Direct European Elections1979
French voters participated in the first direct elections to the European Parliament, and Simone Veil headed a successful pro-European list.
Historical person
Simone Veil Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Simone Veil, based on 5 World History Database records associated with France.
5 records1979–19794 events1 places
Chronological biography
1979
Election1979
The European Parliament held its first direct elections by universal suffrage. 410 members were elected, who then elected the first female President of the European Parliament, Simone Veil
President of European Parliament1979
The European Parliament held its first direct elections by universal suffrage. 410 members were elected, who then elected the first female President of the European Parliament, Simone Veil
First Elected Parliament Presidency17 July 1979
Members chose Veil to lead the newly directly elected Parliament, giving a French politician a prominent role in the Community's democratic institutions.
President of European Parliament17 July 1979
Simone Veil was elected the first President of the directly elected European Parliament and the first woman to hold the office.
Titles and roles
President of European Parliament
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.