Penang State Executive Council

Penang State Executive Council
2023–present
Date formed	13 August 2023
People and organisations
Head of state	Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak
Head of government	Chow Kon Yeow (PH–DAP)
Total no. of members	11
Member parties	Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition government Pakatan Harapan (PH) Democratic Action Party (DAP) People's Justice Party (PKR) Barisan Nasional (BN) United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Status in legislature	Coalition government 29 / 40
Opposition parties	Perikatan Nasional (PN) Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
Opposition leader	Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff (PN–PAS)
History
Legislature term	15th Malaysian Parliament

The Penang State Executive Council is the executive authority of the state government of Penang, a Malaysian state. Led by the Chief Minister, the head of government who is appointed by Penang's head of state, the Governor, the Executive Council also comprises between four and ten other State Assemblymen from the Penang State Legislative Assembly, as well as the State Secretary, the State Legal Adviser and the State Financial Officer.^[1]

While being smaller in size, the Penang State Executive Council is analogous in structure and role to the Malaysian Federal Cabinet. As federal and state responsibilities differ, there are a number of portfolios that differ between the federal and state governments. The Executive Council is collectively responsible to the Penang State Legislative Assembly.^[1]