Amyas Charles Edward Morse, Baron Morse, (born 28 June 1949) is a British politician and interim chair of the Office for Local Government. Between 2009 and 2019 he was the

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of the National Audit Office, an independent

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body. Born in Glasgow, Morse led the Coopers and Lybrand practice in Scotland before moving to London to manage the London City Office, subsequently becoming executive partner of Coopers and Lybrand UK. He was a global managing partner at

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before he was named Comptroller and Auditor General, succeeding Sir John Bourn.

Affiliations

* Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants (Scotland)

Honours

Morse was appointed

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(KCB) in the

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for services to parliament and public sector audit. On 24 February 2021, it was announced that he had been recommended for a

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by the House of Lords Appointments Commission. He was created Baron Morse, of

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in the County of

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on 26 March 2021.

References

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