Thangasvari Suppiah

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Yang Berbahagia Dato' Thangasvari Suppiah DPMP PMP PPT KMN AMN

Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
In office 9 August 2016 – 2 July 2018
Monarch	Nazrin Shah
Preceded by	Devamany S. Krishnasamy
Succeeded by	Ngeh Koo Ham
Constituency	Non-MLA (Barisan Nasional)

Personal details
Born	Thangasvari a/p Suppiah
Political party	Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Occupation	Politician, lawyer

Thangasvari d/o Suppiah (Tamil: தங்கஸ்வரி சுப்பையா), also known as S. Thangasvari, is a Malaysian politician. She served as Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly from August 2016 to July 2018. She is a member of Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN).

Political career

Thangasvari Suppiah first contested in the Hutan Melintang seat however lost to PKR candidate, Kesavan Subramaniam.^[1] On 9 August 2016, she was elected as new speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly, succeed her party colleague, Devamany S. Krishnasamy was appointed as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department.^[2] She was also the first woman appointed as speaker.^[3] After the 2018 Perak state election, she was succeeded by Ngeh Koo Ham from DAP as new speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly.^[4]

Election results

**Perak State Legislative Assembly**^[5]^[6]
Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	N54 Hutan Melintang		Thangasvari Suppiah (MIC)	6,083	43.80%		Kesavan Subramaniam (PKR)	7,804	56.20%	14,556	1,721	70.12%

Honours

Malaysia :
- Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (2006)^[7]
- Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2008)^[8]
Perak :
- Recipient of the Distinguished Conduct Medal (PPT) (2002)^[9]
- Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (PMP) (2009)^[9]
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (2017)^[10]

References

^ "Pemimpin parti komponen BN sokong kerajaan baru Perak". www.mstar.com.my. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
^ "Pelantikan S.Thangeswary sebagai speaker satu pengiktirafan – Subramaniam". www.astroawani.com. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
^ "S Thangasvari is first woman appointed as Perak assembly speaker". www.malaysiakini.com. 9 August 2016.
^ Arif, Shamsul Kamal Amarudin dan Zahratulhayat Mat (3 July 2018). "Ngeh Koo Ham dilantik Speaker DUN Perak [METROTV]". Harian Metro. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 11 July 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2006" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2008" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
^ ^a ^b "CARIAN REKOD PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN/PINGAT NEGERI PERAK DARUL RIDZUAN". pingat.perak.gov.my.
^ "31 terima anugerah Perak hari ini". www.bharian.com.my. 5 November 2017.

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