Maud de Boer-Buquicchio
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Maud de Boer-Buquicchio (born December 28, 1944) is a Dutch jurist and former UN Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. She served as Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe from 2002 and retired from the post in 2012 and was succeeded by Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni.
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Maud de Boer-Buquicchio | |
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Born | (1944-12-28) December 28, 1944 (age 79) |
Education | 1963–1965: French language and literature studies 1965–1969: Law studies |
Alma mater | Leiden University |
Occupation(s) | Chair of the International Board of Trustees of ECPAT International Former Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography; Former Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe |
Board member of | International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children; WeProtect Global Alliance; ECPAT International |
Spouse | Gianni Buquicchio |
De Boer-Buquicchio was born in Hoensbroek, Netherlands, and studied French and French literature, and later law at Leiden University. She specialized in international relations and labor law, obtaining her degree in 1969 with a thesis on the equality of treatment between men and women under European Community law.[1]
De Boer-Buquicchio joined the Council of Europe in 1969, and joined the legal Secretariat of the European Commission of Human Rights. She later worked in a variety of positions in the Council of Europe system, including in the private office of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe and as Deputy Registrar of the European Court of Human Rights. She was elected Deputy Secretary General in 2002, and re-elected in 2007.[2]