Government of Penang

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Penang State Government
Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang
Coat of arms of Penang.svg
Coat of arms of Penang
Agency overview
Formed31 August 1957;66 years ago (1957-08-31)
JurisdictionFlag of Penang (Malaysia).svg  Penang
Headquarters George Town
Annual budget RM 1.047 billion (2024) [1]
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
Agency executives
  • Rosli Isa, State Secretary
  • Roslinda Mohd Shafie, State Legal Adviser
  • Zabidah Safar, State Financial Officer
Parent agency Government of Malaysia
Website www.penang.gov.my/index.php/en/

The Government of Penang (Malay : Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang) refers to the government authority of the Malaysian state of Penang. The state government adheres to and is created by both the Constitution of Malaysia, the supreme law of Malaysia, and the Constitution of the State of Penang, the supreme law in Penang. The government of Penang is based in the state's capital city of George Town.

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The state government consists of only two branches - executive and legislative. The Penang State Executive Council forms the executive branch, whilst the Penang State Legislative Assembly is the legislature of the state government. Penang's head of government is the chief minister. The state government does not have a judiciary branch, as Malaysia's judicial system is a federalised system operating uniformly throughout the country. [2] [3]

Executive

Head of government

The Chief Minister is the head of government in Penang. He is officially appointed by the Governor, Penang's head of state, on the basis of the latter's judgement that the former commands the confidence of the majority of the State Assemblymen in the Penang State Legislative Assembly. [4] The Chief Minister and his Executive Council shall be collectively responsible to Legislative Assembly. The Office of the Chief Minister is situated inside Komtar in George Town.

The Komtar Tower houses the Office of the Chief Minister of Penang, as well as other state government offices. Komtar.jpg
The Komtar Tower houses the Office of the Chief Minister of Penang, as well as other state government offices.

The current Chief Minister of Penang is Chow Kon Yeow of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which controls the most seats in the State Legislative Assembly among the Pakatan Harapan (PH) component parties. Chow was sworn in on 14 May 2018, after the 2018 State Election that saw the PH coalition retaining power in Penang. [5] To this day, Penang remains the only Malaysian state where the position of the head of government has been continuously held by an ethnic Chinese since the nation's independence in 1957. [6]

Notably, Penang is also the only Malaysian state which appoints two Deputy Chief Ministers - one representing the Malay community and the other an ethnic Indian. [7] This serves to shape a top leadership consisting of various backgrounds, representing the diverse ethnicities of the state.

Cabinet

The Penang State Executive Council forms the executive branch of the Penang state government and is analogous in function to the Malaysian federal Cabinet. The Executive Council comprises the Chief Minister, and between four and 10 other State Assemblymen from the Penang State Legislative Assembly. [4] Aside from these, three other ex officio members of the Executive Council are the State Secretary, the State Legal Adviser and the State Financial Officer.

Following the 2018 State Election, the members of the Executive Council are as follows. [8]

NamePositionPortfolio
Chow Kon Yeow Chief Minister Land affairs and development
Transportation
Information
Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman Deputy Chief Minister IIndustrial development
Islamic affairs
Community relations
Ramasamy Palanisamy Deputy Chief Minister IIEconomic planning
Education
Human resources
Science, technology and innovation
H'ng Mooi Lye Executive CouncillorLocal government
Housing
Urban and rural planning
Zairil Khir Johari Executive CouncillorFlood mitigation
Public works
Utilities
Abdul Halim HussainExecutive CouncillorDomestic and international trade
Consumer affairs
Entrepreneurial development
Norlela Ariffin Executive CouncillorHealth
Agriculture and agro-based industries
Rural development
Phee Boon PohExecutive CouncillorWelfare
Caring society
Environment
Chong Eng Executive CouncillorWomen and family development
Gender inclusiveness
Non-Islamic religious affairs
Yeoh Soon HinExecutive CouncillorTourism development and heritage
Arts and culture
Soon Lip CheeExecutive CouncillorYouth
Sports

Legislature

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The State Assembly Building
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Composition of the Penang State Legislative Assembly after the 2023 State Election.
   Pakatan Harapan (PH) seats
   Barisan Nasional (BN) seats
   Perikatan Nasional (PN) seats

The Penang State Legislative Assembly is the legislative branch of the Penang state government. The unicameral legislature consists of 40 seats that represent the 40 state constituencies within Penang, with each constituency being represented by an elected State Assemblyman. The Legislative Assembly convenes at the Penang State Assembly Building in George Town.

The legislature has a maximum mandate of five years by law and follows a multi-party system; the ruling party (or coalition) is elected through a first-past-the-post system. [4] The Governor may dissolve the legislature at any time and usually does so upon the advice of the Chief Minister.

A Speaker is elected by the Legislative Assembly to preside over the proceedings and debates of the legislature. The Speaker may or may not be an elected State Assemblyman; in the case of the latter, the elected Speaker shall become a member of the Legislative Assembly additional to the elected State Assemblymen already in the legislature. [4]

Departments, agencies and statutory bodies

Departments

Agencies

Statutory bodies

See also

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