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The Parliamentary Select Committees of Malaysia are sub-legislative bodies each consisting of small number of Members of Parliament (MPs) from the House of Representatives, or senators from the Senate, or a mix of both appointed to deal with particular areas or issues; most are made up of members of the Representatives. appointed to deal with particular areas or issues. The majority of parliamentary committees are Select committees. It was first announced in August 2018 by Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof, Speaker of the House of Representatives, that six new parliamentary select committees will be established, before later announcing in April 2019 a massive reformation of the Malaysian parliamentary institution with a further planned eleven new select committees, each focusing on particular ministries or governmental agencies. Prior to the 14th session of parliament, only five permanent and two temporary committees had been in operation. The remit of these committees vary depending on whether they are committees of the House of Representatives or the Senate.

The creation of four new select committees were announced by the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of legal affairs, Liew Vui Keong, on 17 October 2019.

House of Representatives

Select Committees

• Departmental (Dept) select committees are designed to oversee and examine the work of individual government departments and any related departmental bodies and agencies.
• Topical select committees examine topical issues of importance.
• Internal select committees have responsibility with respect to the day-to-day running of Parliament.

15th Parliament

14th Parliament

Senate

Internal

• House Committee
• Committee of Privileges
• Committee of Selection
• Standing Orders Committee

Former committees

Representatives

• Select Committee On Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) - abolished 20 June 2012 following expiration of three-month time frame

Notes

1. A similar select committee was established in October 2011, however, in that instance the committee was temporary and only functioned for a six-month timeframe.
2. The Gender Equality and Family Development Select Committee was initially created as the Rights and Gender Equality Select Committee before the human rights portfolio was moved to the Human Rights and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee on 17 October 2019.

References

1. ^ "Six select committees to be formed soon". Malaysiakini. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
2. ^ "11 new parliamentarian select committees to be set up". Bernama. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
3. Mohsen, Amar Shah; Kumar, Ashwin (17 October 2019). "Four new parliamentary select committees established". The Sun (Malaysia). Retrieved 18 October 2019.
4. Annuar, Azril (17 October 2019). "Parliament approves four new select committees". Malay Mail. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
5. Carvalho, Martin; Sivanandam, Hemananthani; Rahim, Rahimy; Tan, Tarrence (17 October 2019). "Four new Parliament Special Select Committees formed". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 18 October 2019.
6. "4 more special select committees set up". Bernama. Free Malaysia Today. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
7. ^ "Six new Parliament standing committees announced". Syed Umar Ariff. New Straits Times. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
8. ^ "Parliament set to have six new standing committees". Fatimah Zainal. The Star (Malaysia). 4 December 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
9. ^ "More Select Committees to be established in Parliament, says Speaker". Bernama. Malay Mail. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
10. ^ "Six new select committees announced, Anwar heads reforms caucus". Malaysiakini. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
11. "Ramkarpal replaces Nurul as head of Consideration of Bills Committee". Malaysiakini. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.

External links

• Committees of the Malaysian House of Representatives
• Committees of the Malaysian Senate
• Public Accounts Committee of Malaysia
• COMMITTEE OF SELECTION - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
• STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
• HOUSE COMMITTEE - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
• THE COMMITTEE OF PRIVILEGES - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
• ARCHIVES SPECIAL SELECT COMMITTEE
• SPECIAL SELECT COMMITTEE ON ELECTORAL REFORM
• SPECIAL SELECT COMMITTEE ON LYNAS ADVANCED MATERIALS PLANT (LAMP)
• COMMITTEE OF SELECTION - SENATE
• HOUSE COMMITTEE - SENATE
• COMMITTEE OF PRIVILEGES - SENATE
• STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE - SENATE

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Chairman	Wong Kah Woh
Deputy Chairman	Azizah Mohd Dun
Members	Nurul Izzah Anwar Choong Shiau Yoon Ahmad Hamzah Takiyuddin Hassan William Leong Hasanuddin Mohd Yunus Robert Lawson Chuat Vincent Entering Wong Chen Wong Hon Wai Wong Shu Qi Muslimin Yahaya
Former Chairmen	Abdul Hamid Khan Ahmad Mohamed Shah Hanafiah Hussain Tan Toh Hong Walter Loh Poh Khan Abdul Aziz Yeop Lee Boon Peng Oo Gin Sun Ismail Said Affifudin Omar Jamaluddin Jarjis Ramli Ngah Talib Shahrir Abdul Samad Azmi Khalid Nur Jazlan Mohamed Hasan Arifin Ronald Kiandee
Former Deputy/Vice Chairmen	Mohd. Bakri Abdul Rais Daud Taha Abdul Hadi Derani Mohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah Tan Seng Giaw

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