Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly

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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; 66 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]

Election

The Selangor State Legislative Assembly may from time to time elect a person of eligibility to become a Speaker of the assembly. A speaker may not be elected to be a Speaker unless he is a member or qualified to be a member of the legislative assembly. The speaker may resign at any time. He must vacate his office when either the legislative assembly first meet after a general election, or upon being disqualified to be a speaker, or upon the dissolution of the assembly, or on his ceasing to be a member of assembly other than because of the dissolution of the legislative assembly or ceased to be qualified of a member. A Deputy Speaker may also be chosen from any member of the legislative assembly.[4]

List of Speakers of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly

Source:[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Colour key (for political parties):
  Alliance /   Barisan Nasional   Pakatan Rakyat   Pakatan Harapan

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
(Constituency) 		Term of office Party Election Assembly
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Dato'
Abdullah Hassan
MLA for Port Swettenham 		8 July
1959 		17 November
1962 		3 years, 132 days Alliance (UMNO) 1959
1st
2 Dato'
Abdullah Mohd Yassin
MLA for Kampong Bharu 		4 December
1962 		12 November
1966 		3 years, 343 days Alliance (UMNO) –
1964
2nd
3 Raja Nong Chik Raja Ishak
MLA for Dengkil 		9 December
1966 		19 March
1969 		2 years, 100 days Alliance (UMNO) –
4 Dato'
Raja Zulkifli Raja Borhan
MLA for Port Swettenham 		15 March
1971 		30 July
1974 		3 years, 137 days Alliance (UMNO) 1969
3rd
5 Tan Sri
Shoib Ahmad
MLA for
Kalumpang
 		16 September
1974 		29 March
1982 		7 years, 194 days BN (UMNO) 1974
4th
1978
5th
6 Dato' Haji
Saidin Tamby
MLA for Gombak (1982–1986)
MLA for Paya Jaras (1986–1990) 		4 June
1982 		5 October
1990 		8 years, 123 days BN (UMNO) 1982
6th
1986
7th
7 Dato' Haji
Zainal Dahalan
MLA for Sungai Air Tawar 		19 November
1990 		25 April
1995 		4 years, 157 days BN (UMNO) 1990
8th
8 Tan Sri Dato' Seri Haji
Onn Ismail
(1939–2023)
MLA for Selat Klang (1995–1999)
Non-MLA (1999–2008) 		18 May
1995 		22 April
2008 		12 years, 340 days BN (UMNO) 1995
9th
1999
10th
2004
11th
9 Dato'
Teng Chang Khim
(born 1963)
MLA for Sungai Pinang 		22 April
2008 		30 May
2013 		5 years, 38 days PR (DAP) 2008
12th
10 Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan
(born 1979)
MLA for Subang Jaya 		21 June
2013 		9 April
2018 		4 years, 292 days PR (DAP)
2013
13th
PH (DAP)
11 Dato'
Ng Suee Lim
(born 1970)
MLA for Sekinchan 		26 June
2018 		23 June
2023 		4 years, 362 days PH (DAP) 2018
14th
12 Lau Weng San
(born 1978)
Non-MLA 		19 September
2023 		Incumbent 220 days PH (DAP) 2023 15th

See also

References

  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.
  4. ^ Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ "Sejarah Speaker". dewan.selangor.gov.my. Pejabat Dewan Negeri Selangor. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  6. ^ Dharmender Singh (21 April 2008). "Teng poised to be first non-Malay Speaker with Haniza as his deputy". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  7. ^ Teh Eng Hock (30 May 2013). "Hannah Yeoh appointed first woman speaker". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  8. Berita Harian
    (in Malay). Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Profil Pengerusi Lembaga Pertubuhan Peladang". www.lpp.gov.my. Lembaga Pertubuhan Peladang. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  10. ^ "1,112 terima anugerah, pingat". Utusan Malaysia. 13 March 1999. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
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