However, only two of the twelve presidents in those thirty years were women, the first, Simone Veil (1979-1982) and her compatriot Nicole Fontaine (1999-2002).
Tomēr tikai divas sievietes līdz šim ievēlētas Eiropas Parlamenta priekšsēdētāja amatā — Simona Veila (1979.g.-1982.g.) un Nikola Fontēna (1999.g-2002.g).