Head of government houses the Office of the Chief Minister of Malacca and the Legislative Assembly Building, as well as other state government offices. The
Chief Minister is the head of government in
Malacca. He is officially appointed by the
Governor, Malacca's head of state, on the basis of the latter's judgement that the former commands the confidence of the majority of the State Assemblymen in the
Malacca State Legislative Assembly. The Chief Minister and his
Executive Council shall be collectively responsible to Legislative Assembly. The Office of the Chief Minister is situated at the
Seri Negeri complex Bendahara Block in
Ayer Keroh. The current Chief Minister of Malacca is
Ab Rauf Yusoh of the
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), which controls the most seats in the State Legislative Assembly among the
Barisan Nasional component parties. Yusoh was sworn in on 31 March 2023 after his predecessor
Sulaiman Md Ali resigned two days prior on 29 March 2023.
Cabinet The
Malacca State Executive Council forms the executive branch of the Malacca state government and is analogous in function to the
Malaysian federal Cabinet. The Executive Council comprises the
Chief Minister, and between four and ten other State Assemblymen from the
Malacca State Legislative Assembly. Aside from these, three other
ex officio members of the Executive Council are the State Secretary, the State Legal Adviser and the State Financial Officer. Members of the Executive Council since 31 March 2023 are as follows.
Members Deputy Members Deputy Members since 6 April 2023 have been :
Ex officio members The State Secretary, the State Legal Adviser and the State Financial Officer are
ex officio members of the Executive Council. == Legislature ==