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Curriculum Vitae
Cornelis Pieter Christofor (Kees) KUIJS LLD
Colonel NL Royal Marechaussee
Born: 10 October 1958 in Anna Paulowna, The Netherlands.
Previous position (2009 - 2010): Commander Special Police Department EULEX-Kosovo
Previous position (2008): Senior Policy-advisor Department of General Policy Affairs in the Ministry of Defence at The Hague [political and policy advisor for the Minister of Defence and Secretary of Defence, preparation and personal advising the Minister for the weekly cabinet meeting, written correspondence with parliament]
Previous position (2003-2007): District Commander Royal Marechaussee [member of the Management Board Royal Marechaussee and Commanding Officer for all Marechaussee-duties in initially the provinces Noord-Holland / Utrecht and at the Dutch Antilles (Caribbean)(800 personnel), and later in the 6 north-east provinces in The Netherlands (1100 personnel)]
Relevant functions and side functions:
| 2003 |
Appointed (honorary) judge in the criminal courts in Hertogenbosch (NL), side function during 2 days each month. |
| 1993 - 2007 |
NL Disaster Victim Identification Team (R.I.T.), team leader technical identification. Side function, operated in several victim identification operations in The Netherlands and commanded 2 identification operations abroad (Bali bomb incident, Tsunami Thailand). |
| 1998 - 2002 |
Head of Police Amsterdam Airport Schiphol [commanding officer responsible for aviation security, police functions and criminal investigations at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol] (800 personnel and 1100 civil security personnel). |
| 1996 - 1998 |
Commander Criminal Investigations Department at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol |
| 1995 - 1996 |
Commander Central Criminal Investigations Services Royal Marechaussee |
| 1994 - 1996 |
Liaison officer / police advisor at the Prosecutors Office in Haarlem on behalf of the police duties and criminal investigations at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. |
| 1992 - 1995 |
Operations officer [coordination marechaussee-operations in The Netherlands and abroad, Staff-officer Special Police Units (snipers and close combat units), coordination special and large scale police operations, coordination international police operations]. |
International experiences:
| 2009 - 2010 |
Head of Special Police Department EULEX-Kosovo; Commanding officer of EULEX special police units: 4 CRC companies, Intervention Group, Close Protection Unit, Surveillance Unit, K9 Unit, EOD Unit and Logistic Support Unit. In total 650 international (EU) police officers. |
| 2004 - 2005 |
Team leader and national representative in the international Thailand Tsunami Victim Identification operation. |
| 2002 |
Team leader and national representative in the international disaster victim identification operation at the Kuta bomb incident in Bali, Indonesia. |
| 2001 |
Preparation and execution of aviation security inspections in India, Indonesia and Thailand. |
| 1993 - 1994 |
Preparation Danube operation (West European Union) in Romania and Hungary. |
Education and training:
| 1976 - 1980 |
Royal Military Academy at Breda: military training, military studies, sociological and psychological studies |
| 1988 |
Army Staff-college at The Hague, graduated, judicium “recommended” |
| 1990 - 1992 |
University of Amsterdam, study Dutch Law (completed in just 2 years and 15 days), graduated propaedeuse, judicium “Cum Laude“; master degree in Dutch Law (Mr., LLD) |
| 1998 |
Cranfield University (Shrivenham UK): International Aviation Security Course |
| 1999 |
NL Fire Brigade Academy: Disaster Management |
| 2006 - 2007 |
NL Police Academy: Training course in Personal and Functional Integrity (LPFI) |
| 2007 |
NL Defence Academy: Top Management Course Ministry of Defence (LTD)at the Clingendael Institute in The Hague |
| 2008 |
NL Police Academy: Philosophy and excellence in organisations: “Aristotle and Master ship” |
Military carrier:
| 1976 |
Cavalry Cadet, Royal Military Academy at Breda |
| 1980 |
Commissioned as Second Lieutenant 43 Tankbataljon in Germany |
| 1984 |
Commissioned as Lieutenant Royal Marechaussee |
| 1984 |
Captain |
| 1991 |
Major |
| 1998 |
Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 2003 |
Colonel |
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