Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly

Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
Yang di-Pertua Dewan Undangan Negeri Pulau Pinang
since 28 June 2013
Penang State Legislative Assembly
StyleYang Berhormat
Tuan Yang di-Pertua (formal)
Tuan Speaker/Tuan Pengerusi (informal and within the assembly)
Member ofCommittee of Rights and Freedoms,
House Committee,
Committee of Meeting Rules, Committee of Privileges
Reports toPenang State Legislative Assembly
SeatPenang State Assembly Building, Light Street, George Town, Penang
AppointerElected by members of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
Term lengthElected at the start of each Penang State Legislative Assembly, upon a vacancy
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Penang
Inaugural holderSulaiman Ahmad
Formation6 June 1959; 65 years ago (1959-06-06)
DeputyDeputy Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
Websitedun.penang.gov.my/index.php/yb

The Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly is the highest-ranking presiding officer in the Penang State Legislative Assembly, the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Penang. They are responsible for convening sessions of the state's legislative body, organising debates, and examining the admissibility of petitions, bills and amendments. In the absence of the Speaker, the deputy will take their place. The speaker is selected through ballot in the first session of a new legislative assembly.

The incumbent Speaker is Law Choo Kiang. He was elected since 28 June 2013.[1]

  1. ^ "DAP picks Bukit Tambun's Law Choo Kiang as Penang State Assembly Speaker". The Malaysian Insider. The Malaysian Insider. 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2014.