Simone Veil
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]
Simone Veil Media
Simone Veil in Deauville, 31 May 1988.
Les cercueils de Simone et André Veil au Panthéon
La rue Soufflot et le Panthéon avant le transfert des cendres de Simone et Antoine Veil
References
- ↑ "Simone Veil faite grand'croix de la Légion d'honneur" [Simone Veil made Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor]. Le Parisien (in français). Le Parisien. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ↑ Simone Veil est décédée à 89 ans, Le Journal du Dimanche, 30 June 2017
Other websites
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