June Holst-Roness
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June Holst-Roness | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Freetown | |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 June 1929 |
| Died | 14 February 2008 (aged 77) Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| Spouse | Rolv Holst-Roness |
| Profession | Physician, Mayor |
June Bernice Matilda Holst-Roness (June 10, 1929 – February 14, 2008) was a former Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone under the APC government of Siaka Stevens. June Holst-Roness was the second female Mayor of Freetown. During her term the city was twinned with Hull, England.
She was trained as a medical doctor and advanced women's health initiatives in Sierra Leone. She also served as president of the Sierra Leone Family Planning Association in 1976.[citation needed]
She emphasized expanding access to family planning services to address maternal and child health challenge.[citation needed]
June Holst-Roness was born to Adjuah Spaine. She studied medicine at St. Andrews University in Scotland. That was where she met her husband a Norwegian student, Rolv Holst-Roness.[1]
Holst-Roness worked as a gynaecologist and obstetrician and was among the early Black women invited to visit China. A municipal school in Freetown, the Dr. June Holst-Roness Municipal School, was later named in her honor in recognition of her contributions as both mayor and physician.[1]
