Members America

America

Agencia de Acceso a la Información Pública

Argentina

Agencia de Acceso a la Información Pública

Argentina

Head of authority: Beatriz de Anchorena, Head of the AAIP

Beatriz de Anchorena is Head of the AAIP and Chair of the Committee of Convention 108. She graduated in Political Science from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), holds a Master’s in Public Policy and Development Management from Georgetown University, and is a PhD candidate in Social Sciences at UBA.

Territory: Argentina
Continent: Americas
Scope: Federal
Competence: Privacy/Data Protection and ATI/RTI
Year established: 2017
Number of staff: 72

Relevant Laws

Law N. 27.275 on Access to Public Information
Law N. 25.326 on Personal Data Protection

Activities:

Annual Report 2024

Contact details:

Address: Av. Pte. Gral. Julio A. Roca 710, piso 2 – Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Email: info@aaip.gob.ar
Telephone: +54 11 3988 3967
Website: www.argentina.gob.ar/aaip
Social media: X | LinkedIn | YouTube

Phone:+5411 3988 3967
Email:info@aaip.gob.ar

Órgano Garante del Derecho de Acceso a la Información

Buenos Aires City (Argentina)

Órgano Garante del Derecho de Acceso a la Información

Buenos Aires City (Argentina)

Head of authority: Maria Gracia Andía

María Gracia Andía is the chair of the Guarantor Body for the Right to Access the Information of the Buenos Aires City Government. She has a PhD in Law and Public Policy from Northeastern University. She is Law Professor law professor at Universidad de San Andrés. She is member of the Institute of Methodology of Social Sciences of the National Academy of Moral and Political Sciences. She has been a consultant to international organizations (World Bank Group, Americas Society and Council of the Americas), and an advisor to the National Congress and to the Legislature of Buenos Aires.

In English: Access to public Information Agency (AAIP)
Continent: Americas
Competence: Privacy/Data Protection and ATI/RTI
Jurisdiction: National
Year established: 2017
Number of staff: 43

Relevant Laws

Law 104

Activities:

Annual report

Contact details:

Address: Av Martín García 346 – City of Buenos Aires – Argentina
Website: https://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/

Phone:+5491150309100 INT 1727/1730
Email:ogdai@buenosaires.gob.ar

Information Commissioner’s Office

Bermuda Island

Information Commissioner’s Office

Bermuda Island

Head of authority: Gitanjali S. Gutierrez

Gitanjali S. Gutierrez was appointed on 2 March 2015 as our first Information Commissioner. She graduated from Cornell Law School manga cum laude in 2001 with a Juris Doctorate with a concentration in Public Law. She was called to the bar in the State of New York in 2002. Ms. Gutierrez is an internationally recognized human rights lawyer with twenty years’ experience with public access to information laws.

Territory: Bermuda
Continent: Americas
Scope: Federal
Competence: ATI/RTI only
Year established: March 2015
Number of staff: 6

Relevant Laws

PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT 2010

PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION REGULATIONS 2014

Activities:

Annual report

Contact details:

Address:
Maxwell Roberts Building
4th Floor
One Church Street
Hamilton, HM 11
Bermuda
Website: https://www.ico.bm/

Phone:4415433700
Email:info@ico.bm

Secretaria Nacional de Acesso à Informação- Controladoria Geral da União (CGU)

Brazil

Secretaria Nacional de Acesso à Informação- Controladoria Geral da União (CGU)

Brazil

Head of authority: Livia Oliveira Sobota

Territory: Federal Executive Branch
Continent: Americas
Scope: Federal
Competence: ATI/RTI only and Ombudsman role
Year established: 2023
Number of staff: 99 collaborators

Livia Sobota currently serves as the National Secretary for Transparency and Access to Information at the Office of the Comptroller General. A career diplomat holding the rank of Counselor, she brings extensive experience in public administration and international affairs. Prior to her current role, she was Program Director at the Executive Secretariat of the Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services, and held advisory positions in both the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Special Advisory Office of the Presidency of the Republic. Internationally, she represented Brazil as a negotiator at the United Nations in New York and led the International Cooperation Department at the Brazilian Embassy in Colombia.

Relevant Laws

Law nº 12.527 of 2011 – Access to Information Law
Decree nº 7.724 of 2012 – Regulates Law nº 12.527 in the Federal Executive Branch
Decree nº 8.777 of 2016 – Open Data Policy in the Federal Executive Branch
Decree nº 11.529 of 2023 – Integrity, Transparency, and Access to Information System and Policy
Decree nº 11.824 of 2023 – Regimental Structure of the Comptroller General of the Union

Activities

Annual Report 2023 (in Portuguese)
Online Panel on Access to Information Requests (updated daily)

Contact details

Address: Office of the Comptroller General – Brasília, Brazil. (SAUS Q. 5 Ed. Multibrasil, Bloco A - Asa Sul, Brasília - DF, 70070-050)
Email: snai@cgu.gov.br
Telephone: (61) 2020-7110 / 7112
Website: www.gov.br/cgu/pt-br
X: @CGUonline
LinkedIn: CGUonline
YouTube: @CGUoficial
Instagram: @cguoficial

Information Commissioner of Canada

Canada

Information Commissioner of Canada

Canada

Head of authority: Caroline Maynard, Information Commissioner of Canada

Caroline Maynard has been Canada’s Information Commissioner since 2018. Commissioner Maynard, whose legal career with the Government of Canada spans 30 years, was reappointed for a second seven-year mandate in March 2025.

She is the first Information Commissioner of Canada with the authority to issue orders and has been involved in litigation before the courts to have these orders enforced. Prior to her appointment, she was the Interim Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of the Military Grievances External Review Committee (2017–2018), after serving as Director General, Operations, and General Counsel in the organization.

Territory: Canada
Continent: Americas
Scope: Federal
Competence: ATI/RTI only
Year established: 1983
Number of staff: 129

Relevant Laws

Access to Information Act (English)
Loi sur l’accès à l’information (Français)

Activities:

2024-2025 Annual Report (English)
Rapport annuel 2024-2025 (Français)

Contact details:

Address: Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada, 30 Victoria Street, Gatineau, QC K1A 1H3, Canada
Email: general@oic-ci.gc.ca
Telephone: 1-800-267-0441 (option 9)
Website: Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
Social media: Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook

Phone:1-800-267-0441
Email:general@oic-ci.gc.ca

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta

Province of Alberta (Canada)

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta

Province of Alberta (Canada)

Head of authority: Diane McLeod

For more than 25 years, Diane has been committed to helping governments, health care providers and businesses protect access to information and privacy rights.

Prior to her role as Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Diane worked in the Yukon Territory of Canada where she held a triple mandate as Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ombudsman and Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner.

As Commissioner, one of Diane’s priorities is to advocate for modernized access to information and privacy laws that enable digitization across Alberta’s public, health and private sectors while safeguarding the rights of Albertans.

Continent: Americas
Jurisdiction: Provincial
Competence: Privacy/Data Protection and ATI/RTI
Year established: 1995
Number of staff: 47

Relevant Laws

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Health Information Act

Personal Information Protection Act

Activities:

Last Annual report

Contact details:

Address: Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, 410, 9925 – 109 Street NW, Edmonton, AB, T5K 2J8, CANADA
Website: www.oipc.ab.ca

Phone:+7804226860

Province of British Columbia

Province of British Columbia (Canada)

Province of British Columbia

Province of British Columbia (Canada)

Head of authority: Michael Harvey, Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia

Michael Harvey was appointed to a six-year term as BC’s Information and Privacy Commissioner by unanimous motion of the Legislative Assembly in May 2024. From 2019 until his appointment, Michael served as the Information and Privacy Commissioner for Newfoundland and Labrador. Prior to that role, he led policy and planning initiatives in executive positions in Newfoundland and Labrador’s Department of Health and Cabinet Secretariat.

He holds degrees in Political Science from Memorial University and Queen’s University and certificates in conflict management, change management and diversity, equity and inclusion. He has lectured on political science and public administration at Memorial University, the University of Guelph, and the University of Toronto.

Territory: Province of British Columbia (Canada)
Continent: Americas
Scope: Provincial
Competence: Privacy/Data Protection and access to information
Year established: 1993
Number of staff: 62 (with 6 being hired)

Relevant Laws

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Personal Information Protection Act

Lobbyists Transparency Act

Activities:

2024-2025 Annual Report and Service Plan

Contact details:

Address: PO Box 9038 Stn. Prov. Govt., Victoria B.C. V8W 9A4
Email: info@oipc.bc.ca
Telephone: (250) 387-5629
Website: https://www.oipc.bc.ca/
https://www.lobbyistsregistrar.bc.ca/
LinkedIn | BlueSky | YouTube

Phone:+(250)3875629
Email:info@oipc.bc.ca

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

Province of Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada)

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

Province of Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada)

Head of authority: Michael Harvey

He was appointed as the Information and Privacy Commissioner for Newfoundland and Labrador effective August 5, 2019. Michael joined the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador in January 2006. He has worked with Executive Council (Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat and Cabinet Secretariat) and line departments (Departments of Children, Youth and Family Services, and Health and Community Services). Michael is a graduate of Memorial University, with a BA (Hons) in Political Science; has a MA in Political Studies from Queen’s University; and holds an Executive Certificate in Conflict Management from the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law/Stitt Feld Handy Group.

Territory: Province of Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada)
Continent: Americas
Scope: Provincial
Competence: Privacy/Data Protection and ATI/RTI. Also, Ombudsman role
Year established: 2005
Number of staff: 12 permanent positions (66.7% female, 33.3% male)

Relevant Laws

Access to Information and Protection or Privacy, 2015

ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT, 2015

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 45/15

Personal Health Information Act

PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION ACT

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 38/11

Pharmacy Network Regulations

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 104/09

Activities:

Latest annual report

Contact details:

Address: 3rd Floor, Sir Brian Dunfield Building, P.O. Box 13004, Stn. “A” / St. John’s, NL A1B 3V8
Website: https://www.oipc.nl.ca/

Phone:+(709)7296309
Email:commissioner@oipc.nl.ca

Information and Privacy Commissioner for Nova Scotia

Province of Nova Scotia (Canada)

Information and Privacy Commissioner for Nova Scotia

Province of Nova Scotia (Canada)

Head of authority: Tricia Ralph

Tricia holds degree in Law and a Master of Health Administration from Dalhousie University, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Trent in her hometown of Peterborough, Ontario. He is a member of the Nova Scotia Bar Society.

She worked as a legal and legislative advisor for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment in the Northwest Territories. She then began providing legal advice on access and privacy issues to all government departments as a legal council for territorial government. Tricia worked closely with the territorial Health Authority and the Department of Health and Human Services on the implementation of the Health Information Act and on various privacy issues related to it.

In 2019, she began working for the Information and Privacy Commissioner of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Tricia was appointed Nova Scotia’s Privacy and Information Commissioner in March 2020.

Continent: Americas
Jurisdiction: National
Competence: Privacy/Data Protection and ATI/RTI
Year established: 1994
Number of staff: 8

Relevant Laws

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Privacy Review Officer Act

Municipal Government Act Part XX

Personal Health Information Act

Personal Information International Disclosure Protection Act

Activities:

Annual report 2018-2019

Contact details:

Address: 5670 Spring Garden Road, Suite 509, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 1H7
Website: https://oipc.novascotia.ca/

Phone: +9024244684

Commissaire à l’information et à la protection de la vie privée de l'Ontario

Province of Ontario (Canada)

Commissaire à l’information et à la protection de la vie privée de l'Ontario

Province of Ontario (Canada)

Head of authority: Patricia Kosseim

She brings to her role as Commissioner significant experience and a wealth of knowledge in the areas of privacy and access law, having worked in public, private and health sectors, and across various jurisdictions.

Previously, she was counsel in Osler’s Privacy and Data Management Group and served for more than a decade as senior general counsel and director general at the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

Patricia has held executive positions at Genome Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and has taught part-time at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law. She obtained her business and law degrees from McGill University, and a Master’s Degree in Medical Law and Ethics from King’s College, University of London, UK.

Also is a member of the Law Society of Ontario and the Barreau du Quebec, and is fluently bilingual in English and French.

Territory: Province of Ontario, (Canada)
Continent: Americas
Scope: Provincial
Competence: Privacy/Data Protection and ATI/RTI
Year established: 1987
Number of staff: 130

Relevant Laws

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

PMunicipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Personal Health Information Protection Act

Child, Youth and Family Services Act Part X

Anti-Racism Act

Activities:

A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER: Championing Access and Privacy in Times of Uncertainty

Contact details:

Address: 2 Bloor Street East, Suite 1400, Toronto, ON M4W 1A8, Canada

Phone:Toronto Area: 416-326-3333/ Toll Free: 1-800-387-0073/ TDD/TTY: 416-325-7539
Email:contacto@consejotransparencia.cl & info@ipc.on.ca

Commission d´ accès à l’information du Québec

Province of Quebec (Canada)

Commission d´ accès à l’information du Québec

Province of Quebec (Canada)

Head of authority: Me Lise Girard, Présidente de la Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec

Me Lise Girard est présidente de la Commission depuis le 7 novembre 2024. Elle est titulaire d’un baccalauréat en droit de l’Université Laval et membre du Barreau du Québec depuis 1993.

Elle a été sous-ministre adjointe à la sécurité de l’information gouvernementale et de la cybersécurité et chef gouvernemental de la sécurité de l’information du ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique. Elle a également été sous-ministre associée des services à la gestion du ministère de la Sécurité publique ainsi que présidente et juge administrative du Tribunal administratif des marchés financiers. Me Girard a aussi œuvré à l’Autorité des marchés financiers à titre de directrice du contentieux puis en tant que procureure en chef.

Territory: Québec
Continent: Americas
Scope: Provincial
Competence: Privacy/Data Protection and ATI/RTI
Year established: 1982
Number of staff: 102

Relevant Laws

Loi sur l’accès aux documents des organismes publics et sur la protection des renseignements personnels
Loi sur la protection des renseignements personnels dans le secteur privé
Loi sur les services de santé et les services sociaux

Activities:

Rapport annuel de gestion 2023-2024

Contact details:

Address: 525, boulevard René-Lévesque Est, bureau 2.36, Québec (Québec) G1R 5S9, Canada
Email: communications@cai.gouv.qc.ca
Telephone: 1 888 528-7741
Website: www.cai.gouv.qc.ca
Social media: Twitter/X | LinkedIn | YouTube

Phone:+18885287741
Email:communications@cai.gouv.qc.ca

Yukon Information and Privacy Commissioner

Yukon Territory (Canada)

Yukon Information and Privacy Commissioner

Yukon Territory (Canada)

Head of authority: Jason Pedlar, Information and Privacy Commissioner for Yukon

Commissioner Pedlar joined the office of the Yukon Ombudsman, Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC), and Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner (PIDC) in 2018, first as Director of Intake and Informal Case Resolution, then as Deputy, and now as Ombudsman, IPC, and PIDC.

He has worked in dispute resolution for more than 25 years, as an organizational ombudsman, mediator, auditor, privacy professional, consultant, and educator. He was Ombudsman for a Canadian insurance company and Director of the Centre for Conflict Resolution Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island. Commissioner Pedlar holds a Master’s in Conflict Analysis and Management from Royal Roads University.

Territory: Yukon Territory, Canada
Continent: Americas
Scope: Provincial
Competence: Privacy/Data Protection and ATI/RTI; Ombudsman role; PIDC role (whistleblower)
Year established: 1996
Number of staff: 10

Relevant Laws

Ombudsman Act

Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Health Information Privacy and Management Act

Public Interest Disclosure of Wrongdoing Act

Activities:

2024 Annual Report (English)
2024 Rapport Annuel (French)

Contact details:

Address: 3162 Third Ave, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 1G3, Canada
Email: info@yukonaccountability.ca
Telephone: 867-667-8468
Website: yukonaccountability.ca
Social media: BlueSky | Twitter | Facebook Ombudsman | Facebook Privacy Commissioner

Phone:info@yukonaccountability.ca
Email:tribunaltaip@minjus.gob.pe

Ombudsman (Cayman Islands)

Cayman Islands

Ombudsman (Cayman Islands)

Cayman Islands

Head of authority: Sharon Roulstone

Ms. Roulstone is an attorney with over 20 years experience at the Cayman Islands Bar. She has served on numerous public sector boards over several decades. For this service to her community, she was awarded the Queen’s Certificate & Badge of Honour (Cert. Hon) in 2010.

Sharon joined the Office of the Ombudsman in 2018 and was shortly thereafter seconded to a Government Ministry to oversee the establishment of the new Department of Workforce Opportunities & Residency Cayman (WORC) where she worked for 2 years.

With a Masters Degree in Law (University of Liverpool), Sharon is a strong advocate for justice. As head of the Complaints division, she understands the need for fairness and responsiveness in all investigations and is committed to delivering them.

Continent: Americas
Competence: Privacy/Data Protection and ATI/RTI
Jurisdiction: Federal
Year established: 2017
Number of staff: 15

Relevant Laws

Freedom of Information Law (2018 Revision)

Data Protection Law, 2017

Activities:

Annual Report 2018

Contact details:

Address: 5th Floor, Anderson Square, 64 Shedden Road, PO Box 2252, George Town, Grand Cayman, KY1-1107 Cayman Islands
Website: https://ombudsman.ky/

Phone:+3459466283
Email:info@ombudsman.ky

Consejo para la Transparencia

Chile

Consejo para la Transparencia

Chile

Head of authority: Francisco Leturia Infante

He is a Lawyer and PhD of Law. He worked as an academic at the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Communications of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. He has participated as a researcher and teacher of pre and postgraduate of national and foreign universities.

He has written many publications, developing topics such as due process, freedom of expression and the right to information, the interpretation of constitutional rights and the modernization of justice is also President of the National Arbitration Centre.

Between 2010 and 2014 he worked as attaché in the United Nations Agencies (Geneva, Switzerland).

Territory: Chile
Continent: Americas
Competence: Privacy/Data Protection and ATI/RTI
Scope: Federal (National)
Year established: 2009
Number of staff: 140

Relevant Laws

Law on Transparency and Access to Public Information (Law No. 20,285)

Law on the Protection of Private Life (Law No. 19,628)

Law on Lobby and Particular Interest Management (Law No. 20,730)

Law on Probity in the Public Function and Prevention of Conflicts of Interest (Law No. 20,880)

Activities:

Institutional Report 2018

Contact details:

Address: Morande 360, 7th floor, Santiago, Chile
Website: https://www.consejotransparencia.cl/en/home/

Phone:+56224952000
Email:contacto@consejotransparencia.cl

Defensoría del Pueblo de Ecuador

Ecuador

Defensoría del Pueblo de Ecuador

Ecuador

Head of authority: Cesar Marcel Cordova Valverde

Ombudsman since september 18, 2021, and elected President of the Transparency and Social Control Function in 2022.

PhD in Jurisprudence and lawyer of the Courts of Justice; Bachelor in Political and Social Sciences. He has several diplomas, among them in Human Rights. He is currently a PhD student in Constitutional Law at the Buenos Aires University.

He has developed several academic research works related to Indigenous Justice and Ancestral Common Law; as well as on Property Rights as fundamental and Assisted Reproduction like Right.

He has 27 years of experience in management and legal advice, defense of rights, litigation, public policies and project management.

Territory: Ecuador
Continent: Americas
Competence: Ombudsman role
Scope: National Security
Year established: 1998
Number of staff: 400

Relevant Laws

Organic Law of the Ombudsman’s Office

Organic Law on Transparency and Access to Public Information

Activities:

Accountability Report DPE 2022

LOTAIP 2021 Annual Report

Contact details:

Address: Oficina Matriz: Av. 12 de Octubre 16-114 y Pasaje Nicolás Jiménez (Quito – Ecuador)
Website: www.dpe.gob.ec

Phone:+593(02)3829670
Email:contacto@dpe.gob.ec

Procuraduría de los Derechos Humanos

Guatemala

Procuraduría de los Derechos Humanos

Guatemala

Head of authority: José Alejandro Córdova Herrera, Procurador de los Derechos Humanos (Ombudsman)

Guatemalteco, Doctor en Derecho Constitucional por la Universidad Mariano Gálvez; Doctor en Derecho y Maestro en Derecho Mercantil por la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala; Licenciado en Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales, Abogado y Notario por la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. Docente universitario de licenciatura, maestría y doctorado; asesor, revisor y examinador de tesis en las Universidades de San Carlos de Guatemala, Panamericana y Mariano Gálvez. Integrante de la mesa técnica de reformas a la Ley de Tribunales de Familia, Código Civil y Código Procesal Civil y Mercantil; coautor de artículos en materia de Derecho. Experiencia: Procuraduría de los Derechos Humanos (Jefe de la Unidad de Investigaciones), Procuraduría General de la Nación (área civil), Corte de Constitucionalidad (asesor), Sistema Penitenciario (asesor en DD. HH.), Dirección General de Migración (Jefe de Relaciones Internacionales Migratorias), Organismo Judicial (Magistrado titular en Salas de Apelaciones).

Territory: Guatemala
Continent: Americas
Scope: Municipal
Competence: Ombudsman role
Year established: 1985
Number of staff: 808

Relevant Laws

Activities:

Informe Anual Circunstanciado 2024 (Español)

Contact details:

Address: Guatemala
Email: jcdiazc@pdh.org.gt
Telephone: +502 3080 1997
Website: www.pdh.org.gt
Social media: X | YouTube | Facebook | Instagram

Phone:+502 30801997
Email:jcdiazc@pdh.org.gt

Instituto Nacional de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos Personales

Mexico

Instituto Nacional de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos Personales

Mexico

Head of authority: Blanca Lilia Ibarra Cadena

She holds a bachelor’s degree in Communication and Journalism with a master’s degree in Public Administration. She has a 30-year career experience in media by occupying several managerial positions in press, radio and television. Since 2018, she is Commissioner at the National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Personal Data Protection and since December 10, 2020 she is the president commissioner of INAI.

Territory: Mexico
Continent: Americas
Competence: Privacy/Data Protection and ATI/RTI
Scope: Federal
Year established: 2002
Number of staff: 750

Relevant Laws

General Act of Transparency and Access to Public Information (May 2015).

Federal Act of Transparency and Access to Public Information.

Federal Law on Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties.

General Law on Protection of Personal Data Held by Obligated Parties.

Activities:

Latest annual report

Contact details:

Address: Insurgentes Sur No. 3211 Col. Insurgentes Cuicuilco,Alcaldía Coyoacán, C.P. 04530.
Website: http://inicio.ifai.org.mx/SitePages/ifai.aspx

Phone:+(5255)50042400 | Ext.: 2599
Email:lilian.hernandez@inai.org.mx

Instituto de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información Pública, Protección de Datos Personales y Rendición de Cuentas de la Ciudad de México

Mexico City

Instituto de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información Pública, Protección de Datos Personales y Rendición de Cuentas de la Ciudad de México

Mexico City

Head of authority: Arístides Rodrigo Guerrero García (Commissioner President)

Specialist in Constitutional Law and Master from the Faculty of Law of the UNAM. Currently, he is pursuing a Doctorate in Law. In the professional field, he has served as Director of the Statistics and Jurisprudence Unit, Director of the Specialized Sanctioning Procedures Unit, Study and Account Secretary, Diffusion and Publication Coordinator, Advisor and Assistant Secretary, all of them in the Electoral Court of Mexico City. In the academic field, Arístides Guerrero has stood out as a professor at the UNAM Law School. On December 18, 2018, he was appointed by the Plenary Session of the Congress of Mexico City to hold the position of Citizen Commissioner of the Institute of Transparency, Access to Public Information, Protection of Personal Data and Accountability of Mexico City.

Territory: Mexico City
Continent: Americas
Competence: Privacy/Data Protection and ATI/RTI
Scope: Provincial
Year established: 2006
Number of staff: 218

Relevant Laws

Ley de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información Pública y Rendición de Cuentas de la Ciudad de México

Ley de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de Sujetos Obligados de la Ciudad de México.

Reglamento Interior del Instituto de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información Pública, Protección de Datos Personales y Rendición de Cuentas de la Ciudad de México

Activities:

Latest annual report

Contact details:

Address: 865 La Morena St, Mexico City, 03020
Website: http://www.infodf.org.mx/

INSTITUTO COAHUILENSE DE ACCESO A LA INFORMACIÓN PÚBLICA

State of Coahuila (Mexico)

INSTITUTO COAHUILENSE DE ACCESO A LA INFORMACIÓN PÚBLICA

State of Coahuila (Mexico)

Head of authority: Luis González Briseño Comisionado Presidente.

2012-2013: Maestría en Derecho Fiscal – Universidad del Valle de México; Saltillo, Coahuila, México.

2014: XII Encuentro Iberoamericano Protección de Datos PersonalesInstitución: Instituto Federal de Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos.Reconocimiento por asistencia. Artículos publicados: “Clasificación de las boletas electorales como dato personal” y “Evolución constitucional del derecho a la información y del derecho de acceso a la información pública en México”, publicados en la Revista Lex, julio-agosto 2011 y abril-mayo 2012. México.

Territory: Mexico City
Continent: Americas
Competence: Privacy/Data Protection and ATI/RTI
Scope: Provincial
Year established: 2006
Number of staff: 218

Relevant Laws

Ley de Acceso a la Información Pública para el estado de Coahuila de Zaragoza

Ley de Protección de Datos personales en Posesión de Sujetos Obigados del Estado de Coahuila de Zaragoza

Activities:

Informe Anual de Actividades del ICAI 2018

Contact details:

Address: Saltillo, Coahuila, México
Website: http://icai.org.mx/

Phone:+528444155218/ 8444155315
Email:l.gonzalez@icai.org.mx

Instituto de Acceso a la Información Pública para el Estado de Guanajuato

State of Guanajuato (Mexico)

Instituto de Acceso a la Información Pública para el Estado de Guanajuato

State of Guanajuato (Mexico)

Head of authority: Mariela del Carmen Huerta Guerrero

She has a degree in Law and has a Doctorate in Philosophy. Since 2005, she has held the position as Director of La Salle Bajío Law School, where she promoted the realization of multiple activities to pay for the training of students and future professionals in the areas of Accountability and the Anti-Corruption, as well as concrete actions to contribute directly to social transformation; She also participated in the Lasallian Vote Campaign. She collaborated in the State Electoral Tribunal of Guanajuato from 2002 to 2003. She was substitute Electoral Counselor of the National Electoral Institute of the 5th District Council headquartered in León from December 1, 2017 to May 21, 2021.

Territory: State of Guanajuato and municipalities
Continent: Americas
Competence: Privacy/Data Protection and ATI/RTI
Scope: Provincial and Municipal
Year established: 2003
Number of staff: 53

Relevant Laws

Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos

Constitución Política para el Estado de Guanajuato

Ley General de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Pública

Ley General de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de Sujetos Obligados

Ley de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Pública para el Estado de Guanajuato

Ley de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de Sujetos Obligados para el Estado de Guanajuato

Activities:

Annual Report of the Institute’s Activities

Contact details:

Address: León, Guanajuato, México.
Website: https://iacip-gto.org.mx/

Phone:+524777167359 / 4777167598
Email:contacto@iacip-gto.org.mx & enlace@iacip-gto.org.mx

Instituto de Transparencia, Información Pública y Protección de Datos Personales del Estado de Jalisco

State of Jalisco (Mexico)

Instituto de Transparencia, Información Pública y Protección de Datos Personales del Estado de Jalisco

State of Jalisco (Mexico)

Head of authority: Salvador Romero Espinosa

Lawyer specialized in Right to Information, Parliamentary, Electoral and Civil Law, and Contracts. Master’s Degree in Public Law, Doctor in Electoral Law.

Since August 2016, he has been the Citizen Commissioner of the Institute for Transparency, Public Information and Personal Data Protection of the Jalisco State (ITEI), and since 2018 he has been the Director of the “Caja de Cristal” Magazine of said Institute. In 2018 and 2019 he was the National Coordinator of the Legal, Criteria and Resolutions Commission of the National Transparency System. He has worked as an adviser to the Constitutional Points Commission, and to the Bicameral National Security Commission, in the Camera of Deputies of the Union Congress. He was also Director of the Technical Body of Constitutional Points of the Congress of the Jalisco State and Coordinator of the Sindicatura in the City of Guadalajara.

Territory: Jalisco
Continent: Americas
Competence: Privacy / Data Protection and ATI/RTI
Scope: Provincial
Year established: 2023
Number of staff: 11

Relevant Laws

Ley General de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Pública

Ley General de Archivos

Ley General de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de Sujetos Obligados

Activities:

2022 annual report In native language

Contact details:

Address: Av. Ignacio L. Vallarta 1312, Col Americana, 44160 Guadalajara, Jal.
Website: https://www.itei.org.mx/v4/

Phone:+(33)36305745 ext: 1112
Email:salvador.romero@itei.org.mx

Instituto de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos Personales del Estado de México y Municipios

State of Mexico (Mexico)

Instituto de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos Personales del Estado de México y Municipios

State of Mexico (Mexico)

Head of authority: José Martínez Vilchis, Comisionado Presidente del Infoem

Dr. José Martínez Vilchis is Commissioner President of the Institute for Transparency, Access to Public Information and Protection of Personal Data of the State of Mexico and Municipalities (Infoem). He holds a Doctorate in Public Administration from UNAM, a Master’s in Administration for Development from the University of Birmingham, and a Bachelor’s in Political Science and Public Administration from UAEMéx.

He has served as Rector, Administrative Secretary, and Director of the Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration at UAEMéx. In the State of Mexico, he has been President of the Citizen Participation Committee of the Anti-Corruption System, Director of the National Institute for the Evaluation of Education, and Electoral Councilor of the Electoral Institute of the State of Mexico.

Territory: State of Mexico and Municipalities
Continent: Americas
Scope: Provincial and Municipal
Competence: Privacy/Data Protection and ATI/RTI
Year established: 2004
Number of staff: 208

Relevant Laws

Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Ley General de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Pública
Ley General de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de Sujetos Obligados
Constitución Política del Estado Libre y Soberano de México
Ley de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Pública del Estado de México y Municipios
Ley de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de Sujetos Obligados del Estado de México y Municipio

Activities:

Informe de Actividades 2023-2024 (Español)

Contact details:

Address: Carretera Toluca-Ixtapan #111, Colonia La Michoacana, Metepec, Estado de México, C.P. 52166
Email: jose.martinez@infoem.org.mx
Telephone: (722) 2261980
Website: www.infoem.org.mx
Social media: YouTube | Facebook

Phone:+5201(722)2261980
Email:jose.martinez@infoem.org.mx

Instituto de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información Pública y Protección de Datos Personales del Estado de Puebla

State of Puebla (Mexico)

Instituto de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información Pública y Protección de Datos Personales del Estado de Puebla

State of Puebla (Mexico)

Head of authority: Rita Elena Balderas Huesca

Graduated in Law from the Escuela Libre de Derecho de Puebla, she has a Master’s Degree in Criminal Law from the same School.

She served as General Director of Transparency and Open Government of the State Government Administration Secretariat, as well as Executive General Coordinator at the Institute of Transparency, Access to Public Information and Personal Data Protection of the State of Puebla; likewise, she was head of the Transparency Unit of the Secretariat of Competitiveness, Labor and Economic Development and of the System for the Integral Development of the Family of the State of Puebla; she also collaborated in the Transparency Unit of the Judiciary of the State of Puebla.

In addition, it has various trainings, courses and diplomas on issues related to Public Administration, such as: Transparency, Access to Public Information, Personal Data Protection, Files, Open Government, Results-Based Budgeting, Gender Equality, Labor Equality, Training for Clerks of Circuit Courts, Human Rights, among others.

Territory: State of Puebla
Continent: Americas
Competence: Privacy/Data Protection & ATI-RTI
Scope: Provinciall
Year established: 2016
Number of staff: 32

Relevant Laws

Ley de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Pública del Estado de Puebla

Ley de Protección de Datos Personales del Estado de Puebla

Contact details:

Address: 5 oriente 201, Puebla, Mexico
Website: https://itaipue.org.mx/portal2020/

Phone:+522223096060
Email:contacto@itaipue.org.mx / Javier.garcia@itaipue.org.mx

Controladoria Geral do Estado de São Paulo

State of São Paulo (Brasil)

Controladoria Geral do Estado de São Paulo

State of São Paulo (Brasil)

Head of authority: Wagner de Campos Rosário

Wagner de Campos Rosário is the current Comptroller General of the State of São Paulo, having served as Minister of the Office of the Comptroller General of the Union (CGU) from June 2017 to December 2022. He holds both a Bachelor's and a Postgraduate degree in Military Sciences from the Academia das Agulhas Negras and the School of Advanced Military Studies, respectively, and has earned a Master's degree in Anti-Corruption and the Rule of Law from the University of Salamanca, Spain. He is accredited by TASA: TRACE in "Business Integrity & Risk Specialization" and works as a Professor in postgraduate courses and as a speaker in seminars focused on Control, Integrity, Governance, and Anti-Corruption.

Territory: State of São Paulo
Continent: Americas
Competence: Privacy/Data Protection & ATI-RTI
Scope: Provincial
Year established: 2021
Number of staff: 204

Relevant Laws

State Act No 1.419/24 (Establishes the CGE)
State Decree No. 69.183/2024 (Organizes the Office of the State Comptroller General)
Federal Act No 12.527/11 (Access to Information Act)
Federal Act No 13.460/17 (Protection and Defense of the Rights of Public Service Users Act)
State Decree No. 68.155/2023 (Regulation of Act 12.527/11 at the State level)
State Decree No. 68.156/2023 (Regulation of Act No. 10.294/1999)
State Decree No. 68.157/2023 (State-level regulation of Federal Act No. 13.608/2018 – establishes the State's Whistleblower Protection Program)

Annual Report:

Annual Report

Contact details:

Address: 300 Rangel Pestana Avenue, 18th Floor, Sé, São Paulo, SP, 01017-911, Brazil
Website: https://www.controladoriageral.sp.gov.br/

Phone:+55 (11) 4389-3040
Email:controladoria_geral@sp.gov.br

Autoridad Nacional de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información (ANTAI)

Panama

Autoridad Nacional de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información (ANTAI)

Panama

Head of authority: Sheyla Castillo de Arias

Territory: National
Continent: Americas
Scope: Federal, Provincial, and Municipal
Competence: Privacy/Data Protection and ATI/RTI
Year established: 2013
Number of staff: 66 employees

Sheyla Castillo de Arias graduated in Law and Political Science from the Universidad Santa María La Antigua. She is a Partner at the Arias & Castillo Law Firm. During her public career, she has served as Legal Advisor to the Ministry of Housing and Special Notary of the National Mortgage Bank (March 1985 – July 1987); Legal Advisor to the Chamber of Commerce, Industries, and Agriculture of Panama (October 1987 – December 1989); Director General of Labor (1990 – 1992); Vice Minister of Labor and Social Welfare (January 1993 – November 1993); Minister of Labor and Social Welfare (November 1993 – February 1994); Advisor to the Minister of Government and Justice (January 2000 – March 2002); and first Director of the National Crisis Coordination Center of the National Authority for Transparency and Access to Information (September 2024 to date).

Relevant Laws

Law 6 of 2002 – Establishes standards for transparency in public administration, the writ of habeas data, and other provisions
Law 33 of 2013 – Creates the National Authority for Transparency and Access to Information

Note: The documents are in Spanish; no official English translations are available.

Activities

Memory 2024 – Annual Report of the National Authority for Transparency and Access to Information

Contact details

Address: Prado Avenue, Building 713, Balboa Ancón, Republic of Panamá
Email: scdearias@antai.gob.pa
Telephone: +507 (520-0141) / +507 (520-0250)
Website: www.antai.gob.pa
X: @ANTAI_Panama
LinkedIn: Autoridad Nacional de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información
YouTube: @antaipanama4779
Instagram: @antaipanama
Facebook: facebook.com/antaipma

Autoridad Nacional de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Pública

Peru (National Authority)

Autoridad Nacional de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Pública

Peru (National Authority)

Head of authority: Eduardo Javier Luna Cervantes

Director General of Transparency, Access to Public Information and Personal Data Protection of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights.

Lawyer. Former chief of the Ombudsman Programme of Public Ethics, Corruption Prevention and Public Policy and former member of the Police Discipline Court of the Ministry of Interior.

Professor at the Law Schools of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and the University of Lima.

Director General de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información Pública y Protección de Datos Personales del Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos.

Abogado. Ex jefe del Programa de Ética Pública, Prevención de la Corrupción y Políticas Públicas de la Defensoría del Pueblo. Ex vocal del Tribunal de Disciplina Policial del Ministerio del Interior.

Profesor en las Facultades de Derechos de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú y la Universidad de Lima.

Territory: Peru
Continent: Americas
Competence: Privacy / Data Protection and ATI/RTI
Scope: National
Year established: 2017
Number of staff: 10

Relevant Laws

Ley 27806, Ley de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Pública, cuyo Texto Único Ordenado fue aprobado por el Decreto Supremo 021-2019-JUS

Reglamento de la Ley de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Pública, aprobado por el Decreto Supremo 072-2003-PCM

Decreto Legislativo 1353, Decreto Legislativo que crea la Autoridad Nacional de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Pública, fortalece el régimen de protección de datos personales y la regulación de la gestión de intereses

Reglamento del Decreto Legislativo 1353, aprobado por el Decreto Supremo 019-2017

Activities:

Balance de Gestión 2018 – 2021

Contact details:

Address: Scipión Llona 350, Miraflores Lima, Perú
Website: www.gob.pe/antaip

Phone:+5112048020 Anexo 1020
Email:autoridaddetransparencia@minjus.gob.pe

Defensoría del Pueblo Peru

Peru (Ombudsman)

Defensoría del Pueblo Peru

Peru (Ombudsman)

Head of authority: Walter Gutiérrez Camacho

Lawyer from the University of San Martin de Porres. With studies in Master in Business Law at the University of Lima; doctoral studies at the University of Seville, and Postgraduate Diploma in Civil Law at the University of Salamanca.

He has been President of the Honor Court of the Electoral Ethical Pact in the General Elections for the Presidency of the Republic (2016), and President of the Honor Court of the Electoral Ethical Pact in the Municipal Elections process (2014). He has been Dean of the Lima Bar Association during 2008 and 2009 periods. He is currently Ombudsman for the 2016-2021 period.

Territory: Peru
Continent: Americas
Competence: Privacy / Data Protection and ATI/RTI
Scope: National
Year established: 2017
Number of staff: 10

Relevant Laws

Constitución Política del Perú

Ley 26520, Ley Orgánica de la Defensoría del Pueblo

Activities:

Vigésimo Segundo Informe Anual de la Defensoría del Pueblo 2018

Reporte sobre la regulación del procedimiento de acceso a la información pública en el TUPA a nivel nacional

Vigésimo Segundo Informe Anual de la Defensoría del Pueblo 2018

Contact details:

Address: Lima, Perú
Website: www.defensoria.gob.pe

Phone:+513110300 – 2053
Email:consulta@defensoria.gob.pe

Tribunal de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Pública del Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos

Peru (Court)

Tribunal de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Pública del Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos

Peru (Court)

Head of authority: Vanessa Luyo

Lawyer graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Master in Public Management from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona), with a scholarship from the Carolina Foundation – Spain, and studies in the Master’s in Social Management from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.

She has more than 16 years of professional experience in the Public Administration. Vanessa worked as a legal specialist in the Superior Court of Administrative Responsibilities of the Comptroller General of the Republic, as an adviser in the General Directorate of Policies and Strategies of the Development Ministry and Social Inclusion and as adviser to the Office of Integrity and Transparency of the Promotion of Private Investment Agency (Proinversión).

She is currently President of the Court for Transparency and Access to Public Information.

Territory: Peru
Continent: Americas
Competence: Privacy / Data Protection and ATI/RTI
Scope: Federal or National
Year established: 2017
Number of staff: 24

Relevant Laws

Constitución Política del Perú (inciso 5 del artículo 2°)

Ley N° 27806, Ley de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Pública

Decreto Supremo N° 021-2019-JUS Texto Único Ordenado de la Ley N° 27806, Ley de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Pública

Reglamento de la Ley N° 27806, Ley de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Pública, aprobado por el Decreto Supremo N° 072-2003-PCM

Decreto Legislativo N° 1353, que Crea la Autoridad Nacional De Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Pública, Fortalece el Régimen de Protección de Datos Personales y la Regulación de la Gestión de Interés

Decreto Supremo N° 019-2017-JUS, que aprueba el Reglamento del Decreto Legislativo N° 1353

Decreto Legislativo N° 1416, Decreto Legislativo que fortalece el Tribunal de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Públic.

There is no English version about relevant laws, but you can access to them, in native language, at the following link:

https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/497213/Compendio_Transparencia_y_Acceso_a_la_Informacio%CC%81n_Pu%CC%81blica.pdf

Activities:

Annual Memory 2020

Contact details:

Address: Peru
Website: https://www.minjus.gob.pe/tribunal-de-transparencia-y-acceso-a-la-informacion-publica/

Phone:+(01)2048020 | Anexo: 1301
Email:tribunaltaip@minjus.gob.pe

The Office of Government Information Services

United States of America (Federal)

The Office of Government Information Services

United States of America (Federal)

Head of authority: Alina M. Semo

In December 2016, Alina M. Semo became the Director of the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), the Federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) ombudsman’s office, which is part of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

Prior to joining OGIS, Ms. Semo served as the Director of Litigation in NARA’s Office of General Counsel for two and a half years. Before coming to NARA, Ms. Semo led the FOIA Litigation Unit in the Office of the General Counsel at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for over ten years, and also served as an Assistant General Counsel in the Litigation Branch for nearly five years. Ms. Semo began her federal government career as a Department of Justice trial attorney and later senior counsel in the Federal Programs Branch, Civil Division, from 1991 to 1999, and from 1988 to 1991 worked as an associate at Hopkins & Sutter in Washington, D.C.

Ms. Semo holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law School; she is licensed in the District of Columbia and Maryland.
Email: alina.semo@nara.gov
Phone: 202-741-5771

Territory: United States
Continent: North America
Year established: 2007, but opened its doors in 2009
Number of staff: 10

Relevant Laws

Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552

Activities:

The Freedom of Information Act Ombudsman—Past, Present & Future (Published March 2019)

Contact details:

Address: National Archives and Records Administration, Office of Government Information Services, 8601 Adelphi Road – OGIS, College Park, MD 20740-6001
Website: https://www.archives.gov/ogis

Phone:+18776846448 & 2027415770
Email:ogis@nara.gov

Unidad de Acceso a la Información Pública (UAIP)

Uruguay

Unidad de Acceso a la Información Pública (UAIP)

Uruguay

Head of authority: Alejandra Villar

Alejandra es Licenciada en Archivología por la Universidad de la República, Máster en Archivística por la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid y tiene especialidades en Auditoría Interna en Sistemas de Gestión, así como en Implantación de Sistemas de Gestión de Documentos según ISO 30300/30301” por la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ESAGED).

Villar era responsable del Departamento de Gestión Documental de la Fiscalía General de la República. Es profesora asociada efectiva de la Licenciatura en Archivología, en el departamento de Información y Sociedad del Instituto de Información, Facultad de Información y Comunicación (FIC) de la Udelar. Es miembro de la Comisión de Evaluación Documental Institucional de la Agencia de Gobierno Electrónico y la Sociedad de la Información y el Conocimiento (AGESIC).

Territory: Uruguay
Continent: Americas
Competence: ATI/RTI only
Year established: 2008
Number of staff: 28

Relevant Laws

La Unidad de Acceso a la Información Pública es el órgano de control creado por la Ley de Acceso a la Información Pública N° 18.381 de 17 de octubre de 2008.

Activities:

Anual report 2020

Contact details:

Address: Liniers 1324 piso 4°
Website: https://www.gub.uy/unidad-acceso-informacion-publica/

Phone:+(598)29010065 int. opción 4
Email: alejandra.villar@informacionpublica.gub.uy

Yukon Information and Privacy Commissioner

Yukon Territory (Canada)

Yukon Information and Privacy Commissioner

Yukon Territory (Canada)

Head of authority: Jason Pedlar, Information and Privacy Commissioner for Yukon

Relevant Laws

Ombudsman Act

Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Health Information Privacy and Management Act

Public Interest Disclosure of Wrongdoing Act

Activities:

2024 Annual Report (English)
2024 Rapport Annuel (French)

Contact details:

Phone:info@yukonaccountability.ca
Email:tribunaltaip@minjus.gob.pe

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