Mr. Nikiforos Diamandouros was duly elected European Ombudsman by the Members of the European Parliament in plenary session in Strasbourg on 15 January 2003, he will take office on 1 April 2003 after Mr Söderman retires and will serve until the end of the current parliamentary term in 2004. Mr Jacob Söderman was elected the first European Ombudsman in June 1995 and re-elected in 1999. Amongst Mr Söderman ’s work, his participation in the European Convention on the Future of Europe has been a remarkable major contribution.
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