uit liefde voor de strip"
8. "Nieuw stripmuseum opent in het najaar de deuren". 10 July 2020.
9. "Alweer een nieuw stripmuseum?!? | 383 « Michael Minneboo".
10. "Winkel in Noordwijk wordt energieneutraal Museum of Comic Art". June 2021.

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