Louis Joxe
French statesman, judge, and politician
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Louis Joxe (16 September 1901 – 6 April 1991) was a French statesman, judge, and politician. He was born in Bourg-la-Reine, Hauts-de-Seine.
Louis Joxe | |
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| Member of the Constitutional Council | |
| In office 4 November 1977 – 28 February 1989 | |
| Appointed by | Edgar Faure Jacques Chaban-Delmas |
| President | Roger Frey Daniel Mayer Robert Badinter |
| Preceded by | Henri Rey |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Robert |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 7 April 1967 – 31 May 1968 | |
| President | Charles de Gaulle |
| Prime Minister | Georges Pompidou |
| Preceded by | Jean Foyer |
| Succeeded by | René Capitant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1901 |
| Died | 6 April 1991 (aged 89) Paris, France |
| Party | UDR |
| Children | Alain Joxe Pierre Joxe |
Career
Joxe, along with René Capitant, the resistance organization Combat-Algérie, the only branch of Combat outside of metropolitan France.[1]
- Ambassador of France to the USSR (1952–1955)
- Ambassador of France to the Federal Republic of Germany (-July 1956)
- Secretary General
- Minister of National Education (from 15 January 1960 to 23 November 1960 and from 15 October 1962 to 28 November 1962)[1]
- Minister of Algerian Affairs (1960–1962) - signed the Évian Accords[2]
- Minister of Administrative Reforms (1962–1967)[3]
- Minister of Justice (6 April 1967 to 30 May 1968)[3]
- Deputy of Rhône (1967–1977)
- Judge of the Constitutional Council of France
Personal life
He was married to Françoise-Hélène Halévy and was the father of the politician Pierre Joxe.[4] Louis Joxe died in 1991, aged 89, in Paris.[2]
