List of Chief Ministers of Penang

Chief Minister of Penang Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang
Coat of arms of Penang
Incumbent Lim Guan Eng since March 11, 2008
Style	Yang Amat Berhormat / The Most Honourable
Appointer	Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas as Yang di-Pertua Negeri
Term length	While commanding the confidence of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
Inaugural holder	Wong Pow Nee
Formation	1957
Website	http://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

The following is the list of Chief Ministers of Penang since 1959:^[1]

#	Chief Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
1	Wong Pow Nee	01957-08-31 August 31, 1957 01959-06-12 June 12, 1959	01969-05-12 May 12, 1969	Alliance (MCA)
2	Lim Chong Eu	01969-05-12 May 12, 1969	01990-10-25 October 25, 1990	Barisan Nasional (Gerakan)
3	Koh Tsu Koon	01990-10-25 October 25, 1990	02008-03-11 March 11, 2008	Barisan Nasional (Gerakan)
4	Lim Guan Eng	02008-03-11 March 11, 2008	present	Pakatan Rakyat (DAP)

Note: Wong Pow Nee was formally appointed as first chief minister of Penang in August 31, 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.

References

1. ^ Penang www.worldstatesmen.org Accessed June 12, 2010