Louis Joxe (16 September 1901 – 6 April 1991) was a French statesman, judge and politician. He was born in Bourg-la-Reine, Hauts-de-Seine.

Career

• Amb*ador of France to the USSR (1952–1955)
• Amb*ador 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 Évian Accords
• Minister of Administrative Reforms (1962–1966)
• Minister of Justice (6 April 1967 to 30 May 1968)
• Deputy of Rhône (1967–1977)
• Judge of the Cons*utional Council of France

Personal life

He was the father of the politician Pierre Joxe. Louis Joxe died in 1991, aged 89, in Paris.