Parliament has today elected Christian Britten Lundblad as new Ombudsman. He is succeeding Niels Fenger, who in October 2024 took up a position as judge at the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Christian Britten Lundblad comes from a position as President of the Court of Frederiksberg and has also previously been President of the Court of Aalborg. In addition, 58-year-old Christian Britten Lundblad has been CEO of Ret&Råd, taken up management positions at the Danish Bar and Law Society and been adjunct professor at Aalborg University, among other things.
‘I am deeply grateful for the trust that Parliament has shown me by electing me as new Ombudsman. It is an institution that plays an essential role in our democratic society and even an institution that has been an inspiration around the world. The Ombudsman institution has – starting off from the Danish Constitutional Act – existed for more than 70 years. I am excited to continue a development – together with the institution’s exceedingly skilful staff – where the institution is relevant and present in times with increased digitalisation and use of artificial intelligence in public case processing, among other things.
I am very much looking forward to cooperating with Parliament and the state and local administrations in order to protect the legal rights of citizens and businesses in their meeting with public authorities, including contributing to the development of good administrative practice in turbulent times through open dialogue.
I have naturally – recently in particular – followed the Ombudsman institution’s work closely, and I find that the priority areas already initiated this year are most relevant and topical – so I can hardly wait to get started,’ says Christian Britten Lundblad.
Christian Britten Lundblad will take over as Ombudsman on 1 May 2025 after a period with High Court Judge Henrik Bloch Andersen as temporary Ombudsman.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Christian Britten Lundblad
Study and work history etc.
2025- Parliamentary Ombudsman.
2017-2025 President, Court of Frederiksberg.
2008-2017 President, Court of Aalborg.
2006-2007 Acting High Court Judge, Eastern High Court.
2004-2007 Chief Executive Officer, Ret&Råd.
2001-2004 Chief Legal Officer, the Growth Fund (Vækstfonden).
2001 Attorney, Kammeradvokaten.
1997-2001 Head of Office and later Head of Department, the Danish Bar and Law Society.
1996-1997 Head of the Legal Secretariat, the Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs.
1992-1996 Legal Officer, Department of the Ministry of Justice.
1990-1992 Assistant Attorney, Attorney Søren Theilgård.
1990 Legal Master’s degree from University of Copenhagen.
Born 18 October 1966.
Christian Britten Lundblad lives on Østerbro with his wife, and he has two daughters aged 27 and 30.