Louis Joxe | |
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| 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 | 16 September 1901 Bourg-la-Reine, France |
| Died | 6 April 1991 (aged 89) Paris, France |
| Political party | UDR |
| Children | Alain Joxe Pierre Joxe |
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
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]
References
- ^ a b Adams 2006, pp. 247–248.
- ^ a b "DIPLOMAT LOUIS JOXE DIES". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ a b Saxon, Wolfgang; Times, Special To the New York (1991-04-07). "Louis Joxe, Gaullist, Dies at 89; Negotiated Algeria's Sovereignty". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ Adams 2006, p. 377.
Bibliography
- Adams, Geoffrey (2006). Political Ecumenism: Catholics, Jews, and Protestants in De Gaulle’s Free France, 1940-1945. McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 9780773576667.
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