Norwegian Red Cross
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Frederik Stang
Frederik Stang was a Norwegian lawyer, public servant, and politician who served as Norway's first prime minister....
. In 1907 the Norwegian Ministry of Defence
Norwegian Ministry of Defence
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence is a Norwegian government ministry in charge of the formation and implementation of national security and defence policy, and for the overall management and control of the activities of subordinate agencies. The ministry is located at Glacisgata 1, Oslo,...
authorized the organization for voluntary medical aid in war. The Norwegian Red Cross was one of the first national organizations in the International Red Cross
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...
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The organization now has 150,000 members and provides a variety of humanitarian services, including care for old and the infirm, prisoner visits, outdoor rescue, and international work.
Presidents
- 1865-1880 Frederik StangFrederik StangFrederik Stang was a Norwegian lawyer, public servant, and politician who served as Norway's first prime minister....
- 1880-1889 Christian August SelmerChristian August SelmerChristian August Selmer was a Norwegian politician who served as a member of the Norwegian parliament, minister of defense, minister of justice, and prime minister...
- 1889-1905 Johan Fredrik Thaulow
- 1905-1908 Ernst MotzfeldtErnst MotzfeldtErnst Motzfeldt was a Norwegian member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1893-1894, and Minister of Justice from 1894 to 1895....
- 1908-1912 Andreas Martin SeipAndreas Martin SeipAndreas Martin Seip was a Norwegian military officer and politician.He was the son of dr.med. Christian Caspar "Jesper" Seip , who had migrated to Norway from Copenhagen. Both Andreas Martin Seip and his brother Jesper Gotlieb Seip had a military career, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel...
- 1912-1913 Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal OlssønChristian Wilhelm Engel Bredal OlssønChristian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn was the Norwegian Minister of Defense 1893-1894, 1895-1898, 1905-1907, and member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1894-1895....
- 1913-1917 Hans Jørgen Darre-JenssenHans Jørgen Darre-JenssenHans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen was a Norwegian engineer and politician for the Liberal Left Party. He was the Minister of Labour from 1910 to 1912, and thereafter served as director of the Norwegian State Railways.-Personal life:...
- 1917-1922 Hieronymus HeyerdahlHieronymus Heyerdahl (1867–1959)Hieronymus Heyerdahl was a Norwegian administrator and politician for the Conservative Party, born in Fredrikstad. His parents were Hieronymus Heyerdahl and Henriette Sophie Schou. He served as mayor of Oslo from 1912 to 1914. He was president of the Norwegian Red Cross from 1917 to...
- 1922-1930 Torolf PrytzTorolf PrytzTorolf Prytz was a Norwegian architect, goldsmith and politician for the Liberal Party. He led the goldsmith company J. Tostrup from 1890 to 1938, having inherited it from his grandfather-in-law Jacob Tostrup...
- 1930-1940 Jens Meinich
- 1940-1945 Fridtjof Heyerdahl
- 1945-1947 Nikolai Nissen PausNikolai Nissen PausNikolai Nissen Paus was a Norwegian surgeon and humanitarian. He served as President of the Norwegian Red Cross 1945–1947, and as Vice President 1930–1945 and acting President 1939–1940. He also was President of the Norwegian Florence Nightingale Committee.Paus finished his medical studies in 1903...
- 1947-1957 Erling Steen
- 1957-1966 Ulf Styren
- 1966-1975 Torstein Dale
- 1975 Grethe Johnsen (acting)
- 1975-1981 Hans HøeghHans HøeghHans Høegh was a Norwegian businessman and organizational leader.Høegh was President of the Norwegian Red Cross from 1975 to 1981. Thereafter he was General Secretary of the League of Red Cross Societies in Geneve. From 1988 to 1993 was Høegh Assistant Secretary General in the United Nations...
- 1981-1987 Bjørn EggeBjørn EggeBjørn Egge CBE was a retired Major General of the Norwegian Defence Force.Egge was a soldier during the German attack on Norway in 1940...
- 1987-1993 Bjørn Bruland
- 1993-1998 Astrid Nøklebye HeibergAstrid Nøklebye HeibergAstrid Nøklebye Heiberg is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party, and a professor of medicine. She was the state secretary to the Minister of Social Affairs 1981-1985, and Minister of Administration and Consumer Affairs in 1986.Heiberg was vice-chairwoman of the Conservative Party from...
- 1998-2008 Thorvald StoltenbergThorvald StoltenbergThorvald Stoltenberg is a former Norwegian politician. His ancestors stem from Northern Germany and emigrated to Norway in the 17th century. He served as Minister of Defense and Minister of Foreign Affairs in two Labour governments.From 1989 to 1990 he was appointed Norwegian Ambassador to the UN...
- Since 2008 Sven MollekleivSven MollekleivSven Mollekleiv is a Norwegian organizational leader.He was born in Bergen, but grew up in Oslo, and has his education from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences...