V. Sivakumar
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Yang Berhormat Tuan V. Sivakumar MP |
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| Speaker of Perak State Assembly | |
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In office 25 April 2008 – 7 May 2009 (disputed) |
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| Preceded by | Junus Wahid |
| Succeeded by | R. Ganesan (disputed) |
| Member of the Perak State Assembly for Tronoh |
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In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Lee Kon Yin (MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Yong Choo Kiong (DAP) |
| Majority | 2,571 |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Batu Gajah, Perak |
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Assumed office 5 May 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Fong Po Kuan (DAP) |
| Majority | 38,410 |
| Personal details | |
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Sivakumar s/o Varatharaju Naidu 5 December 1970 Perak, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | DAP – Pakatan Rakyat |
| Mother | S. Karunakari |
| Father | N. Varatharaju |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession |
Legal Philosopher businessman |
Sivakumar s/o Varatharaju Naidu (born 5 December 1970), better known as V. Sivakumar, is a Malaysian politician from Perak. He is the incumbent Member of Parliament for Batu Gajah constituency in Perak since 2013 representing Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component of Pakatan Harapan (PH).
He is also the former Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly from 2008 to 2009. He is the first ethnic Indian to become the speaker of a Malaysian legislative body, succeeding Junus Wahid, the previous speaker of the State Assembly from UMNO – Barisan Nasional.
Sivakumar's tenure as speaker was shrouded in controversy surrounding his handling of the 2009 Perak constitutional crisis, where the opposition Barisan Nasional managed to obtain three defections from the elected government, enabling Barisan Nasional under Zambry Abdul Kadir to form the new government. Sivakumar had the members of the disputed new Barisan Nasional cabinet suspended for contempt of assembly. Many blogs, particularly Malaysia Today run by the influential royal Raja Petra Kamaruddin, and news portals in cyberspace praised him for his resilience in insisting for an official vote of no-confidence against the incumbent Pakatan Rakyat government of Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin before taking charge. The mainstream media of Malaysia criticised him for being partisan and biased against Barisan Nasional.
Sivakumar was born in 1970 to M. Varatharaju and S. Karunakari.
Sivakumar entered politics in 1997, once serving as political secretary to Ipoh Barat MP M. Kulasegaran, before winning the Tronoh state seat in the 2008 general election, defeating Lee Kim Choy with a majority of 2,571. Sivakumar holds a Bachelor's in Legal Philosophy and a Master's in Business Administration. Sivakumar was nominated speaker by Pakatan Rakyat and while Barisan Nasional nominated Junus Wahid, the incumbent, to continue as speaker. A fired up debate ensued between the two sides, and Sivakumar was elected speaker through secret ballot on 25 April 2008 at 4.05pm with 31 votes, against Junus' 28 votes.Hee Yit Foong was appointed deputy speaker soon after.
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