People's Association

People's Association
	; Current headquarters located in Lavender, Singapore
Agency overview
Formed	1 July 1960
Jurisdiction	Government of Singapore
Headquarters	9 King George's Avenue, Singapore 208581
Employees	2,784 (2018)
Annual budget	S$588 million (2019)
Agency executives	Lee Hsien Loong, ; Chairman; Edwin Tong, ; Deputy Chairman; Jimmy Toh Yong Leng, ; Chief Executive Director;
Parent agency	Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
Website	www.pa.gov.sg

The People's Association (PA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) of the Government of Singapore that oversees neighbourhood communities and social organisations. Established in 1960, it was part of a nation-building programme to promote social cohesion and multiracialism.

According to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the People's Association (PA) had its origins as a national building programme 'designed to wean pro-Communist voters away from the opposition'. Besides serving as a communication channel between the government and governing party at the top and the people below, it was also intended for the PA to blur the boundaries between the government and the party, such that 'the people tended to praise the party for activities undertaken by the government'.

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