Biography
He began his career as an auditor in 1979 [2] at the Comptroller and Auditor General of Ireland,where he was Senior Auditor at from 1994 to 1999. [3] In 2008 he was Chairman of the Audit Board at the European Investment Fund. In 2013 he became head of Cabinet of a Court of an Auditor member. From 2017 to 2018 he was Director of the Fourth Chamber of the European Court of Auditors,responsible for Market Regulation and Competitive Economy. He became a member of the European Court of Auditors in 2018 [4] and has been its President since 1 October 2022, [5] replacing Klaus-Heiner Lehne. [6] [7]
He achieved the required majority in the body of 27 members in the second round of voting. [8]
He is the second Irish person to lead a body of the European Union,after Emily O'Reilly,who served as European Ombudsman between 2013 and 2024. [5]
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