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
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

Career

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Joxe, along with René Capitant, the resistance organization Combat-Algérie, the only branch of Combat outside of metropolitan France.[1]

Personal life

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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

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  1. ^ a b Adams 2006, pp. 247–248.
  2. ^ a b "DIPLOMAT LOUIS JOXE DIES". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Adams 2006, p. 377.

Bibliography

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  • Adams, Geoffrey (2006). Political Ecumenism: Catholics, Jews, and Protestants in De Gaulle’s Free France, 1940-1945. McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 9780773576667.
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