Jean-Pierre Cot
French politician and jurist (born 1937)
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Jean-Pierre Cot (born 23 October 1937) is a French politician and jurist who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1978 to 1979 and from 1984 to 1999. Since 2002, he has been a judge for the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.
Jean-Pierre Cot | |
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 Cot in 1994 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for France | |
| In office 1984 – 20 July 1999 | |
| In office 1978–1979 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 October 1937 Chêne-Bougeries, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Party | Socialist Party |
| Parent | Pierre Cot |
| University of Paris | |
Biography
He is the son of Pierre Cot, also a politician and minister.
After studying law at Sorbonne University in Paris from 1955 to 1965, he earned a Ph.D. in 1966. He then was professor of public law and international law at the University of Amiens, then the University of Paris I, before being elected as a deputy for Savoie in 1973. He was later re-elected, before joining the Socialist government of Pierre Mauroy in 1981 as deputy minister in charge of Co-operation and Development.[1]
He was a Member of European Parliament (MEP) in 1978–1979 and 1984–1999, and chaired the socialist group of the European Parliament between 1989 and 1994, before becoming its vice-president in 1997.
Since 2002, he has been a member of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.
In 2017, he was made an officer of the Legion of Honour.[2]
