The Human Rights and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee (Malay: Jawatankuasa Pilihan Khas Hak Asasi Manusia dan Hal Ehwal Perlembagaan) is a select committee of the Malaysian House of Representatives. It is among four new bipartisan parliamentary select committees announced by the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of legal affairs, Liew Vui Keong, on 17 October 2019 in an effort to improve the institutional system. The creation saw the portfolio of human rights being moved from the previous Rights and Gender Equality Select Committee, now known as the Gender Equality and Family Development Select Committee.
Membership 14th Parliament As of December 2019, the Committee's current members are as follows:
Member Party Constituency MP (Chairman) DAP Klang MP PKR Kapar MP UMNO Tanjong Karang MP DAP Jelutong MP BERSATU Masjid Tanah MP PBB Badang Sadong MP PKR Sungai Siput
Chair of the Human Rights and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee ChairPartyConstituencyFirst electedMethod Charles Anthony Santiago MP DAP Klang 4 December 2019 Elected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives
See also Parliamentary Committees of Malaysia
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