Lau Weng San

Lau Weng San
刘永山
Lau in 2023
12th Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
19 September 2023
MonarchSharafuddin
Menteri BesarAmirudin Shari
DeputyMohd Kamri Kamaruddin
Preceded byNg Suee Lim
ConstituencyNon-MLA
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Banting
In office
9 May 2018 – 12 August 2023
Preceded byFatimah Suhaimi
(BNUMNO)
Succeeded byPapparaidu Veraman
(PHDAP)
Majority17,299 (2018)
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Kampung Tunku
In office
8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byWong Sai Hou
(BN–MCA)
Succeeded byLim Yi Wei
(PH–DAP)
Majority7,977 (2008)
13,685 (2013)
Personal details
Born
Lau Weng San

(1978-02-12) 12 February 1978 (age 46)
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
NationalityMalaysia
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Alternatif (BA)
(1999–2004)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
Spouse(曾舒渝)
Children2 sons and 1 daughter
EducationSam Tet National Type Secondary School
Alma materUniversity of Malaya (Bachelor of Engineering in Chemistry & Bachelor of Laws)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionProcess and petrochemical engineer (petroleum and gas)
Websitewengsan.blogspot.com
Lau Weng San
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese劉永山
Simplified Chinese刘永山
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Yǒngshān

Lau Weng San (Chinese: 刘永山; pinyin: Liú Yǒngshān; born 12 February 1978) is a Malaysian politician and engineer who has served as 12th Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since September 2023. He served as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Banting from May 2018 to August 2023 and for Kampung Tunku from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member and State Organising Secretary of Selangor of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) as well as Barisan Alternatif (BA) coalitions. He was also the Political Secretary to the Secretary-General of DAP Lim Guan Eng from 2005 to 2008 and State Treasurer of DAP of Selangor. He is also the first non-MLA to become the Selangor Speaker since 2008 and the second in the history of the state after Onn Ismail.[1][2]

  1. ^ "LAU WENG SAN". Sinar Harian. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Selangor DAP". DAP website. Retrieved 16 September 2023.