Michelle Ng

Michelle Ng Mei Sze (simplified Chinese: 黄美诗; traditional Chinese: 黃美詩; pinyin: Huáng Měishī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Bí-si; born 7 April 1990) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Subang Jaya since May 2018. She is a member of Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the state ruling but federal opposition Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. She also serves as Secretary of the Legal Bureau of DAP.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ng (黄).
Yang Berhormat Puan
Michelle Ng
MLA
黄美诗
Michelle Ng
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Subang Jaya
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byHannah Yeoh
(PH–DAP)
Majority48,272 (2018)
Personal details
Born
Michelle Ng Mei Sze

(1990-04-07) 7 April 1990
Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Alma materLondon School of Economics
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer
Websitewww.michellengmeisze.com

Personal life

Michelle Ng is a lawyer. She formerly practiced as a litigation lawyer with particular interest in constitutional, human rights and public interest litigation. She was a legal associate with Sreenevasan Young before joining Gobind Singh Deo & Co, the former law firm of Gobind Singh Deo, Member of Parliament (MP) of Malaysia for Puchong and Minister of Communications and Multimedia (Malaysia).

Michelle completed her Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) at the London School of Economics on a Maxis Scholarship. She was also admitted as a barrister-at-law with Inner Temple. Prior to that, Michelle completed her A-levels with HELP University on a Student Achiever's Scholarship Award. She obtained her secondary and primary school education from Catholic High School and Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Yoke Nam respectively.[1]

Public Interest Litigation

The public interest suits which Michelle had assisted in or had conduct of include:-

(1) a judicial review brought against the Election Commission in respect of the improper transfer of voters between the state boundaries of Kuala Kubu Bharu and Batang Kali;[2]
(2) the misfeasance suit brought by Member of Parliament for Petaling Jaya Utara Tony Pua against the then Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak;[3]
(3) charges brought against several Pakatan Harapan politicians under the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012;[4]
(4) a judicial review brought against the Election Commission for registering army men and their spouses in the parliamentary constituency of Segamat, even though the army camp in question remained unfinished at the time of registration;[5]
(5) defamation suits brought against several Pakatan Harapan politicians;[6]
(6) a judicial review brought by Pakatan Harapan leaders against the Registrar of Societies for refusing to register the coalition.[7]

Political career

Ng was elected as the Selangor state assembly person for the seat of Subang Jaya in the 2018 general election.[8] At the age of 28 she was also one of the youngest candidates to stand for elections to public office in Selangor.[9]

Having lobbied intensively for improvement in water works,[10][11][12] the Special Select Committee on Selangor Water Resource was reinstated during the March 2020 State Assembly sitting where Ng was made the Chairlady.[13]

Ng is also the Publicity Secretary of the DAP Women's Selangor State Committee.[14]

Election results
Selangor State Legislative Assembly: Subang Jaya[15]
Year Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 Michelle Ng (DAP) 55,354 88.33% Chong Ah Watt (MCA) 7,082 11.3% 62,664 48,272 85.56%
Mohd Solleh Abd Razak (PAS) 228 0.36%

See also

Notes and references
  1. "Michelle Ng: Profile". Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  2. "Apex court to decide if voters can challenge gazetted electoral roll". Free Malaysia Today. Free Malaysia Today. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  3. "Pua fails to reinstate 1MDB misfeasance suit against PM, government". The Sun. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  4. "Court orders MPs, activists to be tried for participating in street protests". Free Malaysia Today. Free Malaysia Today. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  5. "Court throws out challenge against Segamat army voters". Malaysiakini. Malaysiakini. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  6. "Najib withdraws defamation suit against Tony Pua". New Straits Times. New Straits Times. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  7. "Pakatan to file application to cite RoS for contempt". The Star. Star Publications. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  8. "Losing candidates in Subang all have deposits confiscated". The Star. Star Publications. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  9. "10 young new politicos in GE14 looking to serve their communities". The Star. Star Publications. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  10. "Water supply to be restored in stages – Air Selangor". Malaysiakini. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  11. "'Instal sensors to check water quality in three rivers' | The Star". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  12. "One cut too many | The Star". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  13. "Jawatankuasa Pilihan Khas Pengurusan Sumber Air Negeri Selangor (JPK-SAS)". Dewan Negeri Selangor. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  14. Roketkini (22 March 2019). "Wanita DAP Selangor ucap takziah pada keluarga mangsa serangan masjid di NZ". roketkini.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  15. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.

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