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Composition of the Parliament
Personal profiles
By profession (as of January 2012)
A glance at the professional backgrounds of MPs reveals that almost all walks of life are represented - albeit to differing degrees - in Parliament (more than one category possible for each person):
| Private or civic/social sector employees | 23.7% |
| Public sector employees | 33.1% |
| Current and former members of the government | 19.4% |
| Self-employed | 36.0% |
| Pensioners and retired people | 3.6% |
| Other professional groups | 6.5% |

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