John Bourn
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Sir John Bourn KCB |
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| Comptroller and Auditor General | |
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In office 1 January 1988 – 2008 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Gordon Downey |
| Succeeded by | Tim Burr (interim) Amyas Morse |
| Auditor General for Wales | |
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In office 1999–2005 |
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| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | Jeremy Colman |
| Personal details | |
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February 21, 1934 Hornsey, London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Ardita Bourn |
| Children | Two |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
Sir John Bryant Bourn KCB (born 21 February 1934) is a former Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) (therefore a former head of the National Audit Office).
Bourn was born in Hornsey, London, in 1934 and attended Southgate School from 1945 to 1951. He completed a BSc and PhD in economics at the London School of Economics.
Bourn entered the UK civil service at the top-entry level. He worked in the Air Ministry before spending a year at HM Treasury. He then spent time at the Civil Service College, Ministry of Defence and the Northern Ireland Office, where he was for some time Deputy Under Secretary of State, the UK government's most senior civil servant in Northern Ireland. He was a Deputy Under Secretary of State in the Ministry of Defence before he became the Comptroller and Auditor General on 1 January 1988.
As Comptroller and Auditor General, Bourn certified the accounts of all UK Government departments and a wide range of other public sector bodies; and he had statutory authority to report to Parliament on the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which departments and other bodies used their resources. Under his leadership, the National Audit Office won contracts to carry out substantial work overseas, including for the United Nations, the European Commission, and for a number of countries around the world. During his tenure Bourn was Chairman of the Multilateral Audit Advisory Group of the World Bank, and he also was a member (and chairman) of the Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations. Additionally, he was a member of the Governing Boards of the International and of the European Organisations of National Audit Offices and Courts of Audit. He was also appointed as the first Auditor General for Wales until Jeremy Colman took over this role on 1 April 2005.
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