John Noseworthy

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John Noseworthy has been the Auditor General of Newfoundland and Labrador since April 2002.

Noseworthy began his career with government in 1981 as a senior auditor in the Department of the Auditor General. Since then, he held positions of Auditor Manager and Audit Principal and, more recently, Deputy Auditor General. In April 2002, Premier Roger Grimes gave notice that he would move a motion in the House of Assembly appointing Noseworthy as successor to Beth Marshall, which subsequently passed.

Noseworthy is a member of the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Newfoundland and Labrador and is chair of the Canadian Council of Legislative Auditors Strategic Issues Group reporting to all Auditors General in Canada. Prior to his appointment as Auditor General, he completed a three-year term on the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants Task Force that researched and developed public sector accounting standards for pensions and other post-employment benefits.