V. Sivakumar

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V. Sivakumar is a Malaysian politician from the Democratic Action Party, and the current Speaker of the Perak State Assembly. He was the first ethnic Indian to become the speaker of a Malaysian legislative body, succeeding Junus Wahid as the previous speaker of the State Assembly. Sivakumar entered politics in 1997, serving as political secretary to M. Kulasegaran at one point, before winning the seat of Tronoh in the Perak State Assembly 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.[1]

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  1. ^ "DAP rep sworn in as Perak Speaker", The Malaysian Insider, 2008-04-26. Retrieved on 2008-04-27. 
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