The current holder is Nikiforos Diamandouros, who was initially elected in January 2003 for the remainder of the 1999-2004 legislature following the retirement of the first Ombudsman, Jacob Söderman, and then re-elected in January 2005 for a further five years.
Tam izvirzīti pašreizējais ombuds, Vittorio Bottoli (Itālija) un Pierre-Yves Monette (Beļģija).