Simone Veil
French stateswoman
Simone Veil, DBE (French pronunciation: [simɔn vɛj] (
listen); 13 July 1927 – 30 June 2017) was a French lawyer and politician. She served as Minister of Health under Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, President of the European Parliament and member of the Constitutional Council of France.
Simone Veil | |
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| 12th President of the European Parliament | |
| In office July 1979 – 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Emilio Colombo |
| Succeeded by | Piet Dankert |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 27 May 1974 – 4 July 1979 | |
| President | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing |
| Prime Minister | Jacques Chirac Raymond Barre |
| Preceded by | Michel Poniatowski |
| Succeeded by | Michel Poniatowski |
| In office 29 March 1993 – 18 May 1995 | |
| President | François Mitterrand |
| Prime Minister | Edouard Balladur |
| Deputy | Philippe Douste-Blazy |
| Preceded by | Bernard Kouchner |
| Succeeded by | Elisabeth Hubert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Simone Annie Liline Jacob 13 July 1927 Nice, France |
| Died | 30 June 2017 (aged 89) Paris, France |
| Political party | UDF (1995-1997) UDI (Since 2012) |
| Spouse(s) | Antoine Veil |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
She was awarded the Grand Cross of the Légion D'Honneur in 2012.[1]
She was of Jewish descent and survived the Holocaust.
Veil died in Paris on 30 June 2017, aged 89.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Simone Veil faite grand'croix de la Légion d'honneur" [Simone Veil made Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor]. Le Parisien (in French). Le Parisien. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ↑ Simone Veil est décédée à 89 ans, Le Journal du Dimanche, 30 June 2017
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