H. A. S. Samaraweera

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H. A. S. Samaraweera
39th Auditor General of Sri Lanka
In office
2010–2015
Preceded by S. Swarnajothi
Succeeded by Gamini Wijesinghe

H. A. S. Samaraweera was the 39th Auditor General of Sri Lanka. He was appointed in 2010, succeeding S. Swarnajothi. He was succeeded by Gamini Wijesinghe [1] [2]

Auditor General of Sri Lanka

The Auditor General of Sri Lanka is appointed by the President to aid accountability by conducting independent audits of government operations. These audits provide members of Parliament with objective information to help them examine the government's activities and hold it to account. According to the constitution, the Auditor General is empowered to audit the accounts of all departments of Government, the Offices of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Judicial Service Commission, the Public Service Commission, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration, the Secretary-General of Parliament and the Commissioner of Elections, local authorities, public corporations and business or other undertakings vested in the Government under any written law.

S. Swarnajothi was the 38th Auditor General of Sri Lanka. He was appointed on 3 January 2007, succeeding P. A. Pematilaka. He was succeeded by H. A. S. Samaraweera. Swarnajothi serves on the Board of Directors of Commercial Bank since 20 August 2012. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka and also a member of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Australia.

H. M. Gamini Wijesinghe is the 40th and current Auditor General of Sri Lanka. He was appointed on 27 November 2015, succeeding H. A. S. Samaraweera. He previously held the office of Director General of the Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standers Monitoring Board. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka.

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References

  1. ↑ "Former Auditor Generals". auditorgeneral.gov.lk. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Wimalasurendre, Cyril. "AG's audit reports on the web soon". The Island. Upali Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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S. Swarnajothi 		Auditor General of Sri Lanka
2010– 2015 		Succeeded by
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