France
In the French Civil Service, an inspector general (inspecteur général) is a member of a body of civil servants known as inspection générale, generally of a high level, charged with a nationwide mission to inspect some specific services and provide government officials with advice regarding that service. For example:
- Inspection générale des Finances (Ministry of Finances)
- Inspection générale de l'Éducation Nationale (Ministry of National Education: teaching issues)
- Inspection générale de l'administration de l'Éducation Nationale (Ministries of National Education and Research: administrative issues)
- French National Police "internal affairs"
- Inspection générale de la Police Nationale (except Paris and close suburbs)
- Inspection générale des services of the Prefecture of Police (Paris and surroundings).
The inspection générale des Finances is particularly prestigious as a job appointment after studies at the École Nationale d'Administration. In recent decades, many of its members have occupied various high positions in lieu of their traditional mission of inspection. The corps has come under increased criticism for this.
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