Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth

Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
Agency overview
Formed	1 November 2012
Preceding agency	Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports;
Jurisdiction	Government of Singapore
Headquarters	Old Hill Street Police Station, 140 Hill Street, #01-01A, Singapore 179369
Motto	Together, Let's Build a Singapore That We Can Call Home
Employees	5,242 (2018) [1]
Annual budget	2.07 billion (est) SGD (2019) [1]
Ministers responsible	Edwin Tong, Minister; Low Yen Ling, Minister of State; Alvin Tan, Minister of State; Eric Chua, Parliamentary Secretary;
Agency executives	Tan Gee Keow, Permanent Secretary; Dr Ang Hak Seng, Deputy Secretary; Rosa Daniel, Deputy Secretary (Culture); Ong Wee Kiat, Phillip, Deputy Secretary (Community, Youth and Sports);
Child agencies	Hindu Endowments Board; Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura; National Arts Council; National Heritage Board; National Youth Council; People's Association; Sport Singapore; School of the Arts, Singapore; Singapore Art Museum; National Gallery Singapore; Singapore Sports School; The Esplanade;
Website	www.mccy.gov.sg

The Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (Abbreviation: MCCY; Malay: Kementerian Kebudayaan, Masyarakat dan Belia; Chinese: 文化、社区及青年部 ; Tamil: கலாசார, சமூக, இளையர்துறை அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore tasked, from the government's point of view, to "inspire Singaporeans through the arts and sports, strengthen community bonds, and promote volunteerism and philanthropy" in Singapore.

History

The MCCY was formed on 1 November 2012 as part of a structural reform by the then Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS). The MCYS became the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) and transferred several of its portfolios, such as Youth Development and Sports to MCCY.

Ministers

The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore.

The Minister who heads this ministry is Edwin Tong from the People's Action Party.

Minister	Start of Term	End of Term	Political Party	Ref.
Lawrence Wong	1 November 2012 (Acting)	30 April 2014	People's Action Party
Lawrence Wong	1 May 2014	30 September 2015
Grace Fu Hai Yien	1 October 2015	26 July 2020		[2]
Edwin Tong	27 July 2020	Incumbent		[3]

References

https://www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/docs/default-source/budget_2019/download/pdf/53-MCCY-2019.pdf
Ong, Justin (28 September 2015). "Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
Mahmud, Aqil Haziq (25 July 2020). "PM Lee announces new Cabinet; 6 office holders promoted, 3 retirements". CNA. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

External links

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[budget2019-1] ttps://www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/docs/default-source/budget_2019/download/pdf/53-MCCY-2019.pdf

[CNA_20150928-2] Ong, Justin (28 September 2015). "Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

[:0-3] Mahmud, Aqil Haziq (25 July 2020). "PM Lee announces new Cabinet; 6 office holders promoted, 3 retirements". CNA. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.