Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
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| Formed | 1 September 2004 |
| Dissolved | 1 November 2012 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Singapore |
| Headquarters | MCYS Building, 512 Thomson Road, Singapore 298136 |
| Employees | 5,063 (Estimated FY2011) [1] |
| Annual budget | $1.83 billion SGD (Estimated FY2011)[1] |
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| Website | www |
The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (Abbreviation: MCYS; Chinese: 社会发展、青年及体育部; Malay: Kementerian Pembangunan Komuniti, Belia dan Sukan) was a ministry of the Government of Singapore tasked with building a "cohesive and resilient" society in Singapore.[citation needed]
On 1 November 2012, the MCYS was restructured and became the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF). Several portfolios such as Youth Development and Sports was shifted to a new Ministry, the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY).[citation needed]
Responsibilities
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The MCYS pursues social engineering campaigns of varying effectiveness. However, it also tries to encourage widespread youth participation, constructive social activity such as sport and volunteerism. It also tries to encourage acceptance of individual differences among youth.
MCYS has produced various campaigns to address issues such as filial piety to parents and the falling birthrate. Its three-minute short film promoting filial piety, in using more subtle and indirect artistic techniques compared to previous decades' campaigns, found local critical success and won MediaCorp's Viewer's Choice gold award and caused the page "Filial Piety" to receive over 40,000 likes on Facebook.
The MCYS seeks to make Singaporeans "socially responsible individuals", create "inspired and committed Youth" and is a ministry explicitly devoted towards family values ("strong and stable families"). It also seeks to create a "caring and active community" and to promote healthy, sportful lifestyles. It wishes to promote integration of people with disabilities into wider society, and prevent "youths-at-risk" from falling into juvenile delinquency. It also tries to encourage seniors to practice "active aging".
National Campaigns
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- "Filial Piety" in 2010
- "A Girl's Hope" in 2010
- "Beautifully Imperfect" in 2009
- "Family" in 2008
- "Excuses" in 2008
Ministers
The Ministry was previously led by the Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, who was appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore.
| Minister | Start of Term | End of Term | Political Party | Ref. |
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| Minister for Community Development | ||||
| S. Dhanabalan | 1984 | 1986 | Template:SG/PAP | |
| Wong Kan Seng | 18 February 1986 | 31 December 1986 | ||
| Seet Ai Mee | 1986 | 1991 | ||
| Yeo Cheow Tong | 1991 | 1994 | ||
| Minister for Community Development and Sports | ||||
| Abdullah Tarmugi | 2 January 1994 (Acting) | 14 January 1996 | Template:SG/PAP | |
| 15 January 1996 | 31 March 2000 | |||
| Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports | ||||
| Yaacob Ibrahim | 2000 (Acting) | 2003 | Template:SG/PAP | |
| 2003 | 11 August 2004 | |||
| Vivian Balakrishnan | 12 August 2004 | 20 May 2011 | ||
| Chan Chun Sing | 21 May 2011 (Acting) | 31 October 2012 | ||
References
- ^ a b "Head I: Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports" (PDF). Budget 2011: Revenue and Expenditure Estimates. Ministry of Finance, Singapore. March 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
External links
- Official website
- Singapore Government Directory Interactive — Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
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