Auditor General

The National Audit Office is directed by the Auditor General, who is elected by Parliament for a term of six years. Dr Tuomas Pöysti was elected to serve as Auditor General from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2012.

Tuomas Pöysti, Doctor of Laws, served as Senior Officer, Legal Affairs at the Ministry of Finance in 1999-2000 and Ministerial Adviser at the Ministry of Finance in 2000-2004. He has held the position of Docent of Administrative Law at the University of Helsinki since 2001. He is presently on a leave of absence from the post of Government Controller General, in which he served in 2004-2006.

Tuomas Pöysti's Curriculum Vitae (pdf) (18.2 KB)