Emily O'Reilly
Emily O'Reilly | |
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O'Reilly in 2015 | |
| European Ombudsman | |
| In office 1 October 2013 – 31 December 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Nikiforos Diamandouros |
| Succeeded by | Teresa Anjinho |
| Irish Ombudsman | |
| In office 1 June 2003 – 29 September 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Peter Tyndall |
| Information Commissioner | |
| In office 1 June 2003 – 29 September 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Peter Tyndall |
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.