Ng Suee Lim

Malaysian politician
黄瑞林
Member of the
Selangor State Executive Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 August 2023
(Local Government, New Village Development & Tourism)MonarchSharafuddinMenteri BesarAmirudin ShariPreceded byNg Sze Han
(Local Government & New Village Development)
Hee Loy Sian
(Tourism)ConstituencySekinchan11th Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative AssemblyIn office
26 June 2018 – 23 June 2023MonarchSharafuddinDeputyMohd Khairuddin Othman
(2018)
Daroyah Alwi
(2019–2020)
Hasnul Baharuddin
(2020–2023)Menteri BesarAmirudin ShariPreceded byHannah Yeoh Tseow SuanSucceeded byLau Weng SanConstituencySekinchanAssistant National Organising Secretary
of the Democratic Action Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 March 2022
Serving with Khoo Poay Tiong
National Organising SecretarySteven Sim Chee KeongSecretary-GeneralAnthony Loke Siew FookNational ChairmanLim Guan EngPreceded byThomas Su Keong SiongMember of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Sekinchan
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 March 2004Preceded byChia Kim Lem
(BNMCA)Majority344 (2004)
190 (2008)
2,239 (2013)
2,844 (2018)
4,018 (2023)Faction represented in Selangor State Legislative Assembly2004–2018Democratic Action Party2018–Pakatan Harapan Personal detailsBorn (1970-07-13) 13 July 1970 (age 54)
Klang District, Selangor, MalaysiaCitizenshipMalaysianPolitical partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)Other political
affiliationsBarisan Alternatif (BA)
(1999–2004)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)Children4EducationKlang High SchoolOccupationPolitician

Ng Suee Lim (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Suī-lîm) (born 13 July 1970) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari since August 2023 and Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sekinchan since March 2004. He served as the 11th Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly from June 2018 to June 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition. He has served as the Assistant National Organising Secretary of DAP since March 2022.[1][2]

Political career

Ng Suee Lim got involved in politics especially DAP after reading a lot of media statements and books by the then DAP Secretary-General Lim Kit Siang since he was in Year 6 at 1981-1982. He always attends dinners organized by local political leaders to collect donations. In class, he always debated with the History teacher about some historical events until he was labeled as an opposition. In 1995, he became the head of DAP Kapar branch.

In 1999 general election, he was suggested by Ronnie Liu Tian Khiew and Teng Chang Khim to contest in the Sekinchan state seat because there were no more political veterans who wanted to contest there. He contested in 29 age and gaining 3,728 votes and lost with majority of 2,044 votes but won in the Malay community because he could speak Javanese.

In 2004 general election, many voters returned to support BN and many DAP, PKR and PAS candidates lost. But Ng Suee Lim won in Sekinchan with a majority of 344 votes. He became one of the only two members of the opposition party in the Selangor State Assembly at that time (the other was Teng Chang Khim).

In 2008 general election, he successfully defended the seat and got 5,403 votes with a majority of 190 votes.

Ng Suee Lim won the Sekinchan state seat in both the 2013 and 2018 general elections. On 26 June 2018, Ng Suee Lim was nominated as the new Speaker by Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari, Teng Chang Khim seconded the motion, and it was approved. Ng Suee Lim was sworn in at 10:07 in the morning.[3]

In 2023, he was appointed as Exco Selangor in charge of Local Government, New Village Development & Tourism.[4][5]

Election results

Selangor State Legislative Assembly[6][7]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1999 N05 Sekinchan Ng Suee Lim (DAP) 3,728 37.31% Chia Kim Lem (MCA) 5,772 57.77% 10,406 2,044 71.67%
Saari Kiban (IND) 492 4.92%
2004 N04 Sekinchan Ng Suee Lim (DAP) 4,903 51.82% Chia Kim Lem (MCA) 4,559 48.18% 9,848 344 76.05%
2008 Ng Suee Lim (DAP) 5,403 50.89% Puah Boon Choon (MCA) 5,213 49.11% 11,021 190 81.20%
2013 Ng Suee Lim (DAP) 8,107 58.01% Kek Seng Hooi (MCA) 5,868 41.99% 14,274 2,239 88.10%
2018 Ng Suee Lim (DAP) 7,863 51.62% Lee Yee Yuan (MCA) 5,019 32.95% 15,475 2,844 85.50%
Mohd Fadzin Taslimin (PAS) 2,351 15.43%
2023 Ng Suee Lim (DAP) 10,232 62.22% Goh Gaik Meng (BERSATU) 6,214 37.78% 16,628 4,018 69.47%

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Calon PRN Ng Suee Lim". pru.sinarharian.com.my.
  2. ^ "Pakatan Harapan GE14 Candidate". calon.ubah.my. Archived from the original on 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  3. ^ "Ng Suee Lim sworn in as Selangor state Speaker". www.thestar.com.my. 26 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Selangor MB, exco members to be sworn in on Monday". www.nst.com.my.
  5. ^ "Selangor MB announces 10 exco portfolios, takes on five". www.nst.com.my.
  6. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  7. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  8. ^ "The Queen heads honours list". www.the star.com.my. 11 December 2023.
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