Auditor General of Quebec

The role of the Auditor General of Quebec (fr:Vérificateur général du Québec) is to aid accountability by conducting independent audits of Quebec provincial government operations. The office was created in 1868. Guylaine Leclerc is Quebec's current auditor general.^[2]

Auditor General of Quebec
Vérificateur général du Québec
Incumbent Guylaine Leclerc since February 26, 2015
Abbreviation	VGC
Reports to	National Assembly of Quebec
Appointer	Governor in Council
Term length	10 years non-renewable
Constituting instrument	Auditor General Act
Formation	1868
First holder	Gaspard Drolet

Office of the Auditor General of Quebec

Bureau du Vérificateur général du Québec
Agency overview
Formed	1868
Headquarters	Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Employees	299
Annual budget	$28.04 million (2017)[1]
Website	https://vgq.qc.ca

Office

The Auditor General is appointed by the National Assembly of Quebec for a 10-year term.

On February 26, 2015, Members of the National Assembly of Quebec unanimously approved a motion to nominate Guylaine Leclerc as Quebec's new auditor General for a 10-year term. This term started on March 16, 2015.^[3]

The previous auditor general of Québec was Renaud Lachance. His term spanned from June 16, 2004 to November 30, 2011. Michel Samson was interim auditor general from November 30, 2011 to March 12, 2015.^[3]

See also

• Auditor General of Canada