Sylvie Wieviorka

Sylvie Wieviorka (born February 3, 1950, in Paris),[1] is a French psychiatrist, academic, and politician.

Her paternal grandparents, who were Polish Jews, were arrested in Nice during World War II and murdered in Auschwitz.

She is the author of several books and numerous articles on drug addiction, and teaches at the University of Paris VIII.

She is married to Alain Geismar, who was formerly a leader of the May 68 movement and advisor to Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë.

Wieviorka was designated head of the list for the 2008 municipal elections in the second arrondissement, one step ahead of Bertrand Delanoë.