EONS was founded in 1984 as “the Fellowship of European Oncology Nursing Societies”. The founding chairperson was Rosette Poletti.

EONS originally had its headquarters at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, UK. The EONS Secretariat was relocated to Brussels in 1997.

Former EONS Presidents

Rosette Poletti
President from 1984-1985

Robert Tiffany
President from 1985-1987

Elisabeth Holter
President from 1988-1990

Hansruedi Stoll
President from 1991-1993

Kathy Redmond
President from 1994-1997

Nora Kearney
President from 1997-1999

Agnes Glaus
President from 1999-2001

Giel Vaessen
President from 2001-2003

Jan Foubert
President from 2003-2005

Yvonne Wengström
President from 2005-2007

Sara Faithfull
President from 2007-2009

Sultan Kav
President from 2009-2011

Birgitte Grube
President from 2011-2013

Erik van Muilekom
President from 2013-2015

Daniel Kelly
President from 2015-2017

Lena Sharp
President from 2017-2019

Andreas Charalambous
President from 2019-2021

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