The current COF was appointed in August 2003. It draws members from different backgrounds to provide feedback on MCYS’ policy reviews and new programmes impacting on the family. Other than being a policy-advisory panel, the current COF undertakes a public consultation role and seeks the public’s views and suggestions on family issues. It also provides views on research on families and helps MCYS identify areas requiring study.
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Our Mission
• COF is committed to the mission of developing strong and stable families.
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Composition
Committee on the Family 2003/2005
Chairman
1. Mr Willie Cheng
Chairman, National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre
Members
2. Dr Ang Beng Choo
Director, Brahm Education Centre
3. Dr John Hui
Member/Counsellor, Family Life Society and Family Physician, Hui Clinic & Surgery
4. Mr David Gerald Jeyasegaram
President, Securities Investors Association (Singapore)
5. Ms Natasha Kwan
General Manager For Customer & Partner Experience, Microsoft Asia, Microsoft Singapore Pte Ltd
6. Mr Arthur Ling Koon Hwai
Executive Director, Fei Yue Counselling Centre
7. Mr Mohd Fadil Supa'at
Senior Engineer, National Environment Agency
8. Mr Prush Nadaisan
Consultant
9. Mr Eugene Seow
Executive Director, TOUCH Community Service
10. Ms Debra Soon
Executive Director Assignments, Mediacorp News
10. Ms Suryahti Abdul Latiff
Manager, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
11. Dr Tan Chue Tin
Consultant Psychiatrist, Tan Psychiatry
12. Miss Theodora Tan Peck Hiang
Principal, CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh)
13. Mr Tan Soon Yong
Principal, Bukit Batok Secondary School
14. Mr Wong Suen Kwong
Co-Founder Centre for Fathering
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History
The Committee on Family (COF) began with the inception of the National Advisory Council on the Family and Aged (NACFA for short). NACFA was set up in August 1989 and chaired by the then Minister for Community Development. Its aim was to provide a continual focus on issues concerning family and the aged and to recommend policy directions for these areas. Two committees - the COF and the Committee on the Aged (COA) supported the Council.
After the NACFA completed its work in May 1998, the COF was reconstituted in 1999 as a people-sector led civic group committed to the mission of developing strong and stable families. It continued its task of providing feedback and recommending strategies on strengthening families.
The current COF was reconstituted in August 2003. It draws members from different backgrounds to provide feedback and advice on policy reviews and new programmes impacting on the family. Other than being a policy-advisory panel, the current COF undertakes a public consultation role and seeks the public’s views and suggestions on family issues, where appropriate. It also provides views on research on families and helps MCDS identify areas requiring study.
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Past Chairpersons of the Committee on Family from 1998 to 2003