Pierre Joxe
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Pierre Joxe (born November 28, 1934) is a former French Socialist politician and has been 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 and 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 | |
| Members
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | Jacques Chirac | Olivier Dutheillet de Lamothe |
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* as of 2007 |
| 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 |
| Preceded by Jean-Pierre Chevènement |
Minister of Defense 1991-1993 |
Succeeded by Pierre Bérégovoy |
