Management
According to the People's Association Act, the Association consists of:
- the Prime Minister, who is Chairman of the Association;
- a Minister (typically a senior member of Cabinet) who is to be appointed by the Chairman as Deputy Chairman;
- eight other members to be appointed by the Chairman; and
- one member to be appointed by the Chairman in consultation with each of the organisations mentioned in the First Schedule to the Act. More than 80 civic organisations are listed in the First Schedule, ranging from the Football Association of Singapore, to the National University of Singapore Society, to the Singapore Stamp Club.
The powers of the PA and the management and control of the Association and its property and affairs is vested in a Board of Management. The Board consists of the persons mentioned in the first three categories listed above, and four members who are elected from among themselves by the persons mentioned in the fourth category at a general meeting of the Association. The Secretary-Treasurer of the Association shall be the Secretary-Treasurer of the Board.
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