Pierre Joxe

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Pierre Joxe (born November 28, 1934) is a former French Socialist politician and he is today a member of the Constitutional Council of France since 2001.

Whereas his father, Louis Joxe, was Justice Minister of Charles de Gaulle, Pierre Joxe joined François Mitterrand's team in the Convention of the Republican Institutions. This one joined the Socialist Party (Parti socialiste or PS) in 1971.

Deputy for Saône et Loire (1973-1984 and 1986-1988), he presided the regional council of Bourgogne (1979-1982) then the Socialist group in the National Assembly from 1981 to 1984 and from 1986 to 1988.

Under Mitterrand's presidency, he was Interior Minister (1984-1986 and 1988-1991) then Defense Minister (1991-1993).

Current members of the Constitutional Council of France
President of the Council Pierre Mazeaud
Members Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | Simone Veil | Jean-Claude Colliard Olivier Dutheillet de Lamothe | Dominique Schnapper | Pierre Joxe Pierre Steinmetz | Jacqueline de Guillenchmidt | Jean-Louis Pezant
* as of 2006

Preceded by Gaston Defferre	Minister of the Interior 1984-1986	Succeeded by Charles Pasqua
Preceded by Charles Pasqua	Minister of the Interior 1988-1991	Succeeded by Philippe Marchand