Emily O'Reilly

Emily O'Reilly is an author and former journalist and broadcaster who became Ireland's first female Ombudsman in 2003, succeeding Kevin Murphy. On 3 July 2013, she was voted European Ombudsman by the European Parliament. She was re-elected in 2014 and in 2019, in each case for a mandate of five more years. She was educated at University College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, and Harvard University, where she was awarded a Nieman Fellowship in journalism.

Emily O'Reilly
O'Reilly in 2015
European Ombudsman
Assumed office
1 October 2013
Preceded byNikiforos Diamandouros
Irish Ombudsman
In office
1 June 2003 – 29 September 2013
Preceded byKevin Murphy
Succeeded byPeter Tyndall
Information Commissioner
In office
1 June 2003 – 29 September 2013
Preceded byKevin Murphy
Succeeded byPeter Tyndall
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