Wee Jeck Seng | |
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| 黄日昇 | |
| Chairman of the Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad | |
| Assuming office TBA | |
| Minister | Anwar Ibrahim (Minister of Finance) Amir Hamzah Azizan (Minister of Finance II) |
| Chief Executive Officer | Mohd Rani Hisham Samsudin |
| Succeeding | Musa Sheikh Fadzir |
| Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities I | |
| In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 Serving with Willie Mongin(Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities II) | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Minister | Zuraida Kamaruddin |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Siti Aminah Aching (Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities) |
| Constituency | Tanjung Piai |
| In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 Serving with Willie Mongin(Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities II) | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Minister | Khairuddin Razali |
| Preceded by | Shamsul Iskandar Md. Akin (Deputy Minister of Primary Industries) |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Constituency | Tanjung Piai |
| Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports | |
| In office 19 March 2008 – 4 June 2010 Serving with Razali Ibrahim(2009–2010) | |
| Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2008–2009) Najib Razak (2009–2010) |
| Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2008–2009) Ahmad Shabery Cheek (2009–2010) |
| Preceded by | Liow Tiong Lai |
| Succeeded by | Gan Ping Sieu |
| Constituency | Tanjung Piai |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forTanjung Piai | |
| Assumed office 16 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Farid Md Rafik (PH–BERSATU) |
| Majority | 15,086 (2019) 6,360 (2022) |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ong Ka Ting (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Farid Md Rafik (PH–BERSATU) |
| Majority | 12,371 (2008) 5,457 (2013) |
| Member of theJohor State Legislative Assembly forPekan Nanas | |
| In office 21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Tang Nai Soon (BN–MCA) |
| Majority | 11,162 (2004) |
| Chairman of theLabuan Port Authority | |
| In office 16 March 2017 – 26 June 2018 | |
| Minister | Liow Tiong Lai (2017–2018) Anthony Loke Siew Fook (2018) |
| Succeeded by | Chan Foong Hin |
| Vice President of the Malaysian Chinese Association | |
| Assumed office 24 September 2023 | |
| President | Wee Ka Siong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1964-04-20)20 April 1964 (age 60) Pontian Kechil,Pontian,Johor, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality |  Malaysia |
| Political party | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Spouse | Lin Ruyun |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Sunderland Northern University of Malaysia |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | ybweejeckseng |
| Wee Jeck Seng onFacebook | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 黃日昇 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 黄日升 | ||||||||||
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Wee Jeck Seng (Chinese:黃日昇;pinyin:Huáng Rìshēng;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Ûiⁿ Ji̍t-seng; born 20 April 1964) is aMalaysianpolitician who is the Chairman-designate of theKeretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) and theMember of Parliament (MP) forTanjung Piai from March 2008 to May 2018 and again since November 2019. He served as theDeputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities I for the second term in theBarisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime MinisterIsmail Sabri Yaakob and former MinisterZuraida Kamaruddin from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and the first term in thePerikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin and former MinisterKhairuddin Razali from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021,[1]Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports in the BN administration under former Prime MinistersAbdullah Ahmad Badawi andNajib Razak as well as former MinistersIsmail Sabri Yaakob andAhmad Shabery Cheek from March 2008 to his defeat in the2010 MCA leadership election in June 2010 and Member of theJohor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) forPekan Nanas from March 2004 to March 2008 as well as Chairman of theLabuan Port Authority (LPA) from March 2017 to June 2018. He is a member and member of the Central Committee of theMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the BN coalition. He has also served as the Vice President of MCA since September 2023.
Wee was born on 20 April 1964 at his hometown inPontian, Johor. He is married to Lin Ruyun. He graduated with Bachelor of Business Management from theUniversity of Sunderland.[2][3] Wee received his Doctorate in Public Management fromUniversiti Utara Malaysia in 2019.[4]
Wee was first elected as member of theJohor State Legislative Assembly forPekan Nanas constituency for one term from 2004 to 2008.[5] Prior to Wee's election, he was MCA presidentOng Ka Ting's political secretary.[6] Wee was elected to federal Parliament in the2008 general election for the seat of Tanjong Piai.[7] Wee was nominated for the seat by MCA after it was vacated by Ong to contestKulai seat.
Immediately after his election to theDewan Rakyat,Parliament in 2008, Wee was appointed as aDeputy Minister of Youth and Sports in the government ofprime ministerAbdullah Ahmad Badawi.[8] He retained his appointment when incoming prime ministerNajib Razak reshuffled the ministry in April 2009.[9] However, he was dropped from the ministry in June 2010 followingMCA leadership elections.[10]
Wee won and retained his Tanjong Piai parliamentary seat in the2013 general election but lost his parliamentary seat toMohamed Farid Md Rafik from theMalaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) ofPakatan Harapan (PH) in the2018 general election.[11][4]
In November 2019, Wee managed to return as anopposition MP for Tanjung Piai after he was chosen by the BN as their candidate again to contest the2019 Tanjung Piai by-election set-upon by the sudden death of incumbent Mohamed Farid[4] and won the six-cornered polls with a landslide majority of 15,086 votes.[12][13]
According to media reports on 5 May 2023, Wee had been nominated by MCA for the position of Chairman of KTMB to take over Musa Sheikh Fadzir. Wee is also the first ever MCA politician to be appointed to an additional position besides the MP after thecoalition government led by Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim took over the administration on 24 November 2022.[14][15][16] However on 12 May 2023,Minister of TransportAnthony Loke added that he had not learned about the appointment and reminded that it was within the authority of theMinistry of Finance and not his ministry.[17][18][19]
In the 2019 Tanjung Piai by-election campaigning time where Wee was a candidate then, he was accused of wasting public funds recklessly during his term as Labuan Port Authority (LPA) chairman from 2017 to 2018 by his successorChan Foong Hin.[20][21] It was disclosed under Wee, the LPA had committed to a three-year tenancy for an office at Menara UOA, in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur which was never occupied that would amount to RM526,836.96 and had splurged on its renovations included a high-tech toilet with auto/smart toilet bowl, in which the bill came up to RM343,180.50.[22][23]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | N55Pekan Nenas | Wee Jeck Seng (MCA) | 15,395 | 75.80% | Tan Hang Meng (DAP) | 4,233 | 20.84% | 20,309 | 11,162 | 76.33% | ||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | P165Tanjung Piai | Wee Jeck Seng (MCA) | 23,302 | 65.52% | Ahmad Ton (DAP) | 10,931 | 30.74% | 35,564 | 12,371 | 77.82% | ||
| 2013 | Wee Jeck Seng (MCA) | 25,038 | 54.88% | Mahdzir Ibrahim (DAP) | 19,581 | 42.92% | 45,622 | 5,457 | 87.90% | |||
| 2018 | Wee Jeck Seng (MCA) | 20,731 | 46.12% | Mohamed Farid Md Rafik (BERSATU) | 21,255 | 47.29% | 45,858 | 524 | 85.67% | |||
| Nordin Othman (PAS) | 2,962 | 6.59% | ||||||||||
| 2019 | Wee Jeck Seng (MCA) | 25,486 | 65.60% | Karmaine Sardini (BERSATU) | 10,380 | 26.74% | 38,815 | 15,086 | 74.43% | |||
| Wendy Subramaniam (Gerakan) | 1,707 | 4.40% | ||||||||||
| Badhrulhisham Abd Aziz (BERJASA) | 850 | 2.19% | ||||||||||
| Ang Chuan Lock(IND) | 380 | 0.98% | ||||||||||
| Faridah Aryani Abd Ghaffar (IND) | 32 | 0.08% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Wee Jeck Seng (MCA) | 23,593 | 43.22% | Lim Wei Jiet (MUDA) | 17,233 | 31.57% | 55,106 | 6,360 | 77.23% | |||
| Najwah Halimah Ab Alim (BERSATU) | 13,762 | 25.21% | ||||||||||
Malaysia :
Recipient of the17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
Malacca :
Companion Class I of theExalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) –Datuk (2009)[27]
Pahang :
Grand Knight of theOrder of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) –Dato' Sri (2016)[28]
