Lim Hui Ying Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Berhormat Puan
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office:Deputy Minister of Finance
Primeminister:Anwar Ibrahim
Minister:Anwar Ibrahim

Amir Hamzah Azizan
Term Start:12 December 2023
Predecessor:Ahmad Maslan

Steven Sim Chee Keong
Constituency:Tanjong
Office1:Deputy Minister of Education
Monarch1:Abdullah
Primeminister1:Anwar Ibrahim
Term Start1:10 December 2022
Term End1:12 December 2023
Minister1:Fadhlina Sidek
Predecessor1:Mah Hang Soon

Mohamad Alamin
Constituency1:Tanjong
Constituency Mp2:Tanjong
Parliament2:Malaysian
Term Start2:19 November 2022
Predecessor2:Chow Kon Yeow
(PHDAP)
Majority2:28,754 (2022)
Office3:Senator
Term Start3:27 August 2018
Term End3:5 November 2022
Alongside3:
Yusmadi Yusoff
Fadhlina Sidek
Monarch3:Muhammad V

Abdullah
Primeminister3:Mahathir Mohamad

Muhyiddin Yassin

Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Birth Name:Lim Hui Ying
Birth Place:Singapore
Party:Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Otherparty:Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Education:University of Malaya (Bachelor of Arts)
Occupation:Politician

Lim Hui Ying (born 1963) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Finance in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister and Minister Anwar Ibrahim as well as Minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan since December 2023 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tanjong since November 2022. She served as the Deputy Minister of Education in the PH administration under Prime Minister Anwar and Minister Fadhlina Sidek from December 2022 to December 2023. She served as a Senator from August 2018 to her resignation in November 2022. She is a member and State Secretary of Penang of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition.[1] [2] She is the daughter of DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang and younger sister of Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng.

Political career

In the 15th General Election, Lim contested for the first-time and won the Tanjong parliamentary seat under the Pakatan Harapan ticket.[3]

She was then appointed to serve as the Deputy Minister of Education,[4] along with Fadhlina Sidek as the Minister of Education.

Controversy

On 27 March 2023, Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker Ramli Mohd Nor reprimanded Lim over the failure of not preparing an answer for the oral question-and-answer session.[5] [6] Earlier, Ahmad Marzuk Shaary (PN - Pengkalan Chepa) had asked about the education ministry’s plans to ensure students received nutritious meals in school. However, Lim told the Dewan Rakyat that she had not prepared an answer, and asked to submit a written reply. She said:An MP from Perikatan Nasional urged Lim to resign for failing to prepare an answer during the oral question-and-answer session in the Dewan Rakyat.[7] Meanwhile, MCA Youth secretary-general Daniel Wa Wai How said Lim’s salary should be docked by RM10, citing past DAP calls for the same type of punishment against ministers.[8] Shortly after the incident, her special aide issued an apology, saying that the situation was “out of the ordinary”.[9]

Election results

Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2022P049 Tanjong, PenangLim Hui Ying (DAP)31,96884.83%Tan Kim Nee (MCA)3,214 8.53%37,68328,75471.34%
bgcolor= H'ng Khoon Leng (GERAKAN) 2,5016.64%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LIM HUI YING. Sinar Harian. 11 December 2022.
  2. Web site: First time in history women helming Education Ministry. New Straits Times. 11 December 2022. 9 December 2022.
  3. News: See . Bernard . GE15: PH first-timer Lim wins in Tanjong . 11 August 2023 . The Star . 19 November 2022.
  4. News: In Malaysian first, two women take charge of education ministry . 11 August 2023 . Free Malaysia Today . 9 December 2022.
  5. Web site: 2023-03-27 . Unprepared deputy minister chided for not being able to answer in Parliament . The Star . en.
  6. Web site: 2023-03-27 . Deputy education minister rapped for not having answers ready . Malaysiakini.
  7. Web site: 2023-03-27 . Resign, PN MP says after deputy minister draws blank in Dewan . MalaysiaNow . en.
  8. Web site: 2023-03-27 . MCA wants RM10 deducted from DAP’s Lim Hui Ying’s salary for unprepared in Dewan Rakyat . focusmalaysia.my . en.
  9. Web site: Anis . Nik Mazwin Binti Nik . 2023-03-28 . Deputy minister ticked off for being unprepared . The Star . en.