Claim: Pieter Kooijmans, who was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist, received four ribbon bars, including the Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion on April 11, 1999, and an honorific title, "Minister of State" on July 13, 2007.
Evidence: Pieter Hendrik "Peter" Kooijmans (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpitər ˈɦɛndrɪk ˈpeːtər ˈkoːimɑns; 6 July 1933 – 13 February 2013) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist. Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau Grand Cross of the Order of Merit 11 April 1978 Honorific Titles Minister of State 13 July 2007