Chief Minister of Penang
Appearance
Chief Minister of Penang | |
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since 11 March 2008 | |
Style | Yang Amat Berhormat (The Most Honourable) |
Appointer | Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas as Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang |
Term length | While commanding the confidence of the Penang State Legislative Assembly |
Inaugural holder | Wong Pow Nee |
Formation | 31 August 1957 |
Deputy | Rashid Hasnon P. Ramasamy |
Website | cm |
The Chief Minister of the State of Penang is the head of the executive branch of the government in the Malaysian state of Penang. The Chief Minister is appointed by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri, from the State Legislative Assembly.
List of Chief Ministers of Penang
The following is the list of Chief Ministers of Penang since 1959:[1]
- Parties
- Coalitions
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№ | Chief Minister (Constituency) |
Took office | Left office | Days | Party | Coalition | |
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1 | Wong Pow Nee (ADUN for Bukit Mertajam) |
31 August 1957 | 12 May 1969 | 11 years, 254 days | MCA | style="background: Template:Alliance Party (Malaysia)/meta/color;" | | Alliance |
2 | Lim Chong Eu (ADUN for Padang Kota) |
12 May 1969 | 25 October 1990 | 21 years, 166 days | Gerakan | None 12 May 1969 – 1 January 1973 | |
style="background: Template:Barisan Nasional/meta/color;" | | Barisan Nasional 1 January 1973 – 25 October 1990 | ||||||
3 | Koh Tsu Koon (ADUN for Tanjong Bunga) |
25 October 1990 | 11 March 2008 | 17 years, 138 days | Gerakan | style="background: Template:Barisan Nasional/meta/color;" | | Barisan Nasional |
rowspan="2" style="background: Template:Democratic Action Party/meta/color;" | 4 | Lim Guan Eng (ADUN for Air Puteh) |
11 March 2008 | Incumbent | 16 years, 189 days | DAP | style="background: Template:Pakatan Rakyat/meta/color;" | | Pakatan Rakyat 11 March 2008 – 16 June 2015 |
None 16 June 2015 – Present |
Note: Wong Pow Nee was formally appointed as first chief minister of Penang in 31 August 1957 since the proclamation of Malaya independence. He was re-elected to Penang State Legislative Assembly and re-appointed as chief minister in 1959 which is on the year Malaya first general election was held. When Lim Chong Eu took the oath of office in 1969, Gerakan was under the Opposition before they joined the Barisan Nasional in 1973.