Chief Minister of Penang

Chief Minister of Penang
Coat of arms of Penang
Incumbent Lim Guan Eng 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 (1957-08-31)
Deputy	Rashid Hasnon P. Ramasamy
Website	cm.penang.gov.my

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:

Parties

•   MCA
•   Gerakan
•   DAP

Coalitions

•   Alliance
•   None
•   Barisan Nasional
•   Pakatan Rakyat

№	Chief Minister (Constituency)	Took office	Left office	Days	Party	Coalition
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, 155 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.