Following the partial replacement of the Members of the Court of Justice, Koen Lenaerts has today been elected by his peers to serve as President of the Court of Justice of the European Union for the period from 8 October 2015 to 6 October 2018. He succeeds Vassilios Skouris following the end of the latter’s term of office.
Curriculum vitae of Mr Koen Lenaerts
Born 1954; lic. iuris, Ph.D. in Law (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven); Master of Laws, Master in Public Administration (Harvard University); Lecturer (1979-83), subsequently Professor of European Law, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (since 1983); Legal Secretary at the Court of Justice (1984-85); Professor at the College of Europe, Bruges (1984-89); member of the Brussels Bar (1986-89); Visiting Professor at the Harvard Law School (1989); Judge at the Court of First Instance of the European Communities from 25 September 1989 to 6 October 2003; Judge at the Court of Justice since 7 October 2003; Vice-President of the Court of Justice from 9 October 2012 to 7 October 2015; President of the Court of Justice of the European Union since 8 October 2015.
