Giovanni Buttarelli

Giovanni Buttarelli
Buttarelli in November 2014
European Data Protection Supervisor
In office
4 December 2014 – 20 August 2019
Preceded byPeter Hustinx
Succeeded byWojciech Wiewiórowski
Assistant European Data Protection Supervisor
In office
2009–2014
Secretary General at Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
In office
1997–2009
Personal details
Born(1957-06-24)24 June 1957
Frascati, Italy
Died20 August 2019(2019-08-20) (aged 62)
Milan, Italy
Alma materSapienza University of Rome

Giovanni Buttarelli (24 June 1957 – 20 August 2019)[1] was an Italian civil servant, who served as the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS).[2] On 4 December 2014, he was appointed by a joint decision of the European Parliament and the Council.[3] He was due to serve a five-year term in this position. Previously, he served as Assistant EDPS,[4] from January 2009 until December 2014. He was also a member of the Italian judiciary with the rank of judge of the Court of Cassation.[5]

Before joining the EDPS, Buttarelli worked as Secretary General[6] of the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, the Italian Data Protection Authority, between 1997 and 2009.

  1. ^ Vinocur, Nicholas (21 August 2019). "Top EU data protection regulator Giovanni Buttarelli passes away". Politico. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. ^ NYKA, Agnieszka (21 August 2019). "Notice". European Data Protection Supervisor - European Data Protection Supervisor. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Joint decision of the European Parliament and the Council". Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Appointed Assistant Supervisor". Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Sostituto procuratore generale Corte di Cassazione" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  6. ^ "3. Il Garante per la protezione dei dati personali - Relazione 1997 - 30... - Garante Privacy". www.garanteprivacy.it. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

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