Early retirement for a long career of a public official

Verified 01 September 2023 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister)

If you are civil servant and started working young person, you can retire front the minimum age of departure normal (set between 62 and 64 years of age depending on your year of birth) if you have a certain period of insurance (all plans combined).

We present the conditions to be fulfilled to benefit from this early retirement.

Please note

If you are contractual, you can receive early retirement for a long career from Pension Insurance under the same conditions as a private-sector employee.

To qualify for early retirement for a long career, you must meet the following conditions:

  • Starting work before 16, 18, 20 or 21 years of age
  • And have a specified number of pension insurance quarters contributors (all plans) including a number before 16, 18, 20 or 21 years of age

You can find the insurance term conditions to be fulfilled according to your personal situation using a simulator:

Whether you are concerned about early retirement for a long career

You can check when you started working by using the service See my career on your pension account on the official public website Pension Info:

My Retirement Account

If you qualify, you can apply for a single pension from your pension account for all your pension plans.

Don't stop working until you have confirmed your situation with your other basic and supplementary pension plans.

Your early retirement for a long career is calculated under the same conditions any retirement granted to an official.

You can get a simulation of your pension amount using the service My Retirement Estimate on your pension account on the official public website Pension Info:

My Retirement Account

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