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释义

名词

新加坡政府部门的高级行政官员。

DEFINITION

Noun

A senior executive officer in the Singapore government.

由来
  • 按照其被委派任职的政府部门，在部长的监管下，常任秘书主要负责监督该部门。
  • 常任秘书由总统和总理建议合适的人员并委任。但有别于政务部长和政务次长，常任秘书不属于政治官员。
  • “常任”（Permanent）的另一含意是，随着政治官员的调动，在一般情况下，常任秘书不会因其调动而受影响。
ETYMOLOGY
  • Permanent Secretaries, under the general supervision of the Ministers, supervise the departments that they is allocated to.
  • A Permanent Secretary is appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister. However, unlike Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries, Permanent Secretaries are not political officers.
  • The word “Permanent” in the title also refers to how Permanent Secretaries usually hold their positions even though political officials are constantly changing.
例句
多个部门的常任秘书职务调整，新加坡驻华大使罗家良受委为外交部,社会及家庭发展部，以及总理公署（特别职务）第二常任秘书，另有四名常任秘书调换部门。（《联合早报》，2/11/2019）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
Changes have been made to several permanent secretaries in various ministries. Singapore’s Ambassador to China, Mr. Stanley Loh has been appointed as the Second Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Social and Family Development, and the Prime Minister’s Office (Special Duties). In addition, four other Permanent Secretaries will also see changes to the ministries they serve. (Lianhe Zaobao, 11/2/2019)
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