Company type | Government agency |
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Industry | Auditing |
Founded | 1816 |
Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
Area served | Norway |
Key people | Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen (Chairman) |
Number of employees | approx 450 (2023) |
Parent | Parliament of Norway |
Website | www.riksrevisjonen.no |
The Office of the Auditor General of Norway (Norwegian: Riksrevisjonen) is the state auditor of the Government of Norway and directly subordinate of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for auditing, monitoring and advising all state economic activities, including financial audits, performance audits and corporate control. Located in Oslo, it is led by a board of five auditors general elected for four years and from 2014 it has been led by Per-Kristian Foss. It is regulated by the Auditor General Act of June 1, 2005.
The office has about 460 employees, mostly recruited among economists, lawyers and social scientists.