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Éric Dupond-Moretti (born 20 April 1961), a French-Italian criminal defence lawyer and politician serving as Minister of Justice since 2020. He studied law at Lille 2 University. •
Daniel Vincent (1874 - 1946), French politician who studied at Lille 2. He was a deputy from 1910 to 1927, then a senator from 1927 to 1941. During World War I (1914–18), he served as an aviator, then as under secretary of state for Aviation. He tried to make the aircraft industry more effective in delivering planes of sufficient quality and numbers. As Minister of Labor in 1921–22 he introduced France's first social insurance bill. He also served in various cabinets as Minister of Education, Minister of Commerce and Minister of Public Works. •
René Cassin, Nobel prize winner (1887 - 1976), a professor at the University of Lille 2 from 1920 to 1929. • (1911 - 1998), a French academic, professor of private law at the University of Lille 2. He was rector of the Academy of Lille for 17 years, then deputy mayor of Lille. •
Angela Behelle (b.1971), novelist. She studied law at Lille 2 University. •
Frédéric Nihous (b.1967), politician. He studied law at Lille 2 University. •
Iris Mittenaere (b.1993), model, television host and Miss Universe 2016. She studied dentistry at the University of Lille 2 ==References==