HEAD OF THE UN’S TOP AUDITING BODY
Hou Kai, Auditor General of the National Audit Office, will hold the chairmanship of the United Nations Board of Auditors for two years starting on January 1, 2023, the board decided at its 52nd Special Session held in Santiago, Chile, on November 29.
Hou, 60, was appointed to his current post in June 2020. He is also a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and a member of the Standing Committee of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CPC.
The Board of Auditors was established in 1946 to independently audit the