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Richard Quartei Quartey | |
|---|---|
| Auditor-General of Ghana | |
| In office August 2010 – December 2016 | |
| Appointed by | John Evans Atta Mills |
| Preceded by | Edward Dua Agyeman |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Yaw Domelevo |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana Business School |
| Occupation | Chartered accountant |
Richard Quartei Quartey is a Ghanaian accountant who served as the Auditor-General of Ghana from 2009 to 2016 and vice-chair of the UN's Independent Audit Advisory Committee in 2020.[1][2][3]
A product of the University of Ghana Business School, Quartey was appointed by John Evans Atta Mills in 2010 as the Auditor-General,[4] serving until he retired and was replaced by Daniel Yaw Domelevo.[5] Prior to his appointment he had served in Ghana's Audit service for more than 30 years before rising to the position of Auditor-General. In the foreign service, he has also undertaken several audit and investigative assignments for the United Nations including UNICEF, UN Pension Fund, International Criminal Tribunal, among others. He served on UN's Independent Audit Advisory Committee (IAAC) for five years, from 2015 to 2020 serving as the vice-chair of the committee in 2020.[2][6] Quartey was also the Joint External Auditor of the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) from 2014 to 2016. He is a supporter of Ghana football top club Accra Hearts of Oak.
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- ^ "Independent Audit Advisory Committee Holds Fifty-Second Session, 8–11 December | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 5 March 2021.