Pierre Joxe | |
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| Member of theConstitutional Council | |
| In office 12 March 2001 – 12 March 2010 | |
| Appointed by | Raymond Forni |
| President | Yves Guéna Pierre Mazeaud Jean-Louis Debré |
| Preceded by | Noëlle Lenoir |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Barrot |
| First President of theCourt of Audit | |
| In office 13 March 1993 – 12 March 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Arpaillange |
| Succeeded by | François Logerot |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 12 May 1988 – 29 January 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Michel Rocard |
| Preceded by | Charles Pasqua |
| Succeeded by | Philippe Marchand |
| In office 19 July 1984 – 20 March 1986 | |
| Prime Minister | Laurent Fabius |
| Preceded by | Gaston Defferre |
| Succeeded by | Charles Pasqua |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pierre Daniel Joxe (1934-11-28)28 November 1934 (age 91) |
| Political party | Convention of Republican Institutions (until 1971) Socialist Party (1971–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | Louis Joxe |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po London School of Economics École nationale d'administration |
Pierre Daniel Joxe,KBE[1] (French:[pjɛʁʒɔks]; born 28 November 1934) is a French retiredSocialist politician who most recently served on theConstitutional Council from 2001 to 2010.
A graduate of theÉcole nationale d'administration, he joined theCourt of Audit of France in the 1960s. Whereas his father,Louis Joxe, was Justice Minister ofCharles de Gaulle, Pierre Joxe entered politics as a follower ofFrançois Mitterrand, first in theConvention of Republican Institutions, then (from 1971) in the renewedSocialist Party (PS). Considered one of the closest allies of the PS leader, he was elected as a deputy for theSaône-et-Loiredépartement in 1973. He presided over the regional council ofBurgundy from 1979 to 1982.
In 1981, when Mitterrand was electedPresident of France, Joxe became Minister of Industry for only one month, before he became leader of the Socialist group in theFrench National Assembly. Then, he joined the cabinet asInterior Minister from 1984 to the Socialist defeat in the1986 legislative election. Re-appointed leader of the PS parliamentary group again, he became theInterior Minister after Mitterrand had won a second presidential term in 1988. He was the author of a new law code forCorsica. In 1991, during theGulf War, he served asDefense Minister.
During March 1993, Joxe gave up politics to lead theCourt of Audit of France. Then, he was nominated to theConstitutional Council (2001–2010).[2] He has two sons, Benoît Joxe and Baptiste Joxe, both from his third marriage.
First President of the Court of Audit : 1993–2001 (Resignation).
Member of the Constitutional Council of France : 2001–2010.
Governmental functions
Minister of Defence : 1991–1993.
Minister of Interior : 1988–1991.
Minister of Interior and Decentralization : 1984–1986.
Minister of Industry : May–June 1981.
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
President of theSocialist Party Group in the National Assembly : 1981–1984 (Became minister in 1984) / 1986–1988. Elected in 1981, reelected in 1986.
Member of theNational Assembly of France forSaône-et-Loire : 1973–1981 (Became minister in 1981) / 1981–1984 (Became minister in 1984) / 1986–1988 (Became minister in 1988). Elected in 1978, reelected in 1978, 1981, 1986, 1988.
Regional Council
President of the Regional Council ofBurgundy : 1979–1982.
Regional councillor ofIle-de-France : 1992–1993 (Resignation).
General Council
General councillor ofSaône-et-Loire : 1973–1979.
Municipal Council
Deputy-mayor ofChalon-sur-Saône : 1977–1983.
Municipal councillor ofChalon-sur-Saône : 1977–1983.
Councillor of Paris : 1989–1993 (Resignation).
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Minister of the Interior 1984–1986 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of the Interior 1988–1991 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Defense 1991–1993 | Succeeded by |
| Civic offices | ||
| Preceded by | First President of theCourt of Audit 1993–2001 | Succeeded by |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by | Member of theConstitutional Council 2001–2010 | Succeeded by |
