Grethe Johnsen

Grethe Helene Johnsen, born Middelthon (1915 – 19 May 2014) was a Norwegian organizational worker.

She was born in Kalvøy outside of Stavanger, and moved to the city at the age of twelve. She became active in the Norwegian Red Cross at an early age, and became its first female president in 1975.^[1]

She was decorated with the King's Medal of Merit in gold in 1976 and the Order of St. Olav (Knight, First Class) in 1982, and received honorary membership in the Norwegian Red Cross in 1993.^[1]

She survived her husband and one daughter, but still had two children when she died in May 2014.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Thorkildsen, Erik Andreas (7 June 2014). "Grethe Johnsen er død". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). p. 15.

Presidents of the Norwegian Red Cross

1865-Present	Frederik Stang Christian August Selmer Johan Fredrik Thaulow Ernst Motzfeldt Andreas Martin Seip Kristian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen Hieronymus Heyerdahl Torolf Prytz Jens Meinich Fridtjof Heyerdahl Nikolai Nissen Paus Erling Steen Ulf Styren Torstein Dale Grethe Johnsen Hans Høegh Bjørn Egge Bjørn Bruland Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg Thorvald Stoltenberg Sven Mollekleiv

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