Giovanni Buttarelli, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Giovanni Buttarelli

data protection expert

Date of Birth: 24-Jun-1957

Place of Birth: Frascati, Lazio, Italy

Date of Death: 20-Aug-2019

Profession: magistrate

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Giovanni Buttarelli (24 June 1957 – 20 August 2019) was an Italian civil servant, who served as the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS).
On 4 December 2014, he was appointed by a joint decision of the European Parliament and the Council.
He was due to serve a five-year term in this position.
Previously, he served as Assistant EDPS, 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.Before joining the EDPS, Buttarelli worked as Secretary General of the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, the Italian Data Protection Authority, between 1997 and 2009.