Below is a list of all the people who have held the role of Commonwealth Ombudsman since establishment of the position by the Government of Australia in 1977. [1]
Ombudsman | Appointed |
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Prof. Jack Richardson | March 1977 [2] |
Air Vice-Marshal Jordan AO (Acting) | 23 September 1985 [3] |
Geoffery Kolts | 1 July 1986 |
Kevin Sainsbury (Acting) | 31 October 1987 [4] |
Prof. Dennis Pearce | 1 February 1988 [5] |
Alan Cameron | 1 April 1991 [6] |
Lindsay Shaw (Acting) | December 1992 [7] |
Philippa Smith AM | 17 May 1993 [8] |
Ron McLeod | 18 February 1998 [9] |
John McMillan | 16 May 2003 [10] |
Allan Asher | 23 July 2010 [11] |
Alison Larkins (Acting) | 20 October 2011 [12] |
Colin Neave | 16 August 2012 [13] |
Michael Manthorpe PSM | 8 May 2017 [14] |