Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat (KPWKM) | |
KPWKM Tower (formerly Lot 4G11) | |
Ministry overview | |
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Formed | 17 January 2001 |
Preceding Ministry | |
Jurisdiction | Government of Malaysia |
Headquarters | KPWKM Tower, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 4, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62100 Putrajaya |
Employees | 7,888 (2017) |
Annual budget | MYR 1,976,910,100 (2017) |
Minister responsible |
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Deputy Minister responsible |
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Ministry executives |
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Website |
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Footnotes | |
Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development on Facebook |
The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development ( Malay: Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat), abbreviated KPWKM, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia responsible for social welfare: children, women, family, community, older people, destitute, homeless, disaster victim, disabled. The ministry determines the policies and direction to achieve the goals of gender equality, family development and a caring society in line with Malaysia's commitment towards the United Nations' Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and the Beijing Declaration.
Following the Fourth World Conference on Women organised by the United Nations in Beijing, China in 1995, efforts to establish a cabinet-level body to aid the Malaysian Government in realising its aspiration towards elevating the status of women were made.
KPWKM was officially established on 17 January 2001 as the Ministry of Women's Affairs with Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil acting as the first cabinet-level Minister to solely focus on the development of women. The scope of the Ministry was widened to include family development and the name was changed to the Ministry of Women and Family Development on 15 February 2001. In 2004, the scope was further widened to include social welfare and development and the Ministry adopted its current name on 27 March 2004. [1]
Following the 14th General Elections, the Deputy Prime Minister, YAB Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail ( PKR), was appointed Minister of Women, Family and Community Development on May 21, 2018. [2] She succeeds YB Dato Sri Rohani Abdul Karim ( PBB).
The following departments and agencies are under the purview of the KPWKM:
A number of Acts of Parliament [8] are assigned to or affect the Ministry. These include:
Acts of Parliament | Enforcing Authority |
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Adoption Act 1954 [Act 257] | Related to the Ministry, but enforced by other Ministry or Agency. |
Care Centres Act 1993 [Act 503] | Under the purview of the Social Welfare Department. |
Child Act 2001 [Act 611] | Under the purview of the Social Welfare Department. |
Child Care Centre Act 1984 [Act 308] | Under the purview of the Social Welfare Department. |
Counsellors Act 1998 [Act 580] | Under the Purview of the Counsellors Board. |
Destitute Persons Act 1977 [Act 183] | Under the purview of the Social Welfare Department. |
Domestic Violence Act 1994 [Act 521] | Under the Purview of the Social Welfare Department. |
Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 [Act 164] | Related to the Ministry, but enforced by other Ministry or Agency. |
Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act 1949 [Act 34] | Related to the Ministry, but enforced by other Ministry or Agency. |
Married Women Act 1957 [Act 450] | Related to the Ministry, but enforced by other Ministry or Agency. |
Married Women and Children (Maintenance) Act 1950 [Act 263] | Related to the Ministry, but enforced by other Ministry or Agency. |
Married Women and Children (Enforcement of Maintenance) Act 1968 [Act 794] - Revised 2017 | Related to the Ministry, but enforced by other Ministry or Agency. |
Population and Family Development Act 1966 [Act 352] | Under the purview of the National Population and Family Development Board. |
Registration of Adoptions Act 1952 [Act 253] | Related to the Ministry, but enforced by other Ministry or Agency. |
Policy guidelines developed and adopted to date include:
Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat (KPWKM) | |
KPWKM Tower (formerly Lot 4G11) | |
Ministry overview | |
---|---|
Formed | 17 January 2001 |
Preceding Ministry | |
Jurisdiction | Government of Malaysia |
Headquarters | KPWKM Tower, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 4, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62100 Putrajaya |
Employees | 7,888 (2017) |
Annual budget | MYR 1,976,910,100 (2017) |
Minister responsible |
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Deputy Minister responsible |
|
Ministry executives |
|
Website |
www |
Footnotes | |
Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development on Facebook |
The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development ( Malay: Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat), abbreviated KPWKM, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia responsible for social welfare: children, women, family, community, older people, destitute, homeless, disaster victim, disabled. The ministry determines the policies and direction to achieve the goals of gender equality, family development and a caring society in line with Malaysia's commitment towards the United Nations' Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and the Beijing Declaration.
Following the Fourth World Conference on Women organised by the United Nations in Beijing, China in 1995, efforts to establish a cabinet-level body to aid the Malaysian Government in realising its aspiration towards elevating the status of women were made.
KPWKM was officially established on 17 January 2001 as the Ministry of Women's Affairs with Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil acting as the first cabinet-level Minister to solely focus on the development of women. The scope of the Ministry was widened to include family development and the name was changed to the Ministry of Women and Family Development on 15 February 2001. In 2004, the scope was further widened to include social welfare and development and the Ministry adopted its current name on 27 March 2004. [1]
Following the 14th General Elections, the Deputy Prime Minister, YAB Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail ( PKR), was appointed Minister of Women, Family and Community Development on May 21, 2018. [2] She succeeds YB Dato Sri Rohani Abdul Karim ( PBB).
The following departments and agencies are under the purview of the KPWKM:
A number of Acts of Parliament [8] are assigned to or affect the Ministry. These include:
Acts of Parliament | Enforcing Authority |
---|---|
Adoption Act 1954 [Act 257] | Related to the Ministry, but enforced by other Ministry or Agency. |
Care Centres Act 1993 [Act 503] | Under the purview of the Social Welfare Department. |
Child Act 2001 [Act 611] | Under the purview of the Social Welfare Department. |
Child Care Centre Act 1984 [Act 308] | Under the purview of the Social Welfare Department. |
Counsellors Act 1998 [Act 580] | Under the Purview of the Counsellors Board. |
Destitute Persons Act 1977 [Act 183] | Under the purview of the Social Welfare Department. |
Domestic Violence Act 1994 [Act 521] | Under the Purview of the Social Welfare Department. |
Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 [Act 164] | Related to the Ministry, but enforced by other Ministry or Agency. |
Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act 1949 [Act 34] | Related to the Ministry, but enforced by other Ministry or Agency. |
Married Women Act 1957 [Act 450] | Related to the Ministry, but enforced by other Ministry or Agency. |
Married Women and Children (Maintenance) Act 1950 [Act 263] | Related to the Ministry, but enforced by other Ministry or Agency. |
Married Women and Children (Enforcement of Maintenance) Act 1968 [Act 794] - Revised 2017 | Related to the Ministry, but enforced by other Ministry or Agency. |
Population and Family Development Act 1966 [Act 352] | Under the purview of the National Population and Family Development Board. |
Registration of Adoptions Act 1952 [Act 253] | Related to the Ministry, but enforced by other Ministry or Agency. |
Policy guidelines developed and adopted to date include: