Mid-Career Professionals, Managers and Executives Aged Above 40 Years Hired by Public Sector Agencies

Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan asked the Prime Minister how many mid-career Professionals, Managers and Executives aged 40 years and above have Ministries and statutory boards recruited as permanent full-time staff annually from 2006 to 2011.

Mr Lee Hsien Loong: Between 2008 and 2010 9 , about 3,700 mid-career Professionals, Managers and Executives (PMEs) aged 40 years and above were recruited by the Ministries and statutory boards. The average number of PMEs aged 40 years and above recruited by the Public Service in the last three years is 1,200 per year, which is about 9% of the new hires.

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