Pieter Kooijmans
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| In office 11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977 |
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| Monarch | Juliana of the Netherlands |
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| Prime Minister | Joop den Uyl |
| Preceded by | Tjerk Westerterp |
| Succeeded by | Durk van der Mei |
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| In office 2 January 1993 – 22 August 1994 |
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| Monarch | Beatrix of the Netherlands |
| Prime Minister | Ruud Lubbers |
| Preceded by | Hans van den Broek |
| Succeeded by | Hans van Mierlo |
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| In office 1 March 1997 – 1 March 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Luigi Ferrari Bravo |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Keith |
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| Born | 6 July 1933 Heemstede, Netherlands |
| Birth name | Pieter Hendrik Kooijmans |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Anti Revolutionary Party, Christian Democratic Appeal |
| Children | 4 children |
| Residence | Wassenaar, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Vrije Universiteit |
| Religion | Christian (Protestant) |
Pieter Hendrik Kooijmans (born 6 July 1933) is a Dutch jurist, politician, and diplomat. He was a member of the Anti Revolutionary Party and is now a member of its successor party the Christian Democratic Appeal. He was State Secretary and later Minister of Foreign Affairs (1973–1977 and 1993–1994). He served as a Judge on the International Court of Justice (1997–2006).
[edit] Biography
Pieter Hendrik Kooijmans was born on 6 July 1933 in Heemstede, Netherlands. His father was an engineer and a member of the city council of Heemstede.[1]
He had his secundary education in Haarlem, where he attended the gymnasium in humanities. He earned his doctorandus degrees in economics and law at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, in respectively 1955 and 1957.[1]
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.
On November 28, 2006 Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands appointed Kooijmans knight in the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau.
On July 13 2007 Pieter Kooijmans was appointed Minister of State by the Cabinet of the Netherlands.
[edit] Orders and honorary titles
- Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1978)[1]
- Commander in the Order of Orange-Nassau (1994)[1]
- Knight in the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau (2006)[1]
- Minister of State (2007)[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f (Dutch) Dr. P.H. Kooijmans. www.parlement.com. Leiden University. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
- Peter Kooijmans in the Leiden Journal of International Law
- Kooijmans appointed knight in House Order of Golden Lion of Orange
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| Preceded by Tjerk Westerterp |
Staatssecretaris of Foreign Affairs 11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977 |
Succeeded by Durk van der Mei |
| Preceded by Hans van den Broek |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 2 January 1993 – 22 August 1994 |
Succeeded by Hans van Mierlo |
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| Preceded by Luigi Ferrari Bravo |
Judge of the International Court of Justice 1 March 1997 – 1 March 2006 |
Succeeded by Kenneth Keith |
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