Hans Høegh

Hans Høegh (1 September 1926 – 31 October 2010^[1]) 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. 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

↑ "Hans Høegh er død". NRK. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.

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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