Pierre Joxe, KBE[1] (French: [pjɛʁ ʒɔks]; born 28 November 1934) is a former French Socialist politician and has been a member of the Constitutional Council of France between 2001 and 2010.

Pierre Joxe
Member of the Constitutional Council
In office
12 March 2001 – 12 March 2010
Appointed byRaymond Forni
PresidentYves Guéna
Pierre Mazeaud
Jean-Louis Debré
Preceded byNoëlle Lenoir
Succeeded byJacques Barrot
First President of the Court of Audit
In office
1993–2001
Preceded byPierre Arpaillange
Succeeded byFrançois Logerot
Minister of the Interior
In office
12 May 1988 – 29 January 1991
PresidentFrançois Mitterrand
Prime MinisterMichel Rocard
Preceded byCharles Pasqua
Succeeded byPhilippe Marchand
In office
19 July 1984 – 20 March 1986
PresidentFrançois Mitterrand
Prime MinisterLaurent Fabius
Preceded byGaston Defferre
Succeeded byCharles Pasqua
Personal details
Born (1934-11-28) 28 November 1934 (age 89)
Paris, France
Political partySocialist Party
Children2
ParentLouis Joxe
Alma materÉNA

A graduate of the École nationale d'administration, he joined the Court of Audit of France in the 1960s. Whereas his father, Louis Joxe, was Justice Minister of Charles de Gaulle, Pierre Joxe entered politics as a follower of François Mitterrand, first in the Convention of Republican Institutions, then (from 1971) in the renewed Socialist Party (PS). Considered one of the closest allies of the PS leader, he was elected as a deputy for the Saône-et-Loire département in 1973. He presided over the regional council of Burgundy from 1979 to 1982.

In 1981, when Mitterrand was elected President of France, Joxe became Minister of Industry for only one month, before he became leader of the Socialist group in the French National Assembly. Then, he joined the cabinet as Interior Minister from 1984 to the Socialist defeat in the 1986 legislative election. Re-appointed leader of the PS parliamentary group again, he became the Interior Minister after Mitterrand had won a second presidential term in 1988. He was the author of a new law code for Corsica. In 1991, during the Gulf War, he served as Defense Minister.

During March 1993, Joxe gave up politics to lead the Court of Audit of France. Then, he was nominated to the Constitutional Council (2001–2010).[2] He has two sons, Benoît Joxe and Baptiste Joxe, both from his third marriage.

Political career

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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 the Socialist Party Group in the National Assembly : 1981–1984 (Became minister in 1984) / 1986–1988. Elected in 1981, reelected in 1986.

Member of the National Assembly of France for Saône-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 of Burgundy : 1979–1982.

Regional councillor of Ile-de-France : 1992–1993 (Resignation).

General Council

General councillor of Saône-et-Loire : 1973–1979.

Municipal Council

Deputy-mayor of Chalon-sur-Saône : 1977–1983.

Municipal councillor of Chalon-sur-Saône : 1977–1983.

Councillor of Paris : 1989–1993 (Resignation).

References

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  1. ^ "Pierre JOXE" (in French). Constitutional Council of France.
  2. ^ "Pierre JOXE" (in French). Constitutional Council of France. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
Political offices
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 the Court of Audit
1993–2001
Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Member of the Constitutional Council
2001–2010
Succeeded by