Solange Fernex

Solange Fernex
Solange Fernex, 1979
Born(1934-04-15)15 April 1934
Died11 September 2006(2006-09-11) (aged 72)
Biederthal, France
Occupation(s)Green activist, politician
Political partyGreen Party (France)
SpouseMichel Fernex
Children4[1]

Solange Fernex (15 April 1934 – 11 September 2006) was a French environmental and pacifist activist and politician. One of the environmental movement's pioneers in Europe, she helped found the French Green Party and was a member of the European Parliament for five years.

She advocated for a wide range of issues, including nonviolence, world peace, nuclear disarmament, alternative energy, and feminism. In 2019, a school in her hometown of Strasbourg, France, was named after Fernex.[2]

  1. ^ "A tribute to a great fighter, BZ, Basel, Switzerland, June 20, 2015". 20 June 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "La maternelle Solange-Fernex, une 115e école publique à Strasbourg, Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace, Sept. 2, 2019". Retrieved February 9, 2020.