Pieter Kooijmans

Pieter Kooijmans
Kooijmans in 2005
Judge of the International
Court of Justice
In office
1 March 1997 – 1 March 2006
Preceded byLuigi Ferrari Bravo
Succeeded byKenneth Keith
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
3 January 1993 – 22 August 1994
Prime MinisterRuud Lubbers
Preceded byHans van den Broek
Succeeded byHans van Mierlo
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
In office
11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977
Prime MinisterJoop den Uyl
Preceded byTjerk Westerterp
Succeeded byDurk van der Mei
Personal details
BornPieter Hendrik Kooijmans
(1933-07-06)6 July 1933
Heemstede, Netherlands
Died13 February 2013(2013-02-13) (aged 79)
Wassenaar, Netherlands
PartyChristian Democratic Appeal
(from 1980)
Other political
affiliations
Anti-Revolutionary Party
(until 1980)
Children4 children
Occupation
Academic background
EducationEerste Christelijk Lyceum
Alma materVrije Universiteit Amsterdam (MA, LLM, PhD)
ThesisThe doctrine of the legal equality of states: An inquiry into the foundations of international law (1964)
Doctoral advisorGezina van der Molen
Academic work
DisciplinePublic international law
InstitutionsVrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Leiden University
Notable studentsJanne Nijman
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Pieter Hendrik "Peter" Kooijmans (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpitər ˈɦɛndrɪk ˈpeːtər ˈkoːimɑns]; 6 July 1933 – 13 February 2013) was a Dutch politician, jurist, and diplomat. He was a member of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP), which later merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party. 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. He was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 13 July 2007.