Lim Yi Wei

Lim Yi Wei (Chinese: 林怡威; pinyin: Lín yí wēi; born 27 November 1989) is a Malaysian politician who has served as a member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kampung Tunku since May 2018. She is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

Early life and education
Lim was born in Ipoh, Perak to a family of teachers. She attended SMK (P) Methodist Ipoh and completed the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) at SMK Methodist (ACS) Ipoh. In 2013, she graduated from the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Finance.

Early career
After graduating, Lim was a conference producer at Incisive Media’s Hong Kong (now known as Infopro Digital Risk (IP) Limited) office. Her portfolio included financial technology, capital market data, risk management, derivatives, and regulation. Lim also pioneered the first Asia Pacific (APAC) blockchain training course for capital markets players, Blockchain Bootcamp, held in Singapore in May 2016.

Early political career
Spurred by the Hong Kong Umbrella Movement, Lim returned to Malaysia in January 2016 to enter politics. She began her political career as the political secretary of Tony Pua, former Damansara Member of Parliament (MP), and was appointed a local councillor at the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) in September.

2018
In 2018, Lim was nominated by the DAP to contest the Kampung Tunku state constituency during the 14th General Election (GE14). She won the seat with a majority of 30,444 votes (89.05%), beating MCA’s Tan Gim Tuan, becoming Kampung Tunku's first female representative and one of the youngest candidates in Selangor.

2023
In 2023, Lim was chosen to defend the Kampung Tunku seat. She defeated Perikatan Nasional’s Chin Yoke Kheng (BERSATU) with a majority of 30,273 votes (90.9%).

Tenure
Together with Subang Jaya state assemblywoman Michelle Ng, they produced two policies implemented by the Selangor State Government: the Selangor Legal Aid Fund (Dana Bantuan Guaman Selangor) and the Selangor Psychiatric Treatment Subsidy. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she proposed a moratorium on prosecutions of suicide survivors, which was adopted by Parliament in lieu of the passing and gazetting of amendments to Section 309 of the Penal Code to decriminalize suicide.

Lim is a co-founder of the PJ Startup Festival to bring the startup ecosystem and digital economy opportunities to local communities, jobseekers, and students. She also actively supports sports development, namely the Selangor rugby men’s and women’s teams, frisbee, futsal and skateboarding.

During her term, Sungai Way New Village underwent a transformation, including the establishment of the Sungai Way History Corridor, the first new village history corridor in Selangor, resulting in increased tourist traffic and solidifying Sungai Way as a food and cultural hub.

Lim is a Professional Fellow under the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI). She spent four weeks at the Massachusetts General Court with the offices of State Representative Michael Moran and State Senator Jamie Eldridge. She was also an invited study-group speaker at the Harvard University Institute of Politics.

In 2019, Lim was named one of Prestige Magazine’s 40 Under 40.

Lim currently holds the positions of national treasurer for PH’s youth wing, Angkatan Muda Harapan, and DAP Socialist Youth’s (DAPSY) international secretary, and DAP Wanita Selangor organizing secretary.