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Organisation ■ One member from each EU state ■ Appointed every six years (do not need to be replaced) ■ Members have served in national audit bodies ■ Members elect one of their number as the President of the Court for a renewable three-year term ■ Current President is Klaus-Heiner Lehne, elected on 13 September 2016 ■ Secretary-General is the European Court of Auditors most senior member of staff ■ Appointed for a renewable term of 6 years