Louis Joxe

Louis Joxe
French Minister of Justice
In office 1967–1968
President	Charles de Gaulle
Prime Minister	Georges Pompidou
Preceded by	Jean Foyer
Succeeded by	René Capitant
Personal details
Born	(1901-09-16)16 September 1901 Bourg-la-Reine, France
Died	Paris, France
Nationality	French
Political party	UDR

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.

Career

• 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)
• Minister for Algerian Affairs (1960–1962) - signed the Évian Accords
• Minister of Administrative Reforms (1962–1966)
• Minister of Justice (6 April 1967 to 30 May 1968)
• Deputy of Rhône (1967–1977)
• Judge of the Constitutional Council of France

Personal life

He was the father of the politician Pierre Joxe. Louis Joxe died, aged, 89, in Paris.

Political offices
Preceded by Michel Debré	Minister of National Education 1960	Succeeded by Pierre Guillaumat
Preceded by Pierre Sudreau	Minister of National Education 1962	Succeeded by Christian Fouchet
Preceded by Jean Foyer	Minister of Justice 1967–1968	Succeeded by René Capitant