Louis Joxe (16 September 1901 – 6 April 1991) was a French statesman, judge and politician. He was born in

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Career

* Ambassador of France to the USSR (1952–1955) * Ambassador of France to the Federal Republic of Germany (-July 1956) * Secretary General * Minister of National Education (from 15 January 1960 to 23 November 1960 and from 15 October 1962 to 28 November 1962) * Minister for Algerian Affairs (1960–1962) - signed the

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* Minister of Administrative Reforms (1962–1966) *

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(6 April 1967 to 30 May 1968) * Deputy of

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(1967–1977) * Judge of the

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Personal life

He was the father of the politician

Pierre Joxe Pierre Joxe, Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, KBE (; born 28 November 1934) is a former France, French Socialist Party (France), Socialist politician and has been a member of the Constitutional Council of Fran ...

. Louis Joxe died in 1991, aged 89, in Paris. 1901 births 1991 deaths People from Bourg-la-Reine Politicians from Île-de-France Union of Democrats for the Republic politicians French Ministers of National Education French Ministers of Justice Deputies of the 3rd National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 4th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 5th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Ambassadors of France to the Soviet Union Ambassadors of France to West Germany French people of the Algerian War Members of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques Honorary Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire {{France-diplomat-stub