BackOn 13 March 2025, the Danish Parliament elected Christian Britten Lundblad as new Ombudsman. He is succeeding Niels Fenger, who in October 2024 took up a position as judge at the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Christian Britten Lundblad comes from a position as President of the Court of Frederiksberg and has also previously been President of the Court of Aalborg. In addition, 58-year-old Christian Britten Lundblad has been CEO of Ret&Råd, taken up management positions at the Danish Bar and Law Society and been adjunct professor at Aalborg University, among other things.
‘I am deeply grateful for the trust that Parliament has shown me by electing me as new Ombudsman. It is an institution that plays an essential role in our democratic society and even an institution that has been an inspiration around the world. The Ombudsman institution has – starting off from the Danish Constitutional Act – existed for more than 70 years. I am excited to continue a development – together with the institution’s exceedingly skilful staff – where the institution is relevant and present in times with increased digitalisation and use of artificial intelligence in public case processing, among other things.
I am very much looking forward to cooperating with Parliament and the state and local administrations in order to protect the legal rights of citizens and businesses in their meeting with public authorities, including contributing to the development of good administrative practice in turbulent times through open dialogue.
I have naturally – recently in particular – followed the Ombudsman institution’s work closely, and I find that the priority areas already initiated this year are most relevant and topical – so I can hardly wait to get started,’ says Christian Britten Lundblad.
Christian Britten Lundblad will take over as Ombudsman on 1 May 2025 after a period with High Court Judge Henrik Bloch Andersen as temporary Ombudsman.
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Source: The Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman
