National Audit Office (China)

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National Audit Office of the People's Republic of China
Agency overview
中华人民共和国审计署 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Shěnjìshǔ

Formed	June 1983;41 years ago (1983-06)
Type	Constituent Department of the State Council (cabinet-level)
Jurisdiction	People's Republic of China
Headquarters	Beijing
Agency executive	Hou Kai, Auditor-General
Parent agency	State Council
Website	www.audit.gov.cn

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The National Audit Office of the People's Republic of China is the supreme audit institution in the People's Republic of China. It was established in 1983 according to the Constitution. It is a cabinet-level executive department of the State Council and under the leadership of the premier.

History
Functions
List of auditors general
See also
References
External links

History

As part of the 2018 institutional reforms, the National Audit Office acquired powers from other government bodies to inspect major projects, state-owned enterprises, central budgets, as well as central revenues and expenditures.^[1]

Functions

The Office is responsible auditing the finances of the State Council and of provincial governments and public institutions that receive central government funds. It additionally conducts audits on natural resources and environmental performance. The Office of the Central Auditing Commission of the Chinese Communist Party is located within the National Audit Office.^[1]

List of auditors general

The auditor general is the head of the NAO.

No.	Name	Took office	Left office
1	Yu Mingtao	June 1983	March 1985
2	Lü Peijian	March 1985	April 1994
3	Guo Zhenqian	May 1994	March 1998
4	Li Jinhua	March 1998	March 2008
5	Liu Jiayi	March 2008	April 2017
6	Hu Zejun	April 2017	June 2020
7	Hou Kai	June 2020

References

1 2 "Decoding Chinese Politics: Security". Asia Society . Retrieved October 2, 2023.

External links

Official website

State Council of China

Incumbent (14th): Li Qiang Cabinet

State Council

Members

Executive meeting	Premier Vice Premiers State Councilors Secretary-General
Ministers in charge of ministries/commissions Auditor-General

Agencies

Special

Offices

Research
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Overseas Chinese ^{(☭ United Front Dept.)}
Taiwan ^{(☭ Leading Group)}
Cyberspace ^{(☭ Cyberspace)}
Information ^{(☭ Publicity)}

Institutions

Academies	Sciences Engineering Social Sciences Governance (a.k.a. ☭ Central Party School)

Bureaus

State Council = Central People's Government (constitutionally since 1954)
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