Pieter Kooijmans Politician

Pieter Hendrik "Peter" Kooijmans (6 July 1933 – 13 February 2013) was a Dutch jurist, politician and diplomat. He was a member of the Anti Revolutionary Party and later 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). In between these periods of office he worked for the UN as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, (1985–1993). He served as a Judge on the International Court of Justice (1997–2006).

Personal facts

Birth date	July 06, 1933
Birth name	Pieter Hendrik Kooijmans
Birth place	Netherlands , Heemstede
Religion	Protestant Church in the Netherlands
Date of death	February 13, 2013
Residence	Netherlands , Wassenaar
Education	VU University Amsterdam

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Office holder

office	Judge of the International Court of Justice Minister of Foreign Affairs State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
party	Christian Democratic Appeal Anti-Revolutionary Party
prime minister	Joop den Uyl Ruud Lubbers
successor	Kenneth Keith Hans van Mierlo Durk van der Mei