Deputy Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly

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The Deputy Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly is the elected presiding officer who assists and substitutes for the Speaker in managing and overseeing proceedings of the Penang state legislature in Malaysia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political office
presiding officer role
appointedBy Penang State Legislative Assembly NERFINISHED
assistsOffice Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
associatedWith Penang Constitution and state enactments NERFINISHED
belongsTo state government of Penang NERFINISHED
city George Town, Penang NERFINISHED
constitutionalContext Malaysian federal system NERFINISHED
country Malaysia
countrySubdivision Penang NERFINISHED
countrySubdivisionOf Malaysia NERFINISHED
governingRules standing orders of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasCounterpart Deputy Speaker of other Malaysian state legislative assemblies
Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat NERFINISHED
hasSupervisingBody Penang State Legislative Assembly NERFINISHED
jurisdiction State of Penang NERFINISHED
languageOfWork Chinese
English
Malay
Tamil
legalSystem Malaysian law
legislature Penang State Legislative Assembly NERFINISHED
levelOfGovernment state
locatedIn George Town, Penang NERFINISHED
Penang NERFINISHED
officeCreatedFor management of legislative proceedings
officeFunction to assist the Speaker in conducting assembly business
to preside in the absence of the Speaker
officeHolderEligibility member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
officeHolderType state legislator
officeRank second-highest presiding officer of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
officeScope internal proceedings of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
officeType deputy presiding officer
state-level legislative office
partOf Penang State Legislative Assembly NERFINISHED
region Penang Island NERFINISHED
requiresMembershipIn Penang State Legislative Assembly NERFINISHED
residence Penang NERFINISHED
roleInOrganization ensuring adherence to assembly rules
maintaining order in the assembly
managing debates in the assembly
overseeing voting procedures
presiding over legislative proceedings
seat Penang State Assembly Building NERFINISHED
selectionMethod elected by members of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
substitutesFor Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly NERFINISHED
termContext serves during the term of the Penang State Legislative Assembly

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Penang State Legislative Assembly elects Deputy Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
Penang State Legislative Assembly hasPart Deputy Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly