Gender Equality and Family Development Select Committee explained

The Gender Equality and Family Development Select Committee (Malay: Jawatankuasa Pilihan Khas Kesaksamaan Gender dan Pembangunan Keluarga; ; Tamil: மலேசிய பாலின சமத்துவம் மற்றும் குடும்ப மேம்பாட்டு சிறப்பு தேர்வுக் குழு) is a select committee of the Malaysian House of Representatives. It is among six new bipartisan parliamentary select committees announced by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof, on 4 December 2018 in an effort to improve the institutional system.[1] It was previously known as the Human Rights and Gender Equality Select Committee before the Human Rights and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee was set up on 17 October 2019.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Membership

14th Parliament

As of December 2019, the committee's current members are as follows:[6] [7]

MemberPartyConstituency
MP (Chairman)PKRMerbok
MPPKRPetaling Jaya
MPPKRLembah Pantai
MPUMNOKuala Kangsar
MPPASRantau Panjang
MPDAPBatu Kawan
MPWARISANKalabakan

Former members of the committee are as follows:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 11 new parliamentarian select committees to be set up. 25 April 2019. 25 April 2019. Bernama.
  2. Web site: 18 October 2019. 17 October 2019. The Sun (Malaysia). Four new parliamentary select committees established. Amar Shah. Mohsen. Ashwin. Kumar.
  3. Web site: 18 October 2019. 17 October 2019. Malay Mail. Azril. Annuar. Parliament approves four new select committees.
  4. Web site: Four new Parliament Special Select Committees formed. 17 October 2019. 18 October 2019. The Star (Malaysia). Carvalho. Martin. Sivanandam. Hemananthani. Rahim. Rahimy. Tan. Tarrence.
  5. Web site: 18 October 2019. 18 October 2019. Free Malaysia Today. 4 more special select committees set up. Bernama.
  6. Web site: Six new select committees announced, Anwar heads reforms caucus. Malaysiakini. 26 April 2019. 4 December 2018.
  7. Web site: Maria Chin Abdullah. 8 December 2019. 4 December 2019. facebook.com. Abdullah. Maria Chin.

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