Appointment of Members to the Presidential Council for Religious Harmony

The following 10 individuals have been appointed to the Presidential Council for Religious Harmony (PCRH) for a three-year term, with effect from 15 September 2020.

                            (i)         Justice Chao Hick Tin

                           (ii)         Mufti Dr Nazirudin bin Mohd Nasir

                          (iii)         His Grace Archbishop William Goh

                          (iv)         Venerable Seck Kwang Phing

                          (v)          Bishop Emeritus Dr Wee Boon Hup

                          (vi)         Mr Surjit Singh

                         (vii)         Mr M Rajaram

                         (viii)        Associate Professor Lee Cheuk Yin

                          (ix)        Ms Juthika Ramanathan

                          (x)         Professor Lily Kong

2.         Details of the PCRH and Members may be found in the Annex.

President’s Office

15 September 2020

Annex – Presidential Council for Religious Harmony

The Presidential Council for Religious Harmony was set up under the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act. Its Chairman and members are appointed by the President of the Republic of Singapore.  The Council advises the Minister for Home Affairs on matters affecting the maintenance of religious harmony in Singapore which are referred to it by the Minister or by Parliament, and considers and makes recommendations to the President on Restraining Orders issued under the Act.

            Chairman

            Justice Chao Hick Tin, Senior Judge, Supreme Court

Members

1.     Mufti Dr Nazirudin bin Mohd Nasir, Mufti of Singapore – Muslim representative

2.     His Grace Archbishop William Goh, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese in Singapore – Roman Catholic representative

3.     Venerable Seck Kwang Phing, President, Singapore Buddhist Federation – Buddhist representative

4.     Bishop Emeritus Wee Boon Hup, past President of the National Council of Churches of Singapore – Protestant representative

5.     Mr Surjit Singh s/o Wazir Singh, Chairman, Sikh Advisory Board – Sikh representative

6.     Mr M Rajaram, past President of the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and term trustee of the Singapore Indian Development Association – Hindu representative

7.     Associate Professor Lee Cheuk Yin, Academic Adviser to the Taoist Federation and Taoist Mission – Taoist representative

8.     Ms Juthika Ramanathan, Chief Executive, Office of the Chief Justice, Supreme Court – Layperson member

9.     Professor Lily Kong, President, Singapore Management University – Layperson member