The Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Yang di-Pertua Dewan Undangan Negeri Selangor; ; 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.
The incumbent Speaker is Lau Weng San. He was elected on 19 September 2023 for the 15th Selangor State Legislative Assembly. The inaugural Speaker is Abdullah Hassan who served from 8 July 1959 to 17 November 1962.
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 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.Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly
List of Speakers of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly Source:
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No. Portrait Name Term of officePartyElectionAssembly 1 Abdullah Hassan 1959 1962Alliance (UMNO)19591st2Abdullah Mohd Yassin1962 1966Alliance (UMNO)–19642nd3Raja Nong Chik Raja Ishak1966 1969Alliance (UMNO)–4Raja Zulkifli Raja Borhan1971 1974Alliance (UMNO)19693rd5Shoib Ahmad19741982BN (UMNO)19744th19785th6Saidin Tamby19821990BN (UMNO)19826th19867th7Zainal Dahalan19901995BN (UMNO)19908th8Onn Ismail19952008BN (UMNO)19959th199910th200411th9Teng Chang Khim2008 2013PR (DAP)200812th10Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan20132018PR (DAP)201313thPH (DAP)11Ng Suee Lim 2018 2023PH (DAP)201814th12Lau Weng San 2023 IncumbentPH (DAP)202315th
See also Selangor Selangor State Legislative Assembly
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