Subang Jaya rep Hannah Yeoh appointed first woman Speaker in Selangor

KLANG: Subang Jaya assemblyman Hannah Yeoh, who has been named as Selangor state Speaker, will become the youngest and first woman Speaker of any legislative assembly in the country.

Since the country achieved independence in 1957, all the Speakers in Dewan Negara, Dewan Rakyat and all the state assemblies have been men.