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Vera Leth
Vera Leth (born 4 July 1958) is a Greenlandic civil servant who has been the County Council Ombudsman for the Parliament of Greenland since 1997. Career Vera Amatsiak Leth (née Jensen) was born on 4 July 1958 in Qutdligssat, Greenland. She attended the University of Copenhagen, where she earned a law degree in 1988. Leth then spent the following two and a half years working at a law firm, before working on business legislation. In 1996, Otto Steenholdt proposed Leth as the successor to Emil Abelsen as the Ombudsman of the Parliament. The Parliament voted unanimously for Leth to undertake the position, becoming the second person to hold the post. In 2001, Leth was critical of the appointment of Jens-Kristian Kleist as the priest for Greenlanders in Denmark. This was regarding the way in which the Directorate for Culture, Education, Research and Church had dealt with Kleist, regarding the lack of housing for him in Denmark. At an extraordinary meeting held on 8 April 2013, her tenur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ombudsman
An ombudsman (, also ,), ombud, ombuds, ombudswoman, ombudsperson or public advocate is an official who is usually appointed by the government or by parliament (usually with a significant degree of independence) to investigate complaints and attempt to resolve them, usually through recommendations (binding or not) or mediation. Ombudsmen sometimes also aim to identify systemic issues leading to poor service or breaches of people's rights. At the national level, most ombudsmen have a wide mandate to deal with the entire public sector, and sometimes also elements of the private sector (for example, contracted service providers). In some cases, there is a more restricted mandate, for example with particular sectors of society. More recent developments have included the creation of specialized children's ombudsmen. In some countries, an inspector general, citizen advocate or other official may have duties similar to those of a national ombudsman and may also be appointed by a legi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
