Penang State Executive Council

The Penang State Executive Council is the executive authority of the Government of Penang, Malaysia. The Council is composed of the Chief Minister, appointed by the Governor on the basis that he is able to command a majority in the Penang State Legislative Assembly, a number of members made up of members of the Assembly, the State Secretary, the State Legal Adviser and the State Financial Officer.

This Council is similar in structure and role to the Cabinet of Malaysia, while being smaller in size. As federal and state responsibilities differ, there are a number of portfolios that differ between the federal and state governments.

Members of the Council are selected by the Chief Minister, and appointed by the Governor. Unlike Sabah and Sarawak, the Council has no ministry, but instead a number of committees; each committee will take care of certain state affairs, activities and departments. Members of the Council are always the chair of a committee.

Members

Full members

Members of the Council, following the victory of the then Pakatan Rakyat in 2013 state election, are:^[1]

Name	Chair of Committee	Party	Constituency
Lim Guan Eng MP, Chief Minister	Land Affairs and Development	DAP	Air Putih
	Information
	Culture and Art
	Heritage
	Non-Muslim Affairs
Mohd. Rashid Hasnon, First Deputy Chief Minister	Industrial Development	PKR	Pantai Jerejak
	International Trade
	Entrepreneurial Development and Co-operatives
	Community Relations
Prof. Dr. Ramasamy Palanisamy, Second Deputy Chief Minister	Economic Planning	DAP	Perai
	Education
	Human Resources
	Science, Technology and Innovation
Chow Kon Yeow	Local Government	DAP	Padang Kota
	Traffic and Flood Barrier Management
Abdul Malik Abul Kassim	Religious Affairs	PKR	Batu Maung
	Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
Chong Eng	Youth and Sports	DAP	Padang Lalang
	Women, Family and Community Development
Lim Hock Seng	Public Works	DAP	Bagan Jermal
	Utilities (Energy, Water and Telecommunication)
	Transport (Air and Sea Transportation, and Railway)
Law Heng Kiang	Tourism Development	DAP	Batu Lancang
Phee Boon Poh	Welfare	DAP	Sungai Puyu
	Caring Community
	Environment
Jagdeep Singh Deo	Urban and Rural Planning	DAP	Datok Keramat
	Housing
Dr. Afif Bahardin	Agriculture and Agro-based Industry	PKR	Seberang Jaya
	Rural Development
	Health

Ex officio members

Name	Position
Farizan Darus	State Secretary
Aliza Sulaiman	State Legal Adviser
Mokhtar Mohd. Jait	State Financial Officer

See also

• Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang
• Chief Minister of Penang
• Penang State Legislative Assembly

References

1. "EXCO". iDirektori. Penang State Government. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

External links

• Penang State Government