Shanmugam s/o V. Pitchay (or formally known as V. P. Shanmugam) is a Malaysian

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

who has served as Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in the

Barisan Nasional Barisan Nasional (BN; ) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1974 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties to succeed the Alliance Party. It is the third largest political coalition with 30 seats in ...

(BN) state administration under Chief Minister

Ab Rauf Yusoh Ab Rauf bin Yusoh (; born 20 September 1961) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician who has served as the 13th Chief Minister of Malacca, chief minister of Malacca since March 2023 and Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (ML ...

since April 2023 for the second term and under former Chief Minister Sulaiman Md Ali from November 2021 to March 2023 for the first term as well as Member of the

Malacca State Legislative Assembly The Malacca State Legislative Assembly () is the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Malacca. It is composed of 28 members who are elected from single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than ...

(MLA) for Gadek since November 2021. He is a member of the

Malaysian Indian Congress The Malaysian Indian Congress ( abbrev: MIC; )，formerly known as Malayan Indian Congress, is a Malaysian political party. It is one of the founding members of the coalition Barisan Nasional, previously known as the Alliance, which was in pow ...

(MIC), a component party of the BN coalition. He is also the sole Malacca EXCO member, MLA of Indian descent and from MIC, the sole MIC candidate nominated and subsequently won in the

2021 Malacca state election The 2021 Malacca state election, formally the 15th Malacca state election, took place on 20 November 2021. This election was to elect 28 members of the 15th Malacca State Legislative Assembly. The previous assembly was dissolved on 4 October 2021 ...

and the sole EXCO Member serving without a deputy.

Election results

Honours

* : ** Member of the

Order of the Defender of the Realm The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm () is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace of God-Defender of the Realm). The o ...

(AMN) (2004) ** Medal of the

(PPN) (1999) * : ** MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca

Companion Class I of the

Exalted Order of Malacca The Exalted Order of Malacca () is the third-highest state order of Malacca which is conferred by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca. The order was constituted in 1978 by Yang di-Pertua Negeri Syed Zahiruddin along with the Premier and Exalted ...

(DMSM) – Datuk (2024) ** MY-MAL Bintang Khidmat Terpuji

Recipient of the Commendable Service Star (BKT) (2009) ** MY-MAL Pingat Jasa Kebaktian

Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (PJK) (2006)

References

People from Malacca Malaysian politicians of Indian descent Malaysian Indian Congress politicians 1969 births Living people Medallists of the Order of the Defender of the Realm Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm {{Malaysia-politician-stub