The French Red Cross (french: Croix-Rouge française), or the CRF, is the national

Red Cross Society The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the world's largest group of non-governmental organizations working on humanitarian aid, is composed of the following bodies: *The ''International Committee of the Red Cross'' (ICRC), a com ...

in France founded in 1864 and originally known as the ''Société française de secours aux blessés militaires'' (SSBM). Recognized as a public utility since 1945, the French Red Cross is one of the 191 national societies of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. It has more than 62,000 volunteers and 17,000 employees.

History

Leaders

;Société de Secours aux blessés militaires (SSBM) * 1864–1869: Anatole de Montesquiou-Fezensac * 1869–1870: Charles-Marie-Augustin de Goyon * 1870–1873:

Maurice de Flavigny Maurice may refer to: People * Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr * Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor *Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and ...

* 1873–1886:

Duc de Nemours Duke of Nemours was a title in the Peerage of France. The name refers to Nemours in the Île-de-France region of north-central France. History In the 12th and 13th centuries, the Lordship of Nemours, in the Gatinais, France, was a possession ...

* 1887–1893: Patrice de Mac-Mahon * 1893–1897: Duc d'Aumale * 1897–1903:

Léopold Davout d'Auerstaedt Léopold Davout d'Auerstaedt, 3rd Duc d'Auerstaedt (August 9, 1829 – February 9, 1904) was a French General of the Second Empire and restored to the extinct title as 3rd Duc d'Auerstaedt, a title originally held by his uncle Louis Nicolas Dav ...

* 1903–1916:

Melchior de Vogüé Charles-Jean-Melchior de Vogüé (18 October 182910 November 1916) was a French archaeologist, diplomat, and member of the Académie française in seat 18. Biography Born in Paris as the eldest son of Léonce de Vogüé, Melchior de Vogüé was ...

* 1916–1918: Louis Renault * 1918–1932: Paul Pau * 1932–1940:

Edmond de Lillers Edmond is a given name related to Edmund. Persons named Edmond include: * Edmond Canaple (1797–1876), French politician * Edmond Chehade (born 1993), Lebanese footballer * Edmond Conn (1914–1998), American farmer, businessman, and politician ...

;Comité des Dames de la Société de Secours aux blessés militaires (CDSSBM) * 1867–1869: Madame la maréchale Niel * 1869–1883: Comtesse de Flavigny * 1883–1889: Princesse Czartoriska (fille du duc de Nemours) * 1889–1898:

Élisabeth de Mac Mahon Élisabeth de Mac Mahon née Elisabeth Charlotte Sophie de la Croix de Castries (13 February 1834 – 20 February 1900) was the wife of the President of France Patrice de MacMahon. Biography de la Croix de Castries was born in Paris in 1834, t ...

* 1898–1907: Duchesse de Reggio * 1907–1923: Comtesse d'Haussonville * 1923–1926: Magdeleine Guillemin (1853-1930), marquise de Montebello * 1926–1939: Inès de Bourgoing * 1939–1940: Mlle d'Haussonville ;Association des Dames de France (ADF) * 1879: Dr. Duchaussoy. Vice-President: Coralie Cahen. * 1880–1906: Countess Foucher de Careil * 1907–1913: Madame l'amirale Jaurès * 1913–1925: Madame Ernest Carnot * 1925–1940: Comtesse de Galard * From 1940: Madame Maurice de Wendel ;Union des Femmes de France (UFF) * 1881–1906: Madame Koechlin Schwartz * 1906–1921: Madame Suzanne Pérouse * 1921–1927: Madame Henri Galli * 1927–1938: Madame Barbier Hugo * 1938–1940: Madeleine Saint-René Taillandier ;French Red Cross * 1940–1941: Pr. Louis Pasteur Vallery-Radot * 1941–1942: Pr. Bazy * 1942–1944: Gabriel de Mun * 1944–1945: Jacques de Bourbon Busset * 1945: Pr. Louis Justin Besançon (vice-president) Louis Milliot) * 1946–1947: Médecin Général Inspecteur Sice * 1947–1955: Georges Brouardel * 1955–1967:

André François-Poncet André François-Poncet (13 June 1887 – 8 January 1978) was a French politician and diplomat whose post as ambassador to Germany allowed him to witness first-hand the rise to power of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, and the Nazi regime's prep ...

* 1967–1969: Raymond Debenedetti * 1969–1978: Marcellin Carraud * 1979–1983: Jean-Marie Soutou * 1984–1989: Louis Dauge * 1989–1992: Georgina Dufoix * 1992—1994: André Delaude * 1994–1997:

Pierre Consigny Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

* 1997–2003: Pr. Marc Gentilini * 2004–2013: Pr. Jean-François Mattei * 2013-2021: Pr. Jean-Jacques Eledjam * 2021-2022: Philippe Da Costa

References

External links

French Red Cross - IFRCOfficial Red Cross Web Site
Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies 1864 establishments in France Organizations established in 1864 Medical and health organizations based in France {{nonprofit-org-stub