Simone Veil17 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.
France · Government / European Economic Community (EEC). Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Members chose Veil to lead the newly directly elected Parliament, giving a French politician a prominent role in the Community's democratic institutions.
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