Comptroller General of the State | |
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Interventor General del Estado | |
Incumbent since 23 June 2018Pablo Arellano Pardo | |
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Style | The Most Excellent |
Abbreviation | IGAE |
Reports to | Under Secretary of Finance |
Nominator | Minister of Finance |
Appointer | King of Spain |
Term length | No fixed term |
Precursor | Director-General for Accounting |
Inaugural holder | José Ramón de Oya |
Formation | January 4, 1874 |
Website | www.igae.pap.hacienda.gob.es |
The Comptroller General of the State (IGAE) is a senior official of the Ministry of Finance of Spain. The comptroller directs the Office of the Comptroller General of the State Administration, which is an internal supervisory agency with the task of supervising the state public administration and of managing the public accounts.
The Comptroller General is appointed by the Monarch with the advice of the Finance Minister. The Comptroller General reports directly to the Under Secretary of Finance.