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List of Australian Commonwealth Ombudsmen

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Below is a list of all the people who have held the role of Commonwealth Ombudsman since establishment of the position by the Government of Australia in 1977.[1]

Ombudsman Appointed
Prof. Jack Richardson March 1977 [2]
Air Vice-Marshal Jordan AO (Acting) 23 September 1985 [3]
Geoffery Kolts 1 July 1986
Kevin Sainsbury (Acting) 31 October 1987 [4]
Prof. Dennis Pearce 1 February 1988 [5]
Alan Cameron 1 April 1991 [6]
Lindsay Shaw (Acting) December 1992 [7]
Philippa Smith 17 May 1993 [8]
Ron McLeod 18 February 1998 [9]
John McMillan 16 May 2003 [10]
Allan Asher 23 July 2010 [11]
Alison Larkins (Acting) 20 October 2011 [12]
Colin Neave 16 August 2012 [13]
Michael Manthorpe PSM 8 May 2017[14]

References

  1. ^ "History and establishment". Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman. 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. ^ Ombudsman's office, 1986-1987 (Geoffery Colts) Archived 2013-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Ombudsman's office, 1986-1987 (Geoffery Colts)". Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  4. ^ Ombudsman's office, 1988-1991 (Prof. Dennis Pearce)) Archived 2013-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Ombudsman's office, 1988-1991 (Prof. Dennis Pearce))". Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  6. ^ Ombudsman's office, 1991-1992 (Alan Cameron) Archived 2013-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Ombudsman's office, 1993-1998 (Philippa Smith) Archived 2013-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Ombudsman's office, 1993-1998 (Philippa Smith)". Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  9. ^ Ombudsman's office, 1998-2003 (Ron McLeod) Archived 2013-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Appointment heralds a new direction: Ombudsman Archived 2013-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Appointment of Commonwealth Ombudsman Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Ombudsman resigns Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Appointment of Commonwealth Ombudsman Archived 2013-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Commonwealth Ombudsman, Mr Michael Manthorpe