| Link(s): | New UK Information Commissioner begins term John Edwards is confirmed as the new Information Commissioner |
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport have confirmed that the New UK Information Commissioner has begun his term of office. John Edwards begins his new role as UK Information Commissioner with effect from Tuesday 4th January), on a five-year term, succeeds Elizabeth Denham CBE, whose term as UK Information Commissioner ended last year.
Key points to note
- Mr Edwards was educated in New Plymouth, New Zealand and achieved a Bachelor of Laws and Masters in Public Policy at the University of Wellington.
- He worked as a solicitor and barrister for more than 14 years, including time as a policy adviser to the New Zealand Prime Minister and Cabinet around Freedom of Information.
- From February 2014 to December 2021 he was New Zealand Privacy Commissioner. During that time he chaired the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners (now known as the Global Privacy Assembly), and was a member of the OECD’s Informal Group of Experts on Children in the Digital Environment.
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