Simone Veil

Simone Veil (born Simone Annie Jacob, July 13, 1927) is a French lawyer and politician who currently serves as a member of the Constitutional Council of France. Image File history File links Veil. ... July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... A lawyer is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law and in other forms of dispute resolution. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ... A republican guard giving directions to visitors at the front entrance of the Constitutional Council The Constitutional Council (Conseil Constitutionnel) was established by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic on 4 October 1958. ...

Veil was born the daughter of a Jewish architect in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. In March 1944, Veil's family was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau, where she would remain until the camp's January 27, 1945 liberation. Only Veil and her sister survived the internment. Veil returned to speak at Auschwitz-Birkenau in 2005 for the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the camps. Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... City motto: Nicæa civitas. ... Alpes_Maritimes is a département in the extreme southeast corner of France. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Having obtained her baccalauréat in 1943 before being deported, she began the study of law and political science, where she met her future husband Antoine Veil. Lycée Louis-le-Grand (on the right) in Paris is one of Frances most famous lycées, with a rate of success to baccalauréat usually above 99%. The baccalauréat (IPA: ), often known in France familiarly as the bac, is a diploma which French students sit for... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ...

The couple married on October 26, 1946, and have three sons. October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

From 1974 to 1979 she was Minister of Health in the governments of prime ministers Jacques Chirac and Raymond Barre. Veil was the first woman cabinet minister in French history. She is remembered for pushing forward laws: 1974 (MCMLXXIV in Roman) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... The Minister of Health and Solidarity is a cabinet member in in the Government of France responsible for overseeing Frances massive healthcare system (including universal healthcare), family services and services to the handicapped/differently-abled. ... The Prime Minister of France (Premier ministre de la France) is the functional head of the Cabinet of France. ... (help· info) OQ, (born November 29, 1932 in Paris) is a French politician who is currently President of the French Republic. ... Raymond Barre (born April 12, 1924) is a French center-right politician and economist. ...

• making access to contraception easier (December 4, 1974) - the sale of contraceptives such as the contraceptive pill had been made legal in 1967;
• legalizing abortion (January 17, 1975), her hardest political fight, and the one for which she is best-known.

• She also served as President of the European Parliament after the parliament was directly elected for the first time in 1979.

• After many years in the European Parliament she returned to French government from 1993-1995 when she was Minister of State for Social Affairs, Health and Towns during the Premiership of Édouard Balladur.

• In 1998, she was appointed to the Constitutional Council. In 2005, she put herself briefly on leave from the Council in order to campaign in favour of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe. This action was criticized, because it seems to contradict the legal provisions that members of the council should keep a distance from partisan politics: the independence and impartiality of the council would be jeopardized, critics said, if members can put themselves "on leave" in order to campaign for such or such project.

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Emilio Colombo (born April 14, 1920) was an Italian diplomat and politician. ... The President of the European Parliament oversees all the activities of the European Parliament and its constituent bodies. ... Piet Dankert (January 8, 1934 - June 21, 2003) was a Dutch politician, a member of the Partij van de Arbeid. ...

Current members of the Constitutional Council of France
President of the Council Pierre Mazeaud A republican guard giving directions to visitors at the front entrance of the Constitutional Council The Constitutional Council (Conseil Constitutionnel) was established by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic on 4 October 1958. ... Image File history File links Conseil_constitutionnel_050918_172512. ... Pierre Mazeaud Pierre Mazeaud (born August 24, 1929 in Lyon) is a French jurist, politician and alpinist. ...
Members Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | Simone Veil | Jean-Claude Colliard Olivier Dutheillet de Lamothe | Dominique Schnapper | Pierre Joxe Pierre Steinmetz | Jacqueline de Guillenchmidt | Jean-Louis Pezant This article needs to be updated. ... Jean-Claude Colliard is a member of the Constitutional Council of France since 1998. ... I know this guy. ... Dominique Schnapper is a member of the Constitutional Council of France since 2001. ... Pierre Joxe is a member of the Constitutional Council of France since 2001. ... Pierre Steinmetz is a member of the Constitutional Council of France since 2004. ... Jacqueline de Guillenchmidt (b. ... Jean-Louis Pezant is a member of the Constitutional Council of France since 2004. ...
* as of 2005