Thangasvari Suppiah

Thangasvari d/o Suppiah (தங்கஸ்வரி சுப்பையா), also known as S. Thangasvari, is a Malaysian politician. She served as Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly from August 2016 to July 2018. She is a member of Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN).

Political career
Thangasvari Suppiah first contested in the Hutan Melintang seat however lost to PKR candidate, Kesavan Subramaniam. On 9 August 2016, she was elected as new speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly, succeed her party colleague, Devamany S. Krishnasamy was appointed as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department. She was also the first woman appointed as speaker. After the 2018 Perak state election, she was succeed by Ngeh Koo Ham from DAP as new speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly.

Honours

 * 🇲🇾 Malaysia :
 * MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Defender of the Realm) - SMN.svg Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (2006)
 * MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara - Officer (K.M.N.).svg Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2008)
 * Perak :
 * Pingat Pekerti Terpilih (Negeri Perak).svg Recipient of the Distinguished Conduct Medal (PPT) (2002)
 * MY-PERA Order of the Perak State Crown - lower classes.svg Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (PMP) (2009)
 * MY-PERA Order of the Perak State Crown - lower classes.svg Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (2017)