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 Constitutional Council
President of the Council

Jean-Louis Debré

Members

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | Jacques Chirac | Olivier Dutheillet de Lamothe
Dominique Schnapper | Pierre Joxe | Pierre Steinmetz | Jacqueline de Guillenchmidt
Jean-Louis Pezant | Renaud Denoix de Saint Marc | Guy Canivet


* 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