Koen Lenaerts | |
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President of the Court of Justice of the European Union | |
Assumed office 8 October 2015 | |
Preceded by | Vassilios Skouris |
Vice President of the Court of Justice of the European Union | |
In office 9 October 2012 – 6 October 2015 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Antonio Tizzano |
Personal details | |
Born | Mortsel, Belgium | 20 December 1954
Education | Université de Namur Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Harvard University |
Koen Lenaerts, Baron Lenaerts (Dutch: [kun ˈleːnaːrts]; born 20 December 1954)[1] is a Belgian jurist and the President of the Court of Justice of the European Union.[2][3] He is also a Professor of European Law at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and was a member of the Coudenberg group, a Belgian federalist think tank.