List of Chief Ministers of Penang
List of Chief Ministers of Penang
The following is the list of Chief Ministers of Penang since 1957: Colour key (for political parties): Alliance Party Barisan Nasional Pakatan Harapan

List of Chief Ministers of Penang

Section Title: List of Chief Ministers of Penang
Table Section Text: The following is the list of Chief Ministers of Penang since 1957: Colour key (for political parties): Alliance Party Barisan Nasional Pakatan Harapan

#	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political party	Term of office	Electoral mandates (Assembly)

1	Wong Pow Nee (1911–2002) MLC for Bukit Mertajam, 1957−1959 MLA for Bukit Mertajam, 1959−1969	Alliance (MCA)	31 August 1957	12 May 1969	– 1959 (1st) 1964 (2nd)

2	Lim Chong Eu (1919–2010) MLC for Kelawei, 1955–1959 MLA for Kota, 1964–1974 MLA for Padang Kota, 1974–1990	Gerakan	12 May 1969	25 October 1990	1969 (3rd) 1974 (4th) 1978 (5th) 1982 (6th) 1986 (7th)

BN (Gerakan)

3	-	Koh Tsu Koon (b. 1949) MLA for Tanjong Bunga, 1990–2008	BN (Gerakan)	25 October 1990	11 March 2008	1990 (8th) 1995 (9th) 1999 (10th) 2004 (11th)

4	-	Lim Guan Eng (b. 1962) MLA for Air Putih, since 2008	PR (DAP)	11 March 2008	14 May 2018	2008 (12th) 2013 (13th)

PH (DAP)

5	-	Chow Kon Yeow (b. 1957) MLA for Padang Kota, since 2008	PH (DAP)	14 May 2018	Incumbent	2018 (14th)

Sentence(s)

In 2018, Chow became Penang's fifth Chief Minister, succeeding his party colleague, Lim Guan Eng.

final_sentence: In 2018, Chow became Penang's fifth Chief Minister, succeeding his party colleague, Lim Guan Eng.