Christiaan Timmermans
Christiaan Willem Anton Timmermans (born 6 December 1941 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch law professor and judge. He has been a judge at the European Court of Justice.
Christiaan Willem Anton Timmermans | |
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| Judge of the European Court of Justice | |
| In office 7 October 2000 – 10 June 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Joan George Kapteyn |
| Succeeded by | Sacha Prechal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 December 1941 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Career
Timmermans pursued a career as law clerk in the European Court of Justice, working there between 1966 and 1969. He then worked as an official for the Commission of the European Communities between 1969 and 1977. In 1973 he obtained a Ph.D. in Law Studies at Leiden University. He subsequently worked as a professor of European Law at the University of Groningen between 1977 and 1989.[2] Between 1989 and 2000 he was deputy director-general of the Legal Service at the European Commission. In 1991 Timmermans was made foreign correspondent of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[3]
In 2000 Timmermans was appointed as a judge of the European Court of Justice.[2] He succeeded Paul Joan George Kapteyn as the Dutch judge, he himself was succeeded by Sacha Prechal in June 2010.
After his return to the Netherlands, Timmermans served as professor at the Law faculty (Pieter Sanders professorship) at the Erasmus University Rotterdam.[4] From 2016 until 2019, he also served on the Commission's Independent Ethical Committee.[5][6]
Other activities
- British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Member of the Advisory Council[7]
- T.M.C. Asser Instituut, Member of the Advisory Council on International Law[7]
- European Law Institute, Member of the Projects Committee[7]
- Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Foreign Correspondent[3]
- European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), Member of the Supervisory Committee (2012-2015)[8][9]
References
- "Christiaan Willem Anton Timmermans, 1941". University of Groningen. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- "Former members". Court of Justice. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- "C.W.A. Timmermans". Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). European Commission - European Anti Fraud Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- Commission decision: Appointments to the Ad Hoc Ethical Committee 2016 - C(2016) 4507 European Commission, 11 July 2016.
- Quentin Ariès (February 28, 2017), Watchdog to investigate handling of Barroso’s Goldman move Politico Europe.
- "Timmermans, Christiaan". European Law Institute. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- Appointment of the new OLAF Supervisory Committee European Commission, press release of January 24, 2012.
- Charlie Dunmore (October 25, 2012), Ex-EU health chief vows to fight tobacco bribe links Reuters.