 Additionally, he was a member of the Governing Boards of the International and of the European Organisations of National Audit Offices and Courts of Audit.He was also appointed as the first Auditor General for Wales until Jeremy Colman took over this role on 1 April 2005.In March 2006 he was appointed as the first Independent Advisor on Ministerial Interests by Tony Blair, to advise ministers on potential clashes between their public duties and private affairs, and to investigate any claims that the rules have been broken.