European Ombudsman

European Ombudsman
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since 1 October 2013
AppointerEuropean Parliament
Inaugural holderJacob Söderman
Formation1995
Websiteombudsman.europa.eu

The European Ombudsman is an inter-institutional body of the European Union that holds the institutions, bodies and agencies of the EU to account, and promotes good administration. The Ombudsman helps people, businesses and organisations facing problems with the EU administration by investigating complaints, as well as by proactively looking into broader systemic issues. The current Ombudsman is Emily O'Reilly.

The European Ombudsman has offices in Strasbourg and Brussels.