Law Choo Kiang


Law Choo Kiang is a Malaysian politician who has served as 9th Speaker of the Penang [State Legislative Assembly] since June 2013. He served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council in the Pakatan Rakyat and Pakatan Harapan state administrations under former Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng from March 2008 to May 2013 and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Bukit Tambun from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member and State Advisor of Penang of the People's [Justice Party |People's Justice Party], a component party of the PH and formerly PR coalitions. As of 2024, he is also the second longest-serving Speaker of the Penang Assembly after Yahaya Abdul Hamid who served from 1995 to 2008 for 13 years.

Education

He obtained his formal education from Jit Sin Independent High School, Bukit Mertajam and his Bachelor of [Business Administration] from the National Taipei University, Taiwan in 1994. He has also obtained postgraduate degree in Mass Communication from Shanghai University.

Political career

He joined National Justice Party in 2000. He was appointed the Chairman of People's Justice Party's Communication Bureau. He was the Chairman for People's Justice Party's branch of Bukit Mertajam.
Law Choo Kiang was appointed a Penang Exco member to handle Agricultural and Non-Urban Development portfolio in 2008. He was appointed speaker for the Penang State Legislative Assembly in 2013.

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