Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly

Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
Yang di-Pertua Dewan Undangan Negeri Selangor
雪兰莪州立法议会议长
Coat of arms of Selangor
Incumbent
Lau Weng San
since 19 September 2023
Selangor State Legislative Assembly
StyleYang Berhormat
Tuan Yang di-Pertua (formal)
Tuan Speaker/Tuan Pengerusi (informal and within the assembly)
StatusHighest ranking presiding officer of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
Member ofCommittee of Selection,
Standing Orders Committee,
House Committee,
Committee of Privileges
Reports toSelangor State Legislative Assembly
SeatSultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Building, Shah Alam, Selangor
AppointerElected by members of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
Term lengthElected at the start of each Selangor State Legislative Assembly, upon a vacancy
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Selangor
Inaugural holderAbdullah Hassan
Formation8 July 1957; 67 years ago (1957-07-08)
DeputyDeputy Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
Websitedewan.selangor.gov.my

The Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Yang di-Pertua Dewan Undangan Negeri Selangor; Chinese: 雪兰莪州立法议会议长; Tamil: சிலாங்கூர் மாநில சட்டப் பேரவையின் சபாநாயகர்) is the highest-ranking presiding officer in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly, the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Selangor. They are responsible for convening sessions of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly, 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.[1]

The incumbent Speaker is Lau Weng San. He was elected on 19 September 2023 for the 15th Selangor State Legislative Assembly.[2] The inaugural Speaker is Abdullah Hassan who served from 8 July 1959 to 17 November 1962.[3]

  1. ^ "Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly". dewan.selangor.gov.my. Dewan Negeri Selangor. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Lau Weng San is new Selangor speaker". The Star. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Sejarah Speaker". dewan.selangor.gov.my. Selangor state government. Retrieved 19 July 2018.