List of Australian Commonwealth Ombudsmen


Below is a list of all the people who have held the role of Commonwealth Ombudsman since establishment of the position by the Government of Australia in 1977.
OmbudsmanAppointed
Prof. Jack RichardsonMarch 1977
Air Vice-Marshal Jordan AO 23 September 1985
Geoffery Kolts1 July 1986
Kevin Sainsbury 31 October 1987
Prof. Dennis Pearce1 February 1988
Alan Cameron1 April 1991
Lindsay Shaw December 1992
Philippa Smith AM17 May 1993
Ron McLeod18 February 1998
John McMillan16 May 2003
Allan Asher23 July 2010
Alison Larkins 20 October 2011
Colin Neave16 August 2012
Michael Manthorpe PSM8 May 2017