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Jean-Pierre Cot | |
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 Cot in 1994 | |
| Member of the European Parliament forFrance | |
| In office 1984 – 20 July 1999 | |
| In office 1978–1979 | |
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| Born | (1937-10-23)23 October 1937 (age 88) Chêne-Bougeries, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Party | Socialist Party |
| Parent | Pierre Cot |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
Jean-Pierre Cot (born 23 October 1937) is a French politician and jurist who served as aMember of the European Parliament from 1978 to 1979 and from 1984 to 1999. Since 2002, he has been a judge for theInternational Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.
He is the son ofPierre Cot, also a politician and minister.
After studying law atSorbonne University inParis 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 theUniversity of Paris I, before being elected as a deputy forSavoie in 1973. He was later re-elected, before joining the Socialist government ofPierre Mauroy in 1981 as deputy minister in charge of Co-operation and Development.
He was aMember of European Parliament (MEP) in 1978–1979 and 1984–1999, and chaired thesocialist 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 theLegion of Honour.[1]
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