Morten Rostrup

Morten Rostrup helped found the Norwegian branch of Médecins Sans Frontières in 1996, and was its first president from 1996 to 2002. In 1998, he was elected vice president of MSF's international council, and the following year he was one of the recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the organization. He was the council's international president from 2000 to 2004. Rostrup has worked as a doctor for MSF in a number of countries. He recently returned home from Gaza.