Mike Blake, Auditor-General of Tasmania

Mike Blake was appointed Tasmanian Auditor-General on 10 May 2004. Prior to accepting the position, he was Auditor-General for the Northern Territory. His career has involved working in both the private and public sectors, firstly with Deloitte Ross Tohmatsu for 16 years starting in Zimbabwe and ending in Western Australia, where he joined the Audit Office of Western Australia rising to the position of Deputy Auditor-General.

Mike has been an active member of the Public Sector Accounting Standards Board from 1994 to 1999, a member of the Urgent Issues Group representing Auditors-General from 2003 to 2005 and was appointed to the AUASB on 1 January 2006.

Mike has a BComm from the University of Natal, Durban, is a Fellow of ICA Australia and of CPA Australia.