Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner
German: Eidgenössischer Datenschutz- und Öffentlichkeitsbeauftragter French: Préposé fédéral à la protection des données et à la transparence Italian: Incaricato federale della protezione dei dati e della trasparenza
The position of Federal Data Protection Commissioner was created in 1993,[5] with the entry in force (on 1 July 1993) of the Federal Act on Data Protection of 19 June 1992.[3]
The position was renamed Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner in 2006, with the entry in force (on 1 July 2006) of the Federal Act on Freedom of Information in the Administration of 17 December 2004.[4]
The commissioner is appointed by the Federal Council (for a term of office of four years) and approved by a vote of the Federal Assembly.[3]
^The position of Federal Data Protection Commissioner was created in 1993. It was renamed Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner in 2006.
^According to the Federal Act on Data Protection, "The Commissioner fulfils his tasks independently without being subject to the directives of any authority. He is assigned to the Federal Chancellery for administrative purposes." (article 26).
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