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
Employees	5,063 (Estimated FY2011) ^[1]
Annual budget	$1.83 billion SGD (Estimated FY2011)^[1]
Ministers responsible	Grace Fu Hai Yien, Minister Sam Tan, Minister of State Baey Yam Keng, Parliamentary Secretary
Agency executives	Yeoh Chee Yan, Permanent Secretary Rosa Daniel, Deputy Secretary (Culture) Hugh Lim, Deputy Secretary (Community, Youth and Sports)
Child agencies	Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura National Arts Council National Heritage Board Sport Singapore People's Association
Website	.sg.gov.mccywww

The Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (Abbreviation: MCCY; Malay: Kementerian Budaya, Komuniti dan Belia; Simplified Chinese|Chinese]]: ; ) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore tasked with, 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.

On 31 July 2012, it was announced that Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) would be restructured to become the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF). Several portfolios, such as Youth Development and Sports has been shifted to MCCY on 1 November 2012.

Agenda and goals

MCYS pursues social engineering campaigns of varying effectiveness. It also tries to inspiring the Singapore Spirit, making Singapore home through the arts, heritage, sports, giving, and community and youth engagement,

MCCY aims to create an environment where Singaporen pursue their aspirations for fulfilling lives, becoming a gracious society built on mutual appreciation and trust, as well as having a strong sense of belonging to Singapore. ^[2]^[3]

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.
^ "Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth COS Factsheet 1". Budget 2015: COS Factsheets 1. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
^ "Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth COS Factsheet 2". Budget 2015: COS Factsheets 2. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

External links

Official website
MCCY Singapore Official Youtube Channel

Government of Singapore

Cabinet of Singapore

Ministries	Prime Minister's Office Ministry of Communications and Information (List) Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (List) Ministry of Defence (List) Ministry of Education (List) Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (List) Ministry of Finance (List) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (List) Ministry of Health (List) Ministry of Home Affairs (List) Ministry of Law (List) Ministry of Manpower (List) Ministry of National Development (List) Ministry of Social and Family Development (List) Ministry of Trade and Industry (List) Ministry of Transport (List)

Statutory agencies	Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Agency for Science, Technology and Research Building and Construction Authority Casino Regulatory Authority Central Provident Fund Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Civil Service College Defence Science and Technology Agency Economic Development Board Energy Market Authority Health Promotion Board Health Sciences Authority Housing and Development Board Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Authority International Enterprise Singapore Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore Intellectual Property Office of Singapore JTC Corporation Land Transport Authority Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Media Development Authority National Arts Council National Environment Agency National Heritage Board National Library Board People's Association Public Transport Council Public Utilities Board SPRING Singapore Singapore Accountancy Commission Singapore Land Authority Singapore Tourism Board Singapore Workforce Development Agency Sport Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority

Former statutory agencies	Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation Nanyang Technological University National University of Singapore Post Office Savings Bank Singapore Broadcasting Authority Singapore Broadcasting Corporation Singapore Harbour Board Singapore Improvement Trust Singapore Telecommunications National Computer Board Telecommunication Authority of Singapore Public Works Department

Central bank	Monetary Authority of Singapore

Sovereign wealth fund	Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Temasek Holdings

Politics of Singapore

Categories

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Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth