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. [1] [2] [3] 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. [4] [5] [6]
As of December 2019, the Committee's current members are as follows: [7]
Member | Party | Constituency | |
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Charles Anthony Santiago MP (Chairman) | DAP | Klang | |
Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid MP | PKR | Kapar | |
Noh Omar MP | UMNO | Tanjong Karang | |
Sanisvara Nethaji Rayer Rajaji MP | DAP | Jelutong | |
Mas Ermieyati Samsudin MP | BERSATU | Masjid Tanah | |
Nancy Shukri MP | PBB | Badang Sadong | |
Kesavan Subramaniam MP | PKR | Sungai Siput |
Chair | Party | Constituency | First elected | Method | |
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Charles Anthony Santiago MP | DAP | Klang | 4 December 2019 | Elected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives |
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