An Ombudsman ( Parliamentary Commissioner ) was appointed in 1967 to consider complaints against government departments and to impose remedies, while censorship of plays by the Lord Chamberlain was abolished ( 1969 ).

The European Ombudsman is appointed by the European Parliament.

* Kevin Murphy ( Irish ombudsman ), appointed Ombudsman by the President of Ireland, serving from 1994 to 2003

Subsequently, he was appointed as Mediator of the Republic ( Ombudsman ).

Goumba's son Alexandre was elected to succeed him as President of his party, Patriotic Front for Progress ( FPP ), on March 5, 2006, after the elder Goumba was appointed as Mediator of the Republic ( Ombudsman ).

The Human Rights Commission is chaired by the Ombudsman of Fiji, one person who is qualified to be a judge, and a third person appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister, who is first required to consult the Leader of the Opposition and the House of Representatives committee responsible for human rights.

No holder of an office under the direct control of the President, the Secretary of the House of Representatives or of the Senate, the Ombudsman, or the Auditor-General, may be appointed, removed, or disciplined, without the approval of the person to whom the office holder is responsible.

The Supervisor of Elections, the Ombudsman, the Auditor General, the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Secretary-General to Parliament, and the Commissioner of Police are appointed for 5-year terms, and are eligible for reappointment.

She has acted as Student Ombudsman at Monash University since November 2007 ( appointed by the University Council in early 2009 ).

Kevin Murphy was appointed Ombudsman by the President of Ireland, Mary Robinson, upon nomination by both Houses of the Oireachtas.

* 1998 – Secretary of the Committee appointed to review the activities of the Office of the Children's Ombudsman

* Sue Slipman appointed chairman of the Financial Ombudsman Service, 2003.

Although these two officials have largely parallel functions and each is required to submit an annual report of their activities to Parliament, the Chancellor of Justice is appointed for life by the President and is a non-voting member of the Council of State, whereas the Parliamentary Ombudsman is chosen for a four-year term by the Parliament.

New Zealand's Chief Ombudsman ( Nga Kaitiaki Mana Tangata in Maori ) is appointed by the Governor-General of New Zealand on recommendation of the House of Representatives to oversee investigation of complaints against government departments, and report, with recommendations, to Parliament.

In 2003, John Belgrave was appointed the country's Chief Ombudsman ; however, he later died in office on 3 December 2007 due to cancer.

The Ombudsman is appointed by the President of the Philippines from a list submitted by the Judicial and Bar Council for a seven-year term with no reappointment.

Former President Sam Nujoma appointed her Ombudsman, on recommendation of the Judicial Services Commission, in 1996 and she served here, investigating and resolving complaints of maladministration at all levels until 2003.

In the preliminary elections of the Social Democrats Halonen ran against Pertti Paasio, a member of the European Parliament and former party chairman, and Jacob Söderman, the European Ombudsman.

* Dr. Maurice Hayes, the former Northern Ireland Ombudsman, Chairman of the Ireland Funds and Taoiseach-appointed Senator in Seanad Éireann, was born and still lives in Downpatrick.

* Phil Sims-Former Ombudsman to former Texas Governor George W. Bush.

Emily O ' Reilly is an author and former journalist and broadcaster who became Ireland's first female Ombudsman in 2003, succeeding Kevin Murphy.

The current Police Ombudsman is former Oversight Commissioner Al Hutchinson who took over from Nuala O ' Loan in November 2007.

Six ranking Ramos cabinet members and officials, headed by Chairman Salvador Laurel ( former Vice-President ) of the Centennial Commission were cleared by the Ombudsman and Sandigan Bayan ( People's Court ).

* Stephen Owen, former Ombudsman of British Columbia and former federal Cabinet Minister.

The former military Ombudsman, Irakli Sesiashvili said that while Baramidze was in charge " these soldiers have not taken a bath for two months ; there is not enough food.

Hayes is a former Northern Ireland Ombudsman and Boundary Commissioner, and was Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services ( NI ).

Ro Teimumu Kepa is the widow of Sailosi Kepa, a former High Commissioner to London, Minister of Justice and Attorney General ( 1988 – 1992 ) who went on to become a High Court judge, Ombudsman, and first Chairman of Fiji's Human Rights Commission.

Jorge de Castro Font was born on September 10, 1963 to former Puerto Rico Ombudsman Rafael Adolfo de Castro Campos and María Eugenia Font González.

An interview he had given with a magazine, in which he contended that whites and Asians were more intelligent than blacks for evolutionary reasons and should therefore be given many of the top political and financial positions in Africa, had apparently been the object of complaint by Finland's " Ombudsman for Minorities ", Mikko Puumalainen, who said he feared the former professor's remarks would boost racism.

Both Nuala O ' Loan, the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, and Al Hutchinson, the Oversight Commissioner of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, expressed reservations.

In Ireland, the Information Commissioner also holds the position of Ombudsman.

In March 2003, the Government of Ireland nominated Emily O ' Reilly to be Information Commissioner ( and Ombudsman ).

On 1 June 2003, she received her Warrant of Appointment as Irish Ombudsman and Information Commissioner from the then President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, at Áras an Uachtaráin.

the Central Bank " Both the Financial Services Ombudsman and Information Commissioner, are among others, who called for a lifting of the confidentiality applied by the Central Bank to much of its work.

Other than its significant involvement in the legislative process, the Senate is required to grant its consent in the case of appointment or removal of the President of the Supreme Chamber of Control, the President of the Institute of National Remembrance-Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation, the Commissioner for Protection of Citizens ' Rights and the Ombudsman for Children and the General Inspector for Personal Data Protection.

Section 146 specifies the functions of the Constitutional Offices Commission and empowers it to appoint the Supervisor of Elections, the Ombudsman, the Auditor-General, the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Secretary-General to Parliament, and the Commissioner of Police.

* Commissioner for Human Rights of the Russian Federation-Office of Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin.

# The Clerk of the Parliament of New Zealand, Controller and Auditor-General and the Parliamentary Commissioner for Investigations ( the Chief Ombudsman )

The Act establishes the Privacy Commissioner of Canada as the Ombudsman for addressing any complaints that are filed against organizations.

The allegations regarding collusion have prompted several inquiries, the most recent of which was published by Police Ombudsman Nuala O ' Loan.

In a report released on the 22 January 2007, the Police Ombudsman Nuala O ' Loan stated Ulster Volunteer Force ( UVF ) informers committed serious crimes, including murder, with the full knowledge of their handlers.

Recently it has emerged from the Police Ombudsman that senior North Belfast UVF member and Royal Ulster Constabulary ( RUC ) Special Branch informant Mark Haddock has been involved in drug dealing.

In Northern Ireland the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has a similar role to that of the IPCC and PCCS.

* Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland

The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland deals with any complaints regarding the PSNI and investigates any allegations of misconduct by police officers.

Similarly, staff of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland have certain powers under the Police and Criminal Evidence ( Application to the Police Ombudsman ) Order ( Northern Ireland ) 2009

The force are subject to the oversight of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.

The Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland ( PONI ) deals with complaints in Northern Ireland.

* creation of a Police Ombudsman and a Complaints Tribunal ;

He was re-elected again in the 2000 election, and continued as Minister of Defence, focusing on sweeping changes to the National Defence Act which implemented changes to the military justice system, including the set up of several oversight entities including a Military Ombudsman and a Military Police Complaints Commission.

* Peter Boyce-Commissioner for the Health and Community Services Complaints Commission Northern Territory ( 1998 – 2005 ); Northern Territory Ombudsman for the Office of Ombudsman ( 1995 – 2005 ); Police Complaints Authority South Australia ( 1992 – 1995 )

As of June 2010 no such designations had yet been made, but the Ministry of Justice has issued a consultation paper proposing to use s. 5 to extend the list of public authorities to include: academy schools, the Association of Chief Police Officers, the Financial Ombudsman Service, and UCAS

The Police Ombudsman concurs with this assessment but is of the opinion that the barriers are necessary for security reasons.