John Edwards | |
|---|---|
 Edwards in 2018 | |
| Sixth Information Commissioner | |
| Assumed office 3 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Denham |
| Third Privacy Commissioner | |
| In office 17 February 2014 –31 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Marie Shroff |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | New Zealand |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
John Edwards is a New Zealand lawyer and civil servant who is the United Kingdom Information Commissioner, [1] and was previously the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner from 2014 to 2021. [2]
Edwards was brought up in New Plymouth [3] and practised law in Wellington for over 20 years specialising in information law. [2] He also served as legal counsel for the New Zealand Families Commission from 2003 to 2013,and as a senior solicitor at the Ministry of Health from 1997 to 1999. [4]
Edwards was the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner,first appointed in 2014 and held the post until 31 December 2021. [2] During his tenure he was also chairman of the Global Privacy Assembly from 2014 to 2017. [5]
On 21 December 2021,Edwards was formally appointed by letters patent as the United Kingdom's sixth [5] Information Commissioner,and took office on 3 January 2022. [1]
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