Prof. Dr. Ramasamy Palanisamy: Deputy Chief Minister of Penang

 Prof. Dr. Ramasamy Palanisamy 

Deputy Chief Minister of Penang

Prof. Dr. Ramasamy Palanisamy is currently the Deputy Chief Minister of the state of Penang. He is also a member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Batu Kawan constituency, and represents the seat of Perai in the Penang State Assembly. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and is a shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition.

Ramasamy was elected to the Malaysian Parliament and Penang State Assembly in the 2008 election, defeating former Penang Chief Minister Koh Tsu Koon. He became Deputy Chief Minister of Penang after the election, serving under the new Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, making him the first person of Indian origin to hold the post of deputy chief minister in any Malaysian state.

Before entering politics, Ramasamy was a Professor at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, but his employment was terminated in 2005. He later took up teaching positions in Germany and Singapore.

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramasamy_Palanisamy