Lithuanian Red Cross Society

Lithuanian Red Cross Society

Founded	1919
Type	Non-profit organisation
Focus	Humanitarian Aid
Location	Lithuania
Affiliations	International Committee of the Red Cross International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

The Lithuanian Red Cross (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Raudonasis kryžius) was founded in 1919. It was reestablished after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Seimas, the Lithuanian parliament, passed a Red Cross law in 2000. The society has its headquarters in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.

The society's departments include: the Financial Department, the First Aid Training Department, the Humanitarian Aid Department, the International Humanitarian Law Department, the Refugee Department, the Social Welfare Department, the Tracing Department, and the Youth Department.^[1][2]

Chairpersons

The society was chaired by:^[3]

• Rokas Šliūpas (1919–1932)
• AIlyzas Petrikas (1932–1938)
• Jurgis Alekna (1938–1940)
• Antanas Garmus (1940–1941)
• Vladas Ingelevičius (1941–1944)
• Vytautas Girdzijauskas (1944–1947)
• Viktoras Brigmanas (1947–1961)
• Vytautas A. Kleiza (1961–1967)
• Danutė Grybauskienė (1967–1984)
• Juozas Šapoka (1984–1994)
• R. Budrys (1994–1996)
• A. Blažys (1996–2004)
• A. Jankus (2004–2008)
• Konstantinas Dobrovolskis (2008–2015)
• Gediminas Almantas (since 2015)

References

1. Directory of the Lithuanian Red Cross Society, titles of department representatives (in English).
2. World Disasters Report, 1995. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. 1995. p. 133. ISBN 978-90-411-0038-2. Retrieved 13 Apr 2023.
3. Urbelis, Algimantas (5 September 2023) [2019]. "Lietuvos Raudonasis Kryžius". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

External links

• Lithuanian Red Cross (in Lithuanian)
• IFRC's Operations in Lithuania (in English)
• 2021 Lithuanian Red Cross Society Monitoring Report