Antoine Veil
French civil servant
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- Antoine Victor Veil ( French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan vɛj] , 28 August 1926 – 12 April 2013) was a French entrepreneur, politician, high-ranking civil servant, and the husband of Simone Veil.
- Of Lorraine Jewish origin, he ‘narrowly escaped deportation’.
- On 26 October 1946, Veil married Simone Jacob, who took the name Simone Veil.
- After attending the lycée in Nancy and Grenoble, Veil went on to study at university, graduating with a law degree and a diploma from Sciences Po in Paris in 1948.
- Professional career Veil joined the cabinet of minister Pierre-Henri Teitgen in 1947 and the cabinet of Alain Poher in 1948.
Antoine Victor Veil (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan vɛj], 28 August 1926 – 12 April 2013) was a French entrepreneur, politician, high-ranking civil servant, and the husband of Simone Veil.
Biography
Early years
Veil was born on 28 August 1926 in Blâmont, Meurthe-et-Moselle, to André Veil (1889-1966), an industrialist and cotton fabric manufacturer, and Alice Léon (1898-1985), a housewife.
Of Lorraine Jewish origin, he ‘narrowly escaped deportation’. He and his family fled to Switzerland during World War II.
On 26 October 1946, Veil married Simone Jacob, who took the name Simone Veil. They had three sons: Jean (born 1947), Claude-Nicolas (1948-2002) and Pierre-François (born 1954), a lawyer.
After attending the lycée in Nancy and Grenoble, Veil went on to study at university, graduating with a law degree and a diploma from Sciences Po in Paris in 1948. He later taught there, succeeding future President Georges Pompidou as a law professor.
Professional career
Veil joined the cabinet of minister Pierre-Henri Teitgen in 1947 and the cabinet of Alain Poher in 1948. After graduating from the ENA in 1955, he joined the corps of finance inspectors and continued his career in various ministerial cabinets: he became chief of staff to Joseph Fontanet, Secretary of State for Industry and Trade, and then Minister for Public Health. From 1964 to 1968, he was General Delegate of the Central Committee of French Shipowners, now named Armateurs de France. In 1969, he was appointed Deputy Managing Director of the Compagnie des Chargeurs réunis.
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