Simone Veil is a French lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Constitutional Council of France and as a Minister of Health and of Social Affairs.
She was President of the European Parliament and is presented as a defender of European values. One of her hardest political fights was the legalization of abortion (1975). During her political career, she always fought against extremism and terrorism.
She was chairman of the “Haut conseil à l’intégration” and continued to be member of several migrants and refugees national associations. She has received several titles and awards (as the Prince of Asturias Award in International Cooperation).
From her personal experience of deportation, she committed herself to the defense and memory of the victims of the holocaust and around the world. She is founder and was President of the “Fondation pour la mémoire da la Shoah”.