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Simone Veil

Also known as Simone Jacob, Simone Annie Liline Jacob

French politician (1927–2017)

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Simone Veil was a French politician who lived from 1927 to 2017 and became one of France's most influential public figures of the late 20th century. She is particularly remembered for her role in legalizing abortion in France and for her long career dedicated to defending human rights and European integration.

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Film & TV

Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Simone Veil Grand-croix DBE (née Jacob; 13 July 1927 – 30 June 2017) was a French magistrate and politician 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 rights in France, in particular for the 1975 law that legalized…

Known for

The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France — Self (voice) (archive sound) - Magistrate2024
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président — Self (archive footage)2022
1974, l'alternance Giscard — Self (archive footage)2019
Simone Veil, album de famille — Self2018
Once in a Lifetime — Self (archive footge)2014
Infrarouge — Self2006
Vivement dimanche — Self1998
Zone interdite — Self1993
Sacrée soirée — Self1987
Bains de Minuit — Self - Guest1987

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Simone
Gender: female
Citizenship: Belgium
Place of birth: Nice
Place of death: Paris
Spouse: Antoine Veil
Sibling: Denise Vernay
Occupation: judge
Educated at: Paris Law Faculty
Political party: Union for French Democracy
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Academic degree: licentiate
Field of work: politics
Image: Simone Veil, gymnase Japy 2008 02 27 n3 ret.jpg
Work location: Strasbourg
Significant event: funeral

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place of detention: Auschwitz
Commons category: Simone Veil
date of birth: 1927-07-13
member of: Académie Française
name in native language: Simone Veil
date of death: 2017-06-30
IPA transcription: [simɔn vɛj]
place of burial: Panthéon
archives at: Archives nationales
different from: Simone Weil
wears: earring
hair style / hair length: chignon
birth name: Simone Annie Liline Jacob
subject has role: Holocaust survivor

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Encyclopedic overview

Simone Veil DBE ( French: [simɔn vɛj] ; née Simone Annie Jacob; 13 July 1927 – 30 June 2017) was a French magistrate, Holocaust survivor and politician. Deported as a teenager to Auschwitz-Birkenau and later Bergen-Belsen, she became a prominent advocate for human dignity and European reconciliation. As minister of health, she championed women's rights and is best remembered for the landmark 1975 law legalising abortion, known as the Veil Act (French: Loi Veil).

In 1979, Veil became the first woman elected President of the European Parliament, symbolising both her stature and her commitment to European integration as a guarantee of peace. She later served on France’s Constitutional Council (1998–2007), the country’s highest legal authority, and as president of the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah, where she contributed to Holocaust remembrance and education.

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