Parliamentary Committees of Malaysia

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Committee meetings take place in committee rooms at the Malaysian Houses of Parliament, often in front of press and media or in private sessions

The Parliamentary Select Committees of Malaysia are sub-legislative bodies each consisting of small number of Members of Parliament (MPs) from the House of Representatives, or senators from the Senate, or a mix of both appointed to deal with particular areas or issues; most are made up of members of the Representatives. appointed to deal with particular areas or issues. The majority of parliamentary committees are Select committees. It was first announced in August 2018 by Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof, Speaker of the House of Representatives, that six new parliamentary select committees will be established, [1] before later announcing in April 2019 a massive reformation of the Malaysian parliamentary institution with a further planned eleven new select committees, each focusing on particular ministries or governmental agencies. [2] Prior to the 14th session of parliament, only five permanent and two temporary committees had been in operation. [1] The remit of these committees vary depending on whether they are committees of the House of Representatives or the Senate.

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The creation of four new select committees were announced by the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of legal affairs, Liew Vui Keong, on 17 October 2019. [3] [4] [5] [6]

House of Representatives

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Select Committees

15th Parliament

Departmental select committees
CommitteeEstablishedChairpersonResponsibility
NameConstituencyCoalition (party)Since
Finance and Economy4 April 2023 Mohd Shahar Abdullah Paya Besar BN (UMNO)4 April 2023
Health Suhaizan Kayat Pulai PH (AMANAH)11 March 2024
Entrepreneurship, Costs of Living and Agriculture Cha Kee Chin Rasah PH (DAP)4 April 2023
Infrastructure, Transport and Communications Yusuf Abd. Wahab Tanjong Manis GPS (PBB)
Nation Building, Education and Human Resource Development Saifuddin Abdullah Indera Mahkota PN (BERSATU)
Environment, Science and Plantation Ahmad Amzad Mohamed @ Hashim Kuala Terengganu PN (PAS)
Security Jonathan Yasin Ranau GRS
International Trade and Relations Wong Chen Subang PH (PKR)
Human Rights, Elections and Institutional Reforms William Leong Jee Keen Selayang
Women, Children and Community Development Yeo Bee Yin Puchong PH (DAP)
Internal select committees
CommitteeEstablishedChairResponsibility
NameConstituencyCoalition (party)Since
Committee of Selection 1959 Johari Abdul NonePH (PKR)14 February 2023Notify the House when a member becomes a member of a particular Committee by issuing a statement
House Committee 22 February 2023Advises the Chairman on all matters related to all the conveniences, services and privileges of the House
Committee of Privileges Considers matters concerning to the House and issues statements
Standing Orders Committee Consider from time to time and report on all matters relating to the Standing Orders which may be referred to it by the House

14th Parliament

Departmental select committees [7] [8] [9] [2] [10]
CommitteeEstablishedChairResponsibility
NameSince
Agriculture, Fishery and Natural Resources TBATBATBA Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry, Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources and related bodies
Budget 4 December 2018 Mustapa Mohamed 4 December 2018 Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economic Affairs and related bodies
Defence and Home Affairs 4 December 2018 Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad 4 December 2019 Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs and related bodies
Economy, Urban Affairs, Rural TBATBATBA Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Ministry of Rural Development and related bodies
Elections 17 October 2019 [nb 1] Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh 4 December 2019 Election Commission of Malaysia and associated bodies
Gender Equality and Family Development 4 December 2018 [nb 2] Nor Azrina Surip 4 December 2018 Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development and related bodies
Health, Education, Community and Social Development TBATBATBA Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health and related bodies
Human Resource TBATBATBA Ministry of Human Resources and related bodies
Integrity and Anti-Corruption TBATBATBA Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission and associated bodies
International Relations and Trade 17 October 2019 Wong Chen 4 December 2019 Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and related bodies
Science, Innovation and Environment 17 October 2019 Fadillah Yusof 4 December 2019 Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change and related bodies
Transportation and Communication TBATBATBA Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Communications and Multimedia and related bodies
Works TBATBATBA Ministry of Works and related bodies
Topical select committees [7] [8] [9] [2] [10] [11]
CommitteeEstablishedChairResponsibility
NameSince
Consideration of Bills 4 December 2018 Ramkarpal Singh Karpal Singh 18 July 2019
Federal-State Relations 4 December 2018 Hassan Abdul Karim 4 December 2018
Human Rights and Constitutional Affairs 17 October 2019 Charles Anthony Santiago 4 December 2019
Major Public Appointments 4 December 2018 William Leong 4 December 2018Examine government-linked companies (GLC) that use ministries’ budget for their business purpose
Public Accounts 1959 Wong Kah Woh 27 August 2020Examines government and parliamentary expenditure to ensure honesty and fairness
Internal select committees [7] [8] [9] [2] [10]
CommitteeEstablishedChairResponsibility
NameSince
House Committee 1959 Azhar Azizan Harun 13 July 2020Advises the Chairman on all matters related to all the conveniences, services and privileges of the House
Committee of Privileges Considers matters concerning to the House and issues statements
Committee of Selection Notify the House when a member becomes a member of a particular Committee by issuing a statement
Standing Orders Committee Consider from time to time and report on all matters relating to the Standing Orders which may be referred to it by the House
Causus Committee
CommitteeEstablishedChairResponsibility
NameSince
Caucus on Reform and Governance [10] 4 December 2018 Anwar Ibrahim 4 December 2018Empowering the parliament as branch of the government responsible in instituting reforms in all aspects of the administration

Senate

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Internal

Former committees

Representatives

Notes

  1. ↑ A similar select committee was established in October 2011, however, in that instance the committee was temporary and only functioned for a six-month timeframe.
  2. ↑ The Gender Equality and Family Development Select Committee was initially created as the Rights and Gender Equality Select Committee before the human rights portfolio was moved to the Human Rights and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee on 17 October 2019.

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