Pieter Kooijmans

Pieter Hendrik "Peter" Kooijmans (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpitər ˈɦɛndrɪk ˈpeːtər ˈkoːimɑns]; 6 July 1933 – 13 February 2013) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist. He was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 13 July 2007.[1]

His Excellency Pieter Kooijmans
Pieter Kooijmans in 2005
Judge of the International Court of Justice
In office 1 March 1997 – 1 March 2006
Preceded by	Luigi Ferrari Bravo
Succeeded by	Kenneth Keith
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 3 January 1993 – 22 August 1994
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Hans van den Broek
Succeeded by	Hans van Mierlo
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
In office 11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977 Serving with Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
Prime Minister	Joop den Uyl
Preceded by	Tjerk Westerterp
Succeeded by	Durk van der Mei
Personal details
Born	Pieter Hendrik Kooijmans (1933-07-06)6 July 1933 Heemstede, Netherlands
Died	13 February 2013(2013-02-13) (aged 79) Wassenaar, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political affiliations	Anti-Revolutionary Party (until 1980)
Children	4 children
Alma mater	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Laws, Master of Economics, Master of Laws, Doctor of Law)
Occupation	Politician · Diplomat · Jurist · Judge · Researcher · Academic administrator · Author · Professor

Kooijmans applied at the Free University Amsterdam in July 1951 majoring in Economics and Law and obtaining an Bachelor of Economics degree in June 1953 and an Bachelor of Laws degree in July 1954 and worked as a student researcher before graduating with an Master of Economics degree in June 1957 and an Master of Laws degree in July 1958. Kooijmans worked as a researcher at the Free University Amsterdam from July 1958 until January 1960 and as an associate professor of International law at the Free University Amsterdam from 1 January 1960 until 20 February 1964 when got a doctorate as an Doctor of Law in Constitutional law. Kooijmans worked as a professor of International law and European Union at the Free University Amsterdam from 20 February 1964 until 11 May 1973. After the election of 1972 Kooijmans was appointed as State Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet Den Uyl, taking office on 19 December 1977. The Cabinet Den Uyl fell on 22 March 1977 after four years of tensions in the coalition and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity. In May 1977 Kooijmans announced that he wouldn't stand for the election of 1977. Following the cabinet formation of 1977 Kooijmans was not giving a cabinet post in the new cabinet, the Cabinet Den Uyl was replaced by the Cabinet Van Agt–Wiegel on 19 December 1977.

Kooijmans semi-retired from national politics and became active in the public sector and served as a professor of International law and International relations at the Leiden University from 10 January 1978 until 20 December 1992 and served as a professor of International law and International relations at The Hague Academy of International Law from 1 August 1979 until 1 November 1989. Kooijmans also served as an diplomat on behalf of the United Nations as an special rapporteur on Human rights and Torture. Kooijmans was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet Lubbers III following the appointment of Hans van den Broek as the European Commissioner, taking office on 3 January 1993. In September 1993 Kooijmans announced that he wouldn't stand for the election of 1994. The Cabinet Cabinet Lubbers III was replaced by the Cabinet Kok I on 22 August 1994. He served as a Judge on the International Court of Justice (1997–2006).[2]