Ngwe Hee Sem (Chinese: 魏喜森; pinyin: Wèi Xǐ Sēn; Wade–Giles: Wei4 Hsi3 Sên; Jyutping: Ngai6 Hei2 Sam1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gūi Hí-sim or Ah Sem, born 2 January 1968) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh since April 2023 for the second term and under former Chief Minister Sulaiman Md Ali from November 2021 to March 2023 for the first term as well as Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Machap Jaya since November 2021. He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the BN coalition. He is Member of the Central Committee, Organising Secretary of MCA of Malacca and Division Vice Chief of MCA of Alor Gajah. He is also the sole Malacca EXCO Member of MCA, one of the only two Malacca EXCO Members of Chinese descent along with Allex Seah Shoo Chin and one of the only two MLAs of MCA along with Kelebang MLA Lim Ban Hong.
Political career
Ngwe was elected to the Malacca State Legislative Assembly in the 2021 state election, winning the seat of Machap Jaya from incumbent Ginie Lim Siew Lin of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition who did not recontest.[1] In addition, he was also appointed as Member of the Melaka State EXCO in charge of Unity, Human Resources, Community Relations and Consumer Affairs by 12th Chief Minister Sulaiman on 26 November 2021. He was reappointed as an EXCO Member in charge of Health, Human Resources and Unity by 13th Chief Minister Ab Rauf on 5 April 2023.
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | N08 Machap Jaya | Ngwe Hee Sem (MCA) | 3,732 | 46.67% | Law Bing Haw (PKR) | 2,794 | 34.94% | 7,996 | 938 | 64.04% | ||
| Tai Siong Jiul (BERSATU) | 1,202 | 15.03% | ||||||||||
| Abd Aziz Osani Kasim (IMAN) | 167 | 2.96% | ||||||||||
| Azlan Daud (IND) | 101 | 1.26% | ||||||||||
Honours
Malaysia :
Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2012)[3]
Malacca :
Recipient of the Distinguished Service Star (BCM) (2006)[4]
Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2024)[5]
See also
References
- ^ "MCA buat kejutan di Machap Jaya". Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "N.15 MACHAP JAYA". SPR Dashboard. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2012" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
- ^ "Yang Di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca 68th Birthday Honours list 2006". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 16 July 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "KSN dahului 299 penerima pingat, darjah kebesaran Melaka". www.bharian.com.my. 25 August 2024.
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