Chief Minister of Penang

Chief Minister of Penang
Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang
Coat of arms of Penang
Incumbent Chow Kon Yeow since 14 May 2018 (2018-05-14)
Government of Penang
Style	Yang Amat Berhormat
Type	Head of government
Member of	Penang State Executive Council
Reports to	Penang State Legislative Assembly
Residence	Seri Teratai
Appointer	Yang di-Pertua Negeri
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the State of Penang
Inaugural holder	Wong Pow Nee
Formation	31 August 1957; 66 years ago (1957-08-31)
Website	cm.penang.gov.my

The chief minister of Penang is the head of government in the Malaysian state of Penang. According to convention, the chief minister is the leader of the majority party or largest coalition party of the Penang State Legislative Assembly. The chief minister's official residence is Seri Teratai in the capital city of George Town.^[1]

The 5th and incumbent chief minister is Chow Kon Yeow, who assumed office on 14 May 2018.^[2] Chow succeeds his party colleague, Lim Guan Eng, who had served as the chief minister between 2008 and 2018.