Ministry of Social and Family Development

The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF; Malay: Kementerian Pembangunan Sosial dan Keluarga; Chinese: 社会及家庭发展部; Tamil: சமுதாய, குடும்ப மேம்பாட்டு அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the community infrastructure, programmes and services in Singapore.

Ministry of Social and Family Development

Agency overview
Formed	1 November 2012; 12 years ago (2012-11-01)
Preceding agency	Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
Jurisdiction	Government of Singapore
Headquarters	MSF Building, 512 Thomson Road, Singapore 298136
Motto	Passion for People
Employees	1930 (2019)
Annual budget	S$3 billion (2019)[1]
Ministers responsible	Masagos Zulkifli, Minister Desmond Lee, Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration Sun Xueling, Minister of State Eric Chua, Senior Parliamentary Secretary
Agency executives	Aubeck Kam, Permanent Secretary Lim Wan Yong, Second Permanent Secretary Lee Tung Jean, Deputy Secretary John Lim, Second Deputy Secretary
Child agencies	Early Childhood Development Agency National Council of Social Service National Council on Problem Gambling
Website	www.msf.gov.sg
Agency ID	T08GA0010F

History

See also: Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports

MSF was formed on 1 November 2012, after it was announced on 31 July 2012 that the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports would be restructured. Several portfolios, including youth and sports development, charity governance and REACH, the Government's feedback unit, were taken over by two other new Ministries - Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth and Ministry of Communications and Information.^[2]

Responsibilities

One of MSF's immediate priorities was to re-examine public policies to help get Singaporeans to marry and have their first child earlier. In addition, MSF would work on strengthening the social safety net to better help those in need, especially those who are at risk.^[3]

Statutory Boards

• Early Childhood Development Agency
• National Council of Social Service
• National Council on Problem Gambling

Impact

In June 2018, the Save The Children organisation's End of Childhood report ranked Singapore as the best country for children to grow up in. Its ranking methodology is based on eight indicators - under-five mortality rate, child stunting, out-of-school children and youth, child labour, child marriage, adolescent birth rate, child homicide rate and population displaced by conflict.^[4][5]

Ministers

See also: Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports § Ministers

The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Social and Family Development, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore.

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Party		Cabinet
	Chan Chun Sing[6] MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC (born 1969) Interim until 31 August 2013	1 November 2012	9 April 2015		PAP	Lee H. III
	Tan Chuan-Jin[7] MP for Marine Parade GRC (born 1969)	9 April 2015	10 September 2017		PAP
						Lee H. IV
	Desmond Lee[8] MP for Jurong GRC (born 1976)	11 September 2017	26 July 2020		PAP
	Masagos Zulkifli[9] MP for Tampines GRC (born 1963)	27 July 2020	Incumbent		PAP	Lee H. V
						Wong I