Honours
Perak :-
Member of the Order of the Perak State Crown (AMP) (2001) [3] - Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (PMP) (2003) [3]
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Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) –Dato' (2004) [4]
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Ganesan Retanam | |
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| Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 7 May 2009 –5 May 2013 | |
| Monarch | Azlan Shah |
| Deputy | Hee Yit Foong |
| Menteri Besar | Zambry Abdul Kadir |
| Preceded by | V. Sivakumar |
| Succeeded by | Devamany S. Krishnasamy |
| Constituency | Non–MLA |
| Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Sungkai | |
| In office 1999–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Kalemuthu Veerasingam Suppiah |
| Succeeded by | Sivanesan Achalingam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 March 1952 Perak |
| Political party | Malaysian Indian Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional |
| Occupation | Politician |
Ganesan a/l Retanam,also known as R. Ganesan is a Malaysian politician from Malaysian Indian Congress. He was the Speaker of Perak State Legislative Assembly from 2009 to 2013 and Member of Perak State Legislative Assembly for Sungkai from 1999 to 2008.
On 8 May 2009,a vote of no confidence towards the by-then Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly,V. Sivakumar,had been passed. Then,Barisan Nasional has nominated Ganesan to the Office of Secretary of Perak State Legislative Assembly to be the new Speaker for the Perak State Legislative Assembly and he has been chosen as the new Speaker. [1]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 1999 | N51 Sungkai | Ganesan Retanam (MIC) | 7,545 | 57.30% | Bathamanathan Rajoo (DAP) | 5,091 | 38.66% | 13,168 | 2,454 | 59.34% | ||
| 2004 | N57 Sungkai | Ganesan Retanam (MIC) | 6,334 | 55.97% | Sivanesan Achalingam (DAP) | 4,389 | 38.79% | 11,316 | 1,945 | 64.23% | ||
Perak :
Member of the Order of the Perak State Crown (AMP) (2001) [3] Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (PMP) (2003) [3] 
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