BackOn 20 May 2013, Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, announced the eligible candidates for the post of European Ombudsman. Eight candidatures for the Ombudsman’s post had reached him before the 8 May deadline, six of which were eligible.
The candidates are (in alphabetical order):
- Alex Brenninkmeijer
- Markus Jaeger,
- Ria Oomen-Ruijten MEP (EPP, NL),
- Emily O'Reilly,
- Dagmar Roth-Behrendt MEP (S&D, DE), and
- Francesco Speroni MEP (EFD, IT).
The candidates will be heard by the Petitions Committee on 18 June, and the new Ombudsman will be elected at the July plenary session.
The successful candidate will replace sitting European Ombudsman Nikiforos Diamandouros, who had recently announced that he would retire in October after ten years in the job.
