The Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent and its Member Biographies updated 11 January
Interesting biographies about current and previous members of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
Interesting biographies about current and previous members of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
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Dr János Hantos<br />
1981-1995<br />
Dr János Hantos served as a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>St<strong>and</strong>ing</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> between November 1981<br />
<strong>and</strong> December 1995. He had been involved with <strong>the</strong> Hungarian <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> since 1959. In<br />
1973, he was elected Secretary General <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> National Board <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Hungarian <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> was re-elected in 1977. He also held <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> President <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> National Executive<br />
Committee until his retirement in 1990. Dr Hantos is a widely published author <strong>of</strong> articles<br />
<strong>and</strong> studies pertaining to health as well as pedagogic <strong>and</strong> cultural policy. Outside <strong>the</strong><br />
Movement, he was elected to <strong>the</strong> City Council <strong>of</strong> Budapest in 1962, <strong>and</strong> became Deputy<br />
Mayor at <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> 1964. Dr Hantos graduated as a Doctor <strong>of</strong> Political Science <strong>and</strong> had<br />
previously taught philosophy at <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Budapest. He received <strong>the</strong> Henry Dunant<br />
medal in 1991. He was born in Békéscsaba, Hungary in 1927. 9091<br />
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