Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly

Presiding officer of the legislature of Selangor

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
Style| Yang Berhormat
Tuan Yang di-Pertua (formal)
Tuan Speaker/Tuan Pengerusi (informal and within the assembly)
Status| Highest ranking presiding officer of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
Member of| Committee of Selection,
Standing Orders Committee,
House Committee,
Committee of Privileges
Reports to| Selangor State Legislative Assembly
Seat| Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Building, Shah Alam, Selangor
Appointer| Elected by members of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
Term length| Elected at the start of each Selangor State Legislative Assembly, upon a vacancy
Constituting instrument| Constitution of Selangor
Inaugural holder| Abdullah Hassan
Formation| 8 July 1957; 68 years ago (1957-07-08)
Deputy| Deputy Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
Website| dewan.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 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

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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 state 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

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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

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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  | 1 year, 332 days  |  | PH (DAP)  | 2023 | 15th

## See also

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* Selangor
* Selangor State Legislative Assembly

## References

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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 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. ^ Khairul Azran Hussin (26 June 2018). "Suee Lim dari DAP dilantik Speaker DUN Selangor". 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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