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Nationality
  
Irish


Name
  
Peter Tyndall

Peter Tyndall wwwindependentieincomingarticle29643714eceAL

Occupation
  
Ombudsman Information Commissioner Commissioner for Environmental Information

Peter Tyndall is the Ombudsman, Information Commissioner, and Commissioner for Environmental Information of Ireland. As Ombudsman, he is ex-officio member of four important statutory oversight bodies: the Commission for Public Service Appointments, the Referendum Commission, the Constituency Commission and the Standards in Public Office Commission.

He received his warrant of appointment from President Michael D. Higgins at a ceremony in Áras an Uachtaráin on 2 December 2013. He is the successor to Emily O'Reilly.

Tyndall is a Dubliner who has lived in Wales for more than 30 years where he occupied a variety of senior positions in housing and social care. He has also been Head of Education and Culture for the Welsh Local Government Association, Chief Executive of the Arts Council of Wales, and latterly the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales from 2008–13. He was Chairman of the British and Irish Ombudsman Association for two years, and is a member of the World and European Boards of the International Ombudsman Institute.

Tyndall has an M.Sc. degree in Strategic Management from Cardiff University and is married with three daughters.

References

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