Louis Joxe

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Louis Joxe
Minister of Justice
In office
1967–1968
PresidentCharles de Gaulle
Prime MinisterGeorges Pompidou
Preceded byJean Foyer
Succeeded byRené Capitant
Personal details
Born(1901-09-16)16 September 1901
Bourg-la-Reine, France
Died6 April 1991(1991-04-06) (aged 89)
Paris, France
Political partyUDR
ChildrenAlain 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]

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

Bibliography

  • Adams, Geoffrey (2006). Political Ecumenism: Catholics, Jews, and Protestants in De Gaulle’s Free France, 1940-1945. McGill-Queen's University Press. .
Political offices
Preceded by
Minister of National Education

1960
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Minister of National Education

1962
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Justice
1967–1968
Succeeded by