National Ombudsman of the Netherlands Reinier van Zutphen has been elected as board member of the European Chapter of the de International Ombudsman Institute (IOI).
Mr Van Zutphen is now better able to work together with his European colleagues in cases where it concerns cross border issues. It also allows him to seek further development of the complaint handling system and ask attention for the citizens perspective in investigations of the ombudsman institution The International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) was established in 1978 and is the only global organisation for the cooperation of more than 170 independent Ombudsman institutions from more than 90 countries worldwide. The IOI provides training and valuable expertise in the field of good governance and the rule of law.
