2021 in the Netherlands
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Events from the year 2021 in the Netherlands.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch: Willem-Alexander
- Prime Minister: Mark Rutte
- Speaker of the House of Representatives: Vera Bergkamp
- President of the Senate: Jan Anthonie Bruijn
Ongoing
[edit]Events
[edit]January to March
[edit]- 14 January – Lodewijk Asscher resigns as Leader of the Labour Party following the childcare benefits scandal; Lilianne Ploumen succeeds him four days later.[1]
- 15 January – The Third Rutte cabinet becomes a demissionary cabinet following the childcare benefits scandal.[2]
- 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.[3]
- 15–17 March – A general election for the House of Representatives took place.
April to June
[edit]- 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. [4][5]
- 9 June - In Noordwijk, the Museum of Comic Art, Noordwijk opens its doors to the general public. [6][7][8] [9][10]
July to September
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 19-21 November - November 2021 riots in the Netherlands
References
[edit]- ^ "Asscher trekt zich terug als lijsttrekker PvdA". NOS (in Dutch). 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Dutch Rutte government resigns over child welfare fraud scandal". BBC. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Covid: Dutch curfew riots rage for third night". BBC. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Rotterdam returns as Eurovision Song Contest Host City in 2021". eurovision.tv. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Dates for Eurovision 2021 announced". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Stripmuseum in Noordwijk opent in 2021: 'Voor toeristen, maar ook voor echte stripliefhebbers'". 20 July 2020.
- ^ Stripschrift #466, pg 18-19: "MoCA, een museum uit liefde voor de strip"
- ^ "Nieuw stripmuseum opent in het najaar de deuren". 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Alweer een nieuw stripmuseum?!? | 383 « Michael Minneboo".
- ^ "Winkel in Noordwijk wordt energieneutraal Museum of Comic Art". June 2021.
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