Hans Høegh (1 September 1926 – 31 October 2010
) was a Norwegian businessman and
organizational leader.
Høegh was President of the
Norwegian Red Cross
The Norwegian Red Cross (''Norges Røde Kors'') was founded on 22 September 1865 by prime minister Frederik Stang. In 1895 the Norwegian Red Cross began educating nurses, and in 1907 the Norwegian Ministry of Defence authorized the organization fo ...
from 1975 to 1981. Thereafter he was General Secretary of the
League of Red Cross Societies
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 192-member National Societies. It acts before, during and after disast ...
in
Geneve
Geneve may refer to:
* Genève, French for Geneva
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Geneva ( ; french: Genève ...
. From 1988 to 1993 was Høegh Assistant Secretary General in the United Nations. He served as Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for the Promotion of the United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons between 1988 and 1993.
References
Norwegian businesspeople
1926 births
2010 deaths
Presidents of the Norwegian Red Cross
Norwegian officials of the United Nations
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