The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) was a ministry of the Government of Singapore tasked with building a "cohesive and resilient" society in Singapore.
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).
Responsibilities
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
"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 for Home Affairs and Social Welfare (1963) Minister Took office Left office Party CabinetOthman WokMP for Pasir Panjang(1924–2017)19 October196327 November1963PAPLee K. II
Minister for Social Affairs (1963–1985) Minister Took office Left office Party CabinetOthman WokMP for Pasir Panjang(1924–2017)28 November196330 June1977PAPLee K. IILee K. IIILee K. IVLee K. VToh Chin ChyeMP for Rochore(1921–2012)Acting1 July19774 September1977PAPAhmad MattarMP for Brickworks(born 1940)5 September197731 May1984PAPLee K. VI1 June19841 January1985
Minister for Community Development (1985–2000) Minister Took office Left office Party Cabinet S. DhanabalanMP for Kallang(born 1937)2 January198517 February1986PAPLee K. VIIWong Kan SengMP for Kuo Chuan(born 1946)18 February198631 December1986PAP1 January198730 June1991Lee K. VIIIGoh ISeet Ai MeeMP for Bukit Gombak SMC(born 1943)Acting1 July199131 August1991PAPYeo Cheow TongMP for Hong Kah GRC(born 1947)7 September19911 January1994PAPGoh IIAbdullah TarmugiMP for Bedok GRC(until 1996) and East Coast GRC (from 1997)(born 1944)2 January199414 January1996PAP15 January199631 March2000Goh III
Minister for Community Development and Sports (2000–2004) Minister Took office Left office Party Cabinet Abdullah TarmugiMP for East Coast GRC(born 1944)1 April200024 March2002PAPGoh IIIGoh IVYaacob IbrahimMP for Jalan Besar GRC(born 1955)25 March200211 May2003PAP12 May200311 August2004
Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports (2004–2012) Minister Took office Left office Party Cabinet Vivian BalakrishnanMP for Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC (until 2006) and for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC (from 2006)(born 1961)12 August200431 March2005PAPLee H. I1 April200520 May2011Lee H. IIChan Chun SingMP for Tanjong Pagar GRC(born 1969)Acting21 May201131 October2012PAPLee H. III
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References
External links
Singapore Government Directory Interactive — Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports