European Data Protection Supervisor

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) is an independent supervisory authority whose primary objective is to monitor and ensure that European institutions and bodies respect the right to privacy and data protection when they process personal data and develop new policies.

European Data Protection Supervisor
Incumbent
Wojciech Wiewiórowski
since 6 December 2019
NominatorEuropean Commission
AppointerEuropean Parliament and Council
Constituting instrumentRegulation (EU) 2018/1725
Formation17 January 2004
First holderPeter Hustinx
Websiteedps.europa.eu

Wojciech Wiewiórowski has been appointed European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) by a joint decision of the European Parliament and the Council. Appointed for a five-year term, he took office on 6 December 2019.

Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 describes the duties and powers of the European Data Protection Supervisor (Chapter VI) as well as the institutional independence of the EDPS as a supervisory authority. It also lays down the rules for data protection in the EU institutions.

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