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Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
Presiding officer of the legislature of Penang
The Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly is the highest-ranking presiding officer in the Penang State Legislative Assembly, the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Penang. They are responsible for convening sessions of the state's legislative body, organising debates, and examining the admissibility of petitions, bills and amendments. In the absence of the Speaker, the deputy will take their place. The speaker is selected through ballot in the first session of a new legislative assembly.
The incumbent Speaker is Law Choo Kiang. He was elected since 28 June 2013.[1]