Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth

Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
Agency overview
Formed	1 November 2012; 12 years ago
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)
Annual budget	S$2.07 billion (2019)
Ministers responsible	Edwin Tong, ; Minister; Low Yen Ling, ; Senior Minister of State; Alvin Tan, ; Minister of State; Eric Chua, ; Senior 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
Agency ID	T12GA0001C

The Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (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 responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the arts, sports, youth and community 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.^[2]

In 2022, the Ministry appointed members of the first disciplinary panel to handle moderate to severe cases of misconduct for member organisations under the Safe Sport Programme.^[3]

Statutory Boards

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 Art Museum
National Gallery Singapore
Singapore Sports School
The Esplanade

Ministers

The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore. The incumbent minister is MP for Marine Parade GRC Edwin Tong from the People's Action Party.

Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office		Cabinet
Lawrence Wong MP for West Coast GRC (born 1972) Interim until 30 April 2014	1 November 2012	30 September 2015	PAP	Lee H. III
Grace Fu^[4] MP for Yuhua SMC (born 1964)	1 October 2015	26 July 2020	PAP	Lee H. IV
Edwin Tong^[5] MP for Marine Parade GRC (born 1969)	27 July 2020	Incumbent	PAP	Lee H. V
Edwin Tong^[5] MP for Marine Parade GRC (born 1969)	27 July 2020	Incumbent	PAP	Wong L. I