Professor Kevin Dunion
Executive Director, Centre for Freedom of Information, School of Law, University of Dundee
Kevin Dunion is Honorary Professor and Executive Director of the Centre for Freedom of Information at the School of Law, University of Dundee, which has been established as a research and resource centre for Information Commissioners and Ombudsmen. Prior to this Kevin Dunion was the first Scottish Information Commissioner, serving two terms (2003-2012) and issuing over 1500 formal decision on appeals arising under the Freedom of Information (Scotland ) Act. He is author of the authoritative textbook “Freedom of Information in Scotland in Practice” as well as a number of books and articles on environmental justice and access to information. As an international consultant on implementing and enforcing access to information rights, Kevin Dunion has worked on behalf of international agencies and NGOs in Africa, Caribbean, China, India and Brazil. Last year he was appointed by the Board of Directors of The World Bank to be a member of the Bank’s Access to Information Appeals Board.
Kevin Dunion is Honorary Professor and Executive Director of the Centre for Freedom of Information at the School of Law, University of Dundee, which has been established as a research and resource centre for Information Commissioners and Ombudsmen. Prior to this Kevin Dunion was the first Scottish Information Commissioner, serving two terms (2003-2012) and issuing over 1500 formal decision on appeals arising under the Freedom of Information (Scotland ) Act. He is author of the authoritative textbook “Freedom of Information in Scotland in Practice” as well as a number of books and articles on environmental justice and access to information. As an international consultant on implementing and enforcing access to information rights, Kevin Dunion has worked on behalf of international agencies and NGOs in Africa, Caribbean, China, India and Brazil. Last year he was appointed by the Board of Directors of The World Bank to be a member of the Bank’s Access to Information Appeals Board.
