André Donner

Andreas Matthias Donner (15 June 1918 in Rotterdam – 24 August 1992 in Amersfoort) was a Dutch judge and the second President of the European Court of Justice, a position which he served between 1958 and 1964.

His father Jan Donner and his son Piet Hein Donner were Dutch Minister of Justice, with his son also being the current Dutch Vice President of the Council of State.

André Donner studied law at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where he graduated at the age of 21 years old.

He obtained his doctorate at the same university with a thesis named "De rechtskracht van administratieve beschikkingen".

[1] The Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen case was issued during his term as President of the European Court of Justice.