Pieter Kooijmans

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Pieter Hendrik Kooijmans (born July 6, 1933) is a Dutch jurist, CDA politician and diplomat. He has served as a Judge on the International Court of Justice since 1997.

He was born in Heemstede, Netherlands. He earned his bachelor's and law degrees from the Free University of Amsterdam. Following graduation, he joined the University's faculty as Professor of Public International Law and European Law, serving from 1965 to 1973. He joined the Dutch Foreign Ministry, as State Secretary for Foreign Affairs from 1973 to 1977. In 1976 and again in 1991, he served as a Lecturer at the Hague Academy of International Law. From 1978 to 1992, he served as a Professor of Public International Law at the University of Leiden. From 1993 to 1994, he served as Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, succeeding Hans van den Broek. In 1995, he returned to his former position as Professor of Public International Law at the University of Leiden, serving until his appointment to the International Court of Justice.