Kevin Brady (public servant)

Kevin Brady
CNZM
Brady in 2010
17th Controller and Auditor-General
In office
2002–2009
Preceded byDavid Macdonald
Succeeded byLyn Provost
Personal details
Born
Kevin Bernard Brady

(1947-07-24) 24 July 1947 (age 77)
Oamaru, New Zealand
OccupationAccountant

Kevin Bernard Brady CNZM (born 14 June 1947) is a former New Zealand public servant. He was the Controller and Auditor-General of New Zealand from 2002 until 2009.

Biography

Brady was born in Oamaru and was employed in the Audit Office from 1971. He is a chartered accountant and holds a Master of Public Policy degree from Victoria University of Wellington.[1]

In a report tabled in 2006, Brady found that $1.17 million of taxpayer-funded parliamentary funding was misspent. He stated that the New Zealand Labour Party had wrongly spent $768,000, and six other political parties had misspent lesser amounts.[2] Helen Clark, the prime minister and Labour Party leader, accused the Brady of smearing the reputation of her party and others.[3] Brady was named one of 2007 New Zealanders of the Year by The New Zealand Herald, mainly for his stand on election spending.[1]

In the 2010 New Year Honours, Brady was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for public services.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Kevin Bernard Brady, Office of the Controller and Auditor-General (Retrieved 16 July 2022)
  2. ^ Hunkin, Joanna; Tait, Maggie (12 October 2006). "Profile: Auditor-General Kevin Brady". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  3. ^ Hewitson, Michele (9 December 2006). "New Zealander of the Year: Kevin Brady". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  4. ^ "New Year honours list 2010". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2022.