Authorities – Europe

Europe

Jersey Office of Information Commissioner

Jersey

Head: Paul Vane
Competence: —
Established: —
Staff: —

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Isle of Man Information Commissioner

Isle of Man

Head: Iain McDonald
Competence: Data Protection, ATI/RTI
Established: 1986
Staff: 10

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National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information

Hungary

Head: Dr. Attila Péterfalvi
Competence: —
Established: —
Staff: —

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The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information

Germany

Head: Luisa Specht-Riemenschneider
Competence: Data Protection, ATI/RTI
Established: 1978
Staff: 375

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Council of Transparency and Good Governance

Spain

Head: Concepción Campos Acuña
Competence: ATI/RTI
Established: 2015
Staff: 30

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Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information

Germany

Head: Meike Kamp
Competence: —
Established: —
Staff: —

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Catalan Ombudsman (Síndic de Greuges de Catalunya)

Spain

Head: Esther Giménez-Salinas
Competence: Data Protection, ATI/RTI, Ombudsman Role
Established: 1984
Staff: 79

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Gibraltar Regulatory Authority

Gibraltar

Head: John Paul Rodriguez
Competence: —
Established: —
Staff: —

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Scottish Information Commissioner

United Kingdom

Head: David Hamilton
Competence: ATI/RTI
Established: 2003
Staff: 28 and the Commissioner

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Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection

Serbia

Head: Milan Marinović
Competence: Data Protection, ATI/RTI
Established: 2024
Staff: 126

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Information Commissioner’s Office

United Kingdom

Head: John Edwards
Competence: —
Established: —
Staff: —

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Federal Appeal Commission for the Access to environmental information

Belgium

Head: Pascale Vandernacht
Competence: —
Established: —
Staff: —

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Commission for the Access to and reuse of Administrative documents (CARAD)

Belgium

Head: Kaat Leus
Competence: —
Established: —
Staff: —

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Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner FDPIC

Switzerland

Head: Mr. Adrian Lobsiger, LL.D.
Competence: —
Established: —
Staff: 40

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Information and Data Protection Commissioner

Albania

Head: Besnik Dervishi
Competence: Data Protection, Right to Information
Established: 2008
Staff: 70

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Préposé cantonal à la protection des données et à la transparence

Switzerland

Head: Stephane Werly
Competence: Data Protection, ATI/RTI
Established: 2010
Staff: 5

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Comissão de Acesso aos Documentos Administrativos

Portugal

Head: Maria do Céu Neves
Competence: —
Established: —
Staff: —

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Rhineland-Palatinate Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information

Germany

Head: Prof. Dr. Dieter Kugelmann
Competence: ATI/RTI, Data Protection, Ombudsman Role
Established: On December 31, 2011, the Rhineland-Palatinate Commissioner for Data Protection was also assigned the role of Freedom of Information Commissioner.
Staff: 36

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Brandenburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Access to Information

Germany

Head: Dagmar Hartge
Competence: Data Protection, ATI/RTI
Established: Authority established in 1992, FOI as additional task introduced in 1998.
Staff: 2025: 46 FTE in total, 1.5 FTE exclusively FOI.

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