History of the Institution of Ombudsman

2020: The Public Defender of Rights JUDr. Stanislav Křeček, the Deputy Public Defender of Rights Mgr. Monika Šimůnková
2014: The Public Defender of Rights Mgr. Anna Šabatová, Ph.D., the Deputy Public Defender of Rights JUDr. Stanislav Křeček
2010: The Public Defender of Rights JUDr. Pavel Varvařovský, the Deputy Public Defender of Rights RNDr. Jitka Seitlová
2006: The Public Defender of Rights JUDr. Otakar Motejl, the Deputy Public Defender of Rights RNDr. Jitka Seitlová
2000: The Public Defender of Rights JUDr. Otakar Motejl, the Deputy Public Defender of Rights Mgr. Anna Šabatová
1999: Adoption of Act No. 349/1999 Coll., on the Public Defender of Rights, establishing the office of ombudsman in the Czech Republic. The Chamber of Deputies approved the bill by a slim majority on 4 November; the Senate passed it on 8 November.
20th century: After the Second World War, ombudsman institutions appeared and were gradually established in nearly 100 countries of the world.
1809: The institution of the ombudsman was incorporated into the Swedish constitution. The ombudsman was defined as a parliamentary body whose task was to ensure that public officers and judges adhere to laws and other regulations.
1713: From this year, the duty of the ombudsman was to ensure the correct conduct of royal officials.
18th century: The first “true” ombudsman post was established by Swedish King Charles XII (discounting some previous positions of a similar nature, e.g., the Roman tribune of the plebs).