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| AUDITOR GENERAL |
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Under the Thailand Constitution promulgated on 11 October
1997, the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) is a constitutional
agency responsible for setting up a public financed auditing commission.
OAG is an autonomous and independent statutory body. The new legislation
on government auditing in Thailand present Constitution has been set
up in 1999. Mrs. Jaruvan Maintaka became the first Auditor General under the new legislation (Act 1999) and the new organizational structure of OAG. Mrs. Maintaka was appointed Auditor General by the Royal Command of His Majesty the King on December 31, 2001 for a term of 5 years. Mrs. Maintaka is responsible for carrying out all audit for government agencies and enterprises throughout the Kingdom including consulting activities and management responsibilities, as well as management of the Auditor General Office’s day-to-day operations and interacting with the legislature, regional officials, and community leaders. Immediately prior to her appointment as Auditor General Mrs. Maintaka was a member of the State Audit Commission. Prior to her appointment to the Commission, Mrs. Maintaka was Deputy Auditor General in the Office of the Auditor General. Mrs. Maintaka graduated a Bachelor in Accounting (Honor) from Chulalongkorn University and a Master degree in Business Administration (Accounting & Auditing) from Michigan State University (Government Scholarship Recipient). Mrs. Maintaka has always been active in her profession, at both the national and international level. For her noteworthy service to the auditing and accounting profession, she was the Secretary General and then Vice Chairman of the Institute of Internal Auditors of Thailand. She also previously served as a member of the board of expertises on accounting and auditing, Civil Service Commission. Telephone : 66-2273-9674-91 Ext. 1457-59 Fax : 66-2298-5901 E-mail : jaruvan@oag.go.th |
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