Simone Veil
(1927-2017)
French politician
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Simone Veil Grand-croix DBE ( née Jacob; 13 July 1927 – 30 June 2017) was a French magistrate and stateswoman who served as Health Minister in several governments and was President of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1982, the first woman to hold that office. As health minister, she is best remembered for advancing women’s legal rights in France, in particular for the 1975 law that legalized abortion, today known as Loi Veil. From 1998 to 2007 she was a member of the Constitutional Council, France’s highest legal authority.
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13 July 1927 Nice, France
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30 June 2017 (aged 89) Paris, France
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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