General Secretariat

The General Secretariat provides strategic and central administrative support to INTOSAI.

to maintain contact with and between members of INTOSAI in the periods between the Congresses;
to assist the Governing Board and the Committees in the fulfilment of the tasks assigned to them and to promote the organization and coordination among the Regional Organizations;
to organize symposia, studies and other activities promoting the aims of INTOSAI;
to prepare and submit the draft triennial budget to the Governing Board in consultation with the Policy, Finance and Administration Committee, and annually to submit to the Governing Board an updated budget plan for the current and next calendar year in consultation with the Policy, Finance and Administration Committee;
to implement the budget allocated and to maintain the accounts and records of INTOSAI;
to publish the INTOSAI annual report containing audited financial statements for the calendar year ended with comparative statements for the preceding year and to submit this to the Governing Board by the mid of June of each year;
to act as leading liaison with the United Nations; and
to perform any other tasks assigned by the Congress or the Governing Board.

Dr. Margit KRAKER

INTOSAI Secretary General
President of the Austrian Court of Audit

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The Austrian Court of Audit is headed by President Margit Kraker. She was appointed for a term of twelve years in July 2016.

In this capacity, she is also the Secretary General of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI).

Since 1 July 2016 President of the Austrian Court of Audit and Secretary General of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI)
2014 – 2016 Vice member of the Management Committee of the European Organisation of Regional External Public Finance Audit Institutions (EURORAI)
2013 – 2016 Director of the Court of Audit of the Province of Styria
1996 – 2013 Various functions in the provincial government of Styria
1985 – 1996 Legal expert of a parliamentary group
1983 – 1985 University assistant at the Institute of Public Law, Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Graz
1979 – 1983 Law studies at the University of Graz and graduation with PhD degree
1960 born in Zeltweg, Styria, Austria