Gerard van Bohemen

Gerard van Bohemen is a New Zealand Judge and a former Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the United Nations (UN) in New York.

The Honourable

Gerard van Bohemen
Justice of the High Court
Assumed office
14 July 2017

Van Bohemen received degrees in English and law from Victoria University of Wellington. He worked in private law practices in Wellington and Auckland and from 2005 to 2010 was Director of the Legal Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and New Zealand's International Legal Adviser. Prior to becoming the Permanent Representative to the UN, van Bohemen was a Deputy Secretary of the Ministry.[1] Since 2011, he has also been New Zealand's Commissioner to the International Whaling Commission.

During July 2015 and September 2016, van Bohemen was the President of the UN Security Council.[2][3]

On 14 July 2017, it was announced that van Bohemen would be appointed a Justice of High Court of New Zealand.[4]

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Jim McLay		 Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the United Nations
2015–2017		 Succeeded by
Craig Hawke

Notes
  1. "Foreign Affairs & Trade makes new senior appointment", mfat.govt.nz.
  2. "Security Council Press Statement on Libya", UN Doc SC/11957-AFR/3170, 1 July 2015.
  3. "Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack against Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan", UN Doc SC/12502, 1 September 2016.
  4. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/high-court-judge-appointed-8

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