Gender Equality and Family Development Select Committee

The Gender Equality and Family Development Select Committee (Malay: Jawatankuasa Pilihan Khas Kesaksamaan Gender dan Pembangunan Keluarga; ; Tamil: மலேசிய பாலின சமத்துவம் மற்றும் குடும்ப மேம்பாட்டு சிறப்பு தேர்வுக் குழு) is a select committee of the Malaysian House of Representatives. It is among six new bipartisan parliamentary select committees announced by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof, on 4 December 2018 in an effort to improve the institutional system. It was previously known as the Human Rights and Gender Equality Select Committee before the Human Rights and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee was set up on 17 October 2019.

Membership 14th Parliament As of December 2019, the committee's current members are as follows:

Member Party Constituency MP (Chairman) PKR Merbok MP PKR Petaling Jaya MP PKR Lembah Pantai MP UMNO Kuala Kangsar MP PAS Rantau Panjang MP DAP Batu Kawan MP WARISAN Kalabakan

Former members of the committee are as follows: Member Party Constituency Successor MP DAP Klang Maria Chin Abdullah

Chair of the Gender Equality and Family Development Select Committee ChairPartyConstituencyFirst electedMethodPKRMerbok4 December 2018Elected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives

See also Parliamentary Committees of Malaysia

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