11121

Senior government official

Senior government official plans, organises and controls the activities of a government department, government administrative agency or intergovernmental organisation. He/she advises political leaders or governing body on important policy questions. He/she makes decisions within his/her broad discretionary power and performs other high-level functions in connection with government administration.

SSOC hierarchy Crosswalks

Level

unit

Mapped ISCO

Source

SingStat

In this unit group: sibling units

unit-group 1112 Senior Government and Statutory Board Officials unit 11122 Senior statutory board official

Official data

Official name	Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024)
Issuing authority	Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS)
Tax authority	Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS)
Purpose	Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting.
Active version	SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024)
Hierarchy level	Unit (final leaf, 5-digit)
Source	https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic
Prior versions	SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015

Definition & tasks

Tasks

No tasks listed.

Examples

Under this unit

• Commissioner of police • Director-general (government) • High commissioner (government) • Permanent secretary (government)

Elsewhere

• Police inspector, see 33551

Hierarchy context

1→11→111→1112→11121 Senior government official

Major group

1 LEGISLATORS, SENIOR OFFICIALS AND MANAGERS

Sub-major

11 LEGISLATORS, SENIOR OFFICIALS AND CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Minor group

111 LEGISLATORS AND SENIOR OFFICIALS

Unit group

1112 Senior Government and Statutory Board Officials

Correspondence tables

SSOC 2020

11121 — Senior government official

ISCO-08

1112 — Senior government officials

Alphabetical index entries

Principal Title 11121 Senior government official Alternative Title 11121 Ambassador (government) Alternative Title 11121 Auditor general (government) Alternative Title 11121 Civil service commissioner Alternative Title 11121 Commissioner of civil defence force Alternative Title 11121 Commissioner of immigration

Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.

Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.

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