Women in the Dewan Negara
There have been 136 women in the Dewan Negara since the establishment of the Parliament of Malaysia. As of 2018, there are 14 female senators, or 20.00% of the body.{{cite web|url=http://www.parlimen.gov.my/statistik-dn.html?uweb=dn&|title=Senate Statistics|publisher=Parliament of Malaysia |access-date=2018-08-04}}
Women have had the right to sit in Dewan Negara since 1959, however, it was not until Aishah Ghani to be appointed as the first female senator in 1962.{{cite web|url=http://hids.arkib.gov.my/-/tan-sri-aisyah-ghani-wanita-pertama-dilantik-sebagai-senator|title=Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah - Tan Sri Aisyah Ghani Wanita Pertama Dilantik Sebagai Senator|publisher=National Archives of Malaysia|access-date=2018-08-13}} Women have been appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and indirectly elected by all state legislatures to represent their states in the Dewan Negara. Since then, all states have had multiple female senators – in chronological order: Kedah (1975), Terengganu (1975), Pahang (1977), Sabah (1989), Kelantan (1991), Selangor (1991), Johor (1997), Negeri Sembilan (1999), Malacca (1999), Perlis (2005), Perak (2006), Sarawak (2010) and Penang (2015).
List of female senators
{{incomplete list|date=August 2018}}
This is an incomplete list of women who have served as members of the Dewan Negara, ordered alphabetically. This list includes women who served in the past and who continue to serve in the present.{{Cite web|url=http://www.parlimen.gov.my/ahli-dewan-dn.html?uweb=dn&lang=en|title=Senate List of Senators|publisher=Parliament of Malaysia|access-date=2018-08-04}}{{cite web|url=http://www.parlimen.gov.my/arkib-ahli.html?uweb=dn |title=Senate Archive List of Senators |publisher=Parliament of Malaysia |access-date=2018-08-04}}{{cite web|url=http://www.parlimen.gov.my/hansard-majlis.html?&uweb=dn&lang=bm&arkib=yes|title=Hansard Majlis Mengangkat Sumpah|publisher=Parliament of Malaysia|access-date=2018-08-04}}
=Elected by the State Legislative Assembly=
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| Senator | Party | State | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=2| Armani Mahiruddin | rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}"|BN (UMNO) | rowspan=2| Sabah | 20 December 2005 | 19 December 2008 |
| 22 December 2008 | 21 December 2011 | |||
| Asmak Husin | bgcolor="{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}" |PAS | Kelantan | 1 July 2018 | 30 June 2021 |
| Asmah Ismail | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Pahang | 25 June 1990 | 24 June 1993 |
| rowspan=2| Christina Lorline Tibok @ Christine Vanhouten | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UPKO) | rowspan=2| Sabah | ||
| 31 July 2000 | 30 July 2003 | |||
| rowspan=2| Dayang Madinah Abang Openg | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (PBB) | rowspan=2| Sarawak | 19 July 2010 | 18 July 2013 |
| 19 July 2013 | 18 July 2016 | |||
| rowspan=2| Empiang Jabu | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (PBB) | rowspan=2| Sarawak | 28 June 2004 | 27 June 2007 |
| 11 July 2007 | 10 July 2010 | |||
| Engku Naimah Engku Taib | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Terengganu | 6 November 2015 | 5 November 2018 |
| Fadhlina Sidek | bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (PKR)
|Penang |1 September 2021 |5 November 2022 | |||
| Habibah Abdul Ghani | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Pahang | 19 December 1983 | 18 December 1986 |
| rowspan=2| Habidah Jusoh | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | rowspan=2| Terengganu | 23 February 1987 | 22 February 1990 |
| 26 December 1989 | | 25 December 1992 | |||
| Halimah Hamzah | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Pahang | ||
| rowspan=2| Hasnah Fatimah Mohd Kasim | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | rowspan=2| Terengganu | ||
| 10 January 1984 | 9 January 1987 | |||
| rowspan=2| Hazizah Mohd. Sultan | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | rowspan=2| Malacca | 27 December 1999 | 26 December 2002 |
| rowspan=2| Heng Seai Kie | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (MCA) | rowspan=2| Perak | 6 December 2006 | 5 December 2009 |
| 16 November 2009 | 15 November 2012 | |||
| Hunaizah Mohd. Noor | bgcolor="{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}" |PAS | Kelantan | 4 August 1997 | 3 August 2000 |
| Ida Dumpangal née Ida Undan | Sabah | 29 December 1989 | | 28 December 1992 | |
| Jamilah Ibrahim | bgcolor="{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}" |PAS | Kelantan | 4 August 1997 | 3 August 2000 |
| Juhanis Abdul Aziz | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO)
|Pahang |24 August 2021 |23 August 2024 | |||
| rowspan=2| Kalthom Othman | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}" |PAS | rowspan=2| Kelantan | 24 July 1991 | 23 July 1994 |
| 9 May 1994 | 8 May 1997 | |||
| Kelsom Yaacub | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Pahang | 13 December 1993 | 12 December 1996 |
| Khadijah Awang | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Terengganu | 14 May 1996 | 13 May 1999 |
| rowspan=2| Khairiah Mohamed | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}" |PAS | rowspan=2| Kelantan | 9 July 2012 | 8 July 2015 |
| 1 July 2015 | 30 June 2018 | |||
| Kian Sit Har | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (MCA) | Malacca | 19 April 1993 | 18 April 1996 |
| Lee Pit Chern | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (MCA) | Negeri Sembilan | 19 May 1999 | 18 May 2002 |
| Lim Hui Ying | bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}"|PH (DAP) | Penang | 27 August 2018 | 5 November 2022 |
| Lim Kee Moi | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (MCA) | Johor | ||
| Lim Nget Yoon | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (MCA) | Pahang | 8 June 2012 | 7 June 2015 |
| rowspan=2| Mahimon Harun | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | rowspan=2| Pahang | 9 November 1977 | 8 November 1980 |
| Mariah Abdullah | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Perlis | ||
| Melati Ali | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Pahang | ||
| rowspan=2| Mumtaz Md Nawi | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}" |PAS | rowspan=2| Kelantan | 19 July 2006 | 18 July 2009 |
| 6 July 2009 | 5 July 2012 | |||
| Ng Yen Yen | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}"|BN (MCA) | Pahang | 13 December 1993 | 12 December 1996 |
| Norahan Abu Bakar | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Pahang | 22 June 2015 | 22 September 2017 |
| Norani Beluah | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Pahang | 13 July 1987 | 12 July 1990 |
| Noraini Idris | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO)
|Sabah |10 December 2021 |9 December 2024 | |||
| Nordiana Shafie | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Terengganu | 23 December 2005 | 22 December 2008 |
| Nuridah Salleh | bgcolor="{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}"|PAS
|Terengganu |29 November 2018 |5 November 2022 | |||
| Rahmah Salleh | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Terengganu | ||
| Ramlah Abas | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Malacca | 3 May 1999 | 2 May 2002 |
| Ramlah Kassim | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Pahang | 6 September 1996 | 5 September 1999 |
| Rohani Abdullah | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Terengganu | 26 January 2012 | 25 January 2015 |
| Rosalind Yau Shuk Meng | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (MCA) | Selangor | 5 August 1991 | 4 August 1994 |
| Roslin Abdul Rahman | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Pahang | 8 June 2012 | 7 June 2015 |
| Sabani Mat | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Perlis | 25 July 2018 | 24 July 2021 |
| rowspan=2| Safinah Jusoh | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}" |PAS | rowspan=2| Terengganu | 27 December 1999 | 26 December 2002 |
| rowspan=2| Samsiah Samsudin | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Appointed | ||
| Negeri Sembilan | 14 December 2006 | 13 December 2009 | ||
| See Too Mee | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (MCA) | Johor | 24 April 2000 | 23 April 2003 |
| Shahanim Mohamad Yusoff | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Kedah | 30 May 2014 | 29 May 2017 |
| Siti Aishah Shaik Ismail | bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|PKR | Penang | 22 June 2015 | 21 June 2018 |
| Siti Fatimah Yahaya | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Pahang | 10 August 2018 | 9 August 2021 |
| Siti Rokiah Mohd. Zabidin | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Pahang | 8 May 2006 | 7 May 2009 |
| rowspan=2| Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff | rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}"|PAS | rowspan=2| Kelantan | ||
| 1 July 2003 | 30 June 2006 | |||
| Siw Chun Eam | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Perlis | 20 December 2005 | 19 December 2008 |
| Tan Ah Eng | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}"|BN (MCA) | Johor | 12 May 1997 | 11 May 2000 |
| Tiew Way Keng | bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}"|PH (DAP) | Selangor | 16 February 2025 | 25 February 2028 |
| rowspan=2| Tom Saudah Othman | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | rowspan=2| Kedah | 6 January 1975 | 5 January 1978 |
| rowspan=2| Wan Ubaidah Omar | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}" |PAS | rowspan=2| Kelantan | 1 July 2003 | 30 June 2006 |
| 19 July 2006 | 18 July 2009 | |||
| rowspan=2|Wan Martina | rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}" |PAS
|rowspan=2|Kelantan |23 August 2021 |22 August 2024 | |||
| 21 November 2024
|20 November 2027 | ||||
| Zainun A. Bakar | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Terengganu | 6 May 2009 | 5 May 2012 |
| Zaitun Mat | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Pahang | 6 May 2009 | 5 May 2012 |
| Zaitun Mat Amin | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Terengganu | 8 June 2012 | 7 June 2015 |
| Zawiah Abdullah | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | Terengganu | 6 January 1975 | 5 January 1978 |
=Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong=
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||
| Senator | Party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes Shim Tshin Nyuk | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (MCA) | rowspan="140" | Appointed | ||
| rowspan=2| Ainon Ariffin | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 18 February 1986 | 17 February 1989 | |
| 27 March 1989 | 26 March 1992 | |||
| rowspan=2| Aishah Ghani | rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{Alliance Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|Alliance (UMNO) | 15 October 1962 | 14 October 1968 | |
| 22 October 1968 | 21 October 1974 | |||
| Anna Bell @ Suzieana Perian | bgcolor="{{Gabungan Rakyat Sabah/meta/shading}}"|{{Font color|white|GRS (GAGASAN)}} | 5 March 2024 | 4 March 2027 | |
| Azizah Abdul Samad | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 26 August 2004 | 25 August 2007 | |
| Azizah Harun | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 6 July 2015 | 5 July 2018 | |
| rowspan=2| Azizah Mohd Dun | rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}"|BN (UMNO) | 4 July 2000 | 3 July 2003 | |
| 12 August 2003 | 11 August 2006 | |||
| Azizah Mohd. Said | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 29 July 1985 | 28 July 1988 | |
| rowspan=2| Bathmavathi Krishnan | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Independent (politician)/meta/shading}}" |IND | 18 November 2013 | 17 November 2016 | |
| 18 November 2016 | 17 November 2019 | |||
| rowspan=2| Bibi Aishah Hamid Don | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Alliance Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Alliance (UMNO) | 19 October 1964 | 18 October 1970 | |
| rowspan=2| Che Jam Haron | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 27 July 1999 | 26 July 2002 | |
| rowspan=2| Che Pora Omar | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 21 February 1991 | 20 February 1994 | |
| 31 March 1994 | 30 March 1997 | |||
| Chew Lee Giok | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (MCA) | 13 December 2010 | 12 December 2013 | |
| rowspan=2| Chew Mei Fun | rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}"|BN (MCA) | 9 April 2009 | 8 April 2012 | |
| 26 June 2014 | 25 June 2017 | |||
| Chew Poh Thoi | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (MCA) | |||
| rowspan=2| Dasimah Dasir | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 20 February 1971 | 19 February 1974 | |
| 7 October 1980 | ||||
| Dayang Mahani Pengiran Ahmad Raffae | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 21 July 2004 | 20 July 2007 | |
| rowspan=2| Doris Sophia Brodi | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (PRS) | 12 March 2010 | 11 March 2013 | |
| 12 March 2013 | 11 March 2016 | |||
| Fahariyah Md Nordin | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 7 December 2016 | 6 December 2019 | |
| Faridah Abu Hassan | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 4 September 1995 | 3 September 1998 | |
| Fatimah Hamat | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 23 December 2008 | 22 December 2011 | |
| Fatimah Salim | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | |||
| Fuziah Salleh | bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (PKR)
|9 December 2022 |8 December 2025 | |||
| rowspan="2" | Habshah Osman | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 27 October 1992 | 26 October 1995 | |
| 4 September 1995 | 3 September 1998 | |||
| Hafsah Othman | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 19 July 1982 | 18 July 1985 | |
| rowspan=2| Jamilah Sulaiman | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (PBS) | 7 November 2012 | 6 November 2015 | |
| 22 December 2015 | 21 December 2018 | |||
| rowspan=2| Janaky Athi Nahappan | rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}"|BN (MIC) | 19 July 1982 | 18 July 1985 | |
| 5 December 1983 | 4 December 1986 | |||
| Jaya Partiban | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (MIC) | |||
| rowspan=2| Kamilia Ibrahim | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 4 September 1995 | 3 September 1998 | |
| 7 April 1997 | 6 April 2000 | |||
| rowspan=2| Law Jack Yoon | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (MCA) | 14 February 1987 | 13 February 1990 | |
| 18 December 1989 | 17 December 1992 | |||
| Lim Hiang Nai @ Lim Sean Lean | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (MCA) | 5 December 1983 | 4 December 1986 | |
| Loga Chitra M. Govindasamy | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (MIC) | 6 April 2007 | 5 April 2010 | |
| rowspan=2| Mariany Mohammad Yit | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 15 December 2010 | 14 December 2013 | |
| 16 December 2013 | 15 December 2016 | |||
| rowspan=2| Mashitah Ibrahim | rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}"|BN (UMNO) | 18 March 2008 | 17 March 2011 | |
| 21 March 2011 | 20 March 2014 | |||
| rowspan=2| Mastika Junaidah Husin | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 14 December 1994 | 13 December 1997 | |
| 9 March 1998 | 8 March 2001 | |||
| rowspan=2| Mazidah Zakaria | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 18 February 1986 | 17 February 1989 | |
| 27 March 1989 | 26 March 1992 | |||
| rowspan=2| Maznah Mazlan | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 21 April 2008 | 20 April 2011 | |
| 25 April 2011 | 24 April 2014 | |||
| Melanie Chua Chui Ket | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (SAPP) | 2 August 1999 | 1 August 2002 | |
| Naomi Chong Set Mui | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (LDP) | 2 October 2003 | 1 October 2006 | |
| Nen Abidah Abdullah | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 20 December 1982 | 19 December 1985 | |
| Nichole Wong Siaw Ting | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (MCA)
|17 June 2022 |5 November 2022 | |||
| rowspan=2| Nik Azizah Nik Yahya | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | |||
| 17 February 2005 | 16 February 2008 | |||
| Noorita Sual | bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}} |PH (DAP)
|20 March 2023 |19 March 2026 | |||
| rowspan=2| Nor Azah Awin | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 27 July 1999 | 26 July 2002 | |
| rowspan=2| Nor Hayati Onn | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 14 October 2005 | 13 October 2008 | |
| 28 October 2008 | 27 October 2011 | |||
| rowspan=2| Noriah Mahat | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 3 May 2010 | 2 May 2013 | |
| 19 July 2013 | 18 July 2016 | |||
| Norjan Khan Bahadar | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 4 December 1997 | 3 December 2000 | |
| rowspan=2| Norliza Abdul Rahim | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 4 July 2011 | 3 July 2014 | |
| 30 May 2014 | 29 May 2017 | |||
| Norraesah Mohamad | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 14 October 2005 | 13 October 2008 | |
| rowspan=2| Norsimah Hashim | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 27 July 1999 | 26 July 2002 | |
| Ong Chong Swen | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (MCA) | 19 February 2018 | 18 February 2021 | |
| Ooi Siew Kim | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (MCA) | |||
| rowspan=2| Puizah Abu Kassim | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 2 August 1999 | 1 August 2002 | |
| Rabiyah Ali | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 7 December 2016 | 6 December 2019 | |
| rowspan=2| Rafidah Aziz | rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}"|BN (UMNO) | 6 January 1975 | 5 January 1978 | |
| 9 November 1977 | 8 November 1980 | |||
| rowspan=2| Rahaiah Baheran | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 27 October 1992 | 26 October 1995 | |
| 4 September 1995 | 3 September 1998 | |||
| Rahemah Idris | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 7 December 2016 | 6 December 2019 | |
| rowspan=2| Rahimah Mahamad | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 20 February 2014 | 19 February 2017 | |
| 31 March 2017 | 30 March 2020 | |||
| Rahmah Othman | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 6 April 1979 | 5 April 1982 | |
| Raj Munni Sabu | bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}"|PH (AMANAH) | 27 August 2018 | 26 August 2021 | |
| Raja Ropiah Raja Abdullah | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 9 April 2012 | 8 April 2015 | |
| Ras Adiba Mohd Radzi | bgcolor="#DCDCDC" |IND
|20 May 2020 |19 May 2023 | |||
| Rhina Bhar | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (Gerakan) | 13 October 2004 | 12 October 2007 | |
| rowspan=2|Rita Samariah Patrick Insol | rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{Gabungan Parti Sarawak/meta/shading}}" |GPS (PRS)
|22 June 2020 |21 June 2023 | |||
| 20 November 2023
|19 November 2027 | ||||
| rowspan=2| Rogayah Ariff | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 15 December 1980 | 14 December 1983 | |
| 13 April 1981 | 12 April 1984 | |||
| rowspan=2| Rogayah Che Mat | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 18 February 1986 | 17 February 1989 | |
| 27 March 1989 | 26 March 1992 | |||
| rowspan=2| Rokiah @ Maimun Zainuddin | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 8 August 1983 | 7 August 1986 | |
| 1 December 1986 | 30 November 1989 | |||
| Ros Suyati Alang | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO)
|20 September 2022 |19 September 2025 | |||
| Rosni Sohar
| bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) |9 January 2025 |8 January 2028 | ||||
| rowspan=2| Rosnah Mohd. Salleh | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 23 February 1987 | 22 February 1990 | |
| 20 February 1990 | 19 February 1993 | |||
| rowspan=2| S. Bagiam Ayem Perumal | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (MIC) | 22 August 2011 | 21 August 2014 | |
| 25 August 2014 | 24 August 2017 | |||
| rowspan=2| Salbiah Mohd. Akim | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 1 December 1986 | 30 November 1989 | |
| 5 July 1989 | 4 July 1992 | |||
| rowspan=3| Salmah Sheikh Hussein | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 6 January 1975 | 5 January 1978 | |
| 9 August 1976 | 8 August 1979 | |||
| rowspan=2| Sarasa Velu | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (MIC) | 16 December 1992 | 15 December 1995 | |
| 20 March 1996 | 19 March 1999 | |||
| Saraswathy Kandasami | bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (PKR)
|9 December 2022 |8 December 2025 | |||
| rowspan="2" | Selemiah Hashim | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 19 April 1993 | 18 April 1996 | |
| 30 July 1996 | 29 July 1999 | |||
| Shahanim Mohamad Yusoff | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 16 November 2017 | 15 November 2020 | |
| Shahrizat Abdul Jalil | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}"|BN (UMNO) | 9 April 2009 | 8 April 2012 | |
| rowspan=2| Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain | rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}"|BN (UMNO) | |||
| 9 March 2007 | 8 March 2010 | |||
| rowspan=2| Sharipah Aminah Syed Mohamed | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 13 December 2004 | 12 December 2007 | |
| 13 December 2007 | 12 December 2010 | |||
| Siti Fatimah Sheikh Hussein | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | |||
| Siti Hawa @ Karimah Mohd. Nor | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 12 August 1998 | 11 August 2001 | |
| Sopiah Sharif | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 17 July 2017 | 16 July 2020 | |
| rowspan=2 |Susan Chemarai Anding | rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{Gabungan Parti Sarawak/meta/shading}} |GPS (PBB)
|22 June 2020 |21 June 2023 | |||
| 21 August 2023
|20 August 2027 | ||||
| Usha Nandhini S. Jayaram | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (MIC) | 15 July 2008 | 14 July 2011 | |
| rowspan=2| Valli Muthusamy | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (MIC) | 15 December 1986 | 14 December 1989 | |
| 11 December 1989 | 10 December 1992 | |||
| rowspan=2| Wan Asiah Ahmad | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 11 November 1997 | 10 November 2000 | |
| 2 November 2000 | 1 November 2003 | |||
| rowspan=2| Wan Hazani Wan Mohd Nor | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 14 October 2005 | 13 October 2008 | |
| 3 December 2008 | 2 December 2011 | |||
| rowspan=2| Wan Intan Wan Ahmad Tajuddin | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 27 October 1992 | 26 October 1995 | |
| 4 September 1995 | 3 September 1998 | |||
| Wan Ramlah Ahmad | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO)
| 8 January 2007 | 7 January 2010 | ||
| Zaleha Husin | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO) | 13 April 1992 | 12 April 1995 | |
| Zunairah Musa | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO)
|22 December 2021 |21 December 2024 |
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