| Honorific prefix | Yang Berhormat Puan |
|---|---|
| Native name | 林慧英 |
| Office 2 | Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development |
| Monarch 2 | Ibrahim Iskandar |
| Prime minister 2 | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister 2 | Nancy Shukri |
| Term start 2 | 17 December 2025 |
| Predecessor 2 | Noraini Ahmad |
| Constituency 2 | Tanjong |
| Office 3 | Deputy Minister of Finance |
| Monarch 3 | Abdullah (2023-2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
| Prime minister 3 | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister 3 | Anwar Ibrahim (Minister of Finance) Amir Hamzah Azizan (Minister of Finance II) |
| Term start 3 | 12 December 2023 |
| Term end 3 | 16 December 2025 |
| Predecessor 3 | Ahmad Maslan (Deputy Minister of Finance I) Steven Sim Chee Keong (Deputy Minister of Finance II) |
| Successor 3 | Liew Chin Tong |
| Constituency 3 | Tanjong |
| Office 4 | Deputy Minister of Education |
| Monarch 4 | Abdullah |
| Prime minister 4 | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Term start 4 | 10 December 2022 |
| Term end 4 | 12 December 2023 |
| Minister 4 | Fadhlina Sidek |
| Predecessor 4 | Mah Hang Soon (Deputy Minister of Education I) Mohamad Alamin (Deputy Minister of Education II) |
| Successor 4 | Wong Kah Woh |
| Constituency 4 | Tanjong |
| Constituency mp 5 | Tanjong |
| Parliament 5 | Malaysian |
| Term start 5 | 19 November 2022 |
| Predecessor 5 | Chow Kon Yeow (PH–DAP) |
| Majority 5 | 28,754 (2022) |
| Office 6 | Senator Elected by the Penang State Legislative Assembly |
| Term start 6 | 27 August 2018 |
| Term end 6 | 5 November 2022 |
| Alongside 6 | Yusmadi Yusoff (2018–2021) Fadhlina Sidek (2021–2022) |
| Monarch 6 | Muhammad V (2018–2019) Abdullah (2019–2022) |
| Prime minister 6 | Mahathir Mohamad (2018–2020) Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022) |
| Birth name | Lim Hui Ying |
| Birth date | 24 June 1963 (age 63) |
| Birth place | Singapore |
| Party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other party | Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
| Spouse | Tan Khong Chong |
| Education | University of Malaya (Bachelor of Arts) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Parents | Lim Kit Siang (father) Neo Yoke Tee (mother) |
| Relations | Lim Guan Eng (elder brother) |
Lim Hui Ying (; born 1963) is a Malaysian politician who is serving as the Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2025 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tanjong since November 2022. Previously, she served as the Deputy Minister of Finance along with Minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan from December 2023 until December 2025. 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, along with Fadhlina Sidek as the Minister of Education, on 9 December 2022.[4] On 12 December 2023, she was moved and appointed to the post of Deputy Minister of Finance during a cabinet reshuffle.[5][6] She served on that role for two years until 16 December 2025, where in another cabinet reshuffle she was assigned to the post of Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development, and Liew Chin Tong succeeded her as the new Deputy Minister of Finance.[7][8][9]
Controversy
On 27 March 2023, Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat Ramli Mohd Nor reprimanded Lim over the failure of not preparing an answer for the oral question-and-answer session.[10][11] 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:
May I answer it through a written reply?
— Lim Hui Ying
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.[12] 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.[13] Shortly after the incident, her special aide issued an apology, saying that the situation was “out of the ordinary”.[14]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | P049 Tanjong | Lim Hui Ying (DAP) | 31,968 | 84.83% | Tan Kim Nee (MCA) | 3,214 | 8.53% | 37,683 | 28,754 | 71.34% | ||
| bgcolor= | | H'ng Khoon Leng (Gerakan) | 2,501 | 6.64% | |||||||||
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
- Malaysia
- Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
See also
References
- ^ "LIM HUI YING". Sinar Harian. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "First time in history women helming Education Ministry". New Straits Times. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ See, Bernard (19 November 2022). "GE15: PH first-timer Lim wins in Tanjong". The Star. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "In Malaysian first, two women take charge of education ministry". Free Malaysia Today. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ Selvam, Kousalya (12 December 2023). "Lim family makes comeback to Finance Ministry as Hui Ying takes Deputy role". Sinar Daily. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Guan Eng's sister now in finance ministry; Hui Ying appointed as deputy minister". New Straits Times. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Cabinet Reshuffle: Eight Ministers, 10 Deputies Change Portfolios". BERNAMA. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Cabinet reshuffle: Eight ministers, 10 deputies change portfolios". The Malaysian Reserve. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ Tham, Lynelle (18 December 2025). "Biggest winners and losers in latest Cabinet reshuffle". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Unprepared deputy minister chided for not being able to answer in Parliament". The Star. 2023-03-27.
- ^ "Deputy education minister rapped for not having answers ready". Malaysiakini. 2023-03-27.
- ^ "Resign, PN MP says after deputy minister draws blank in Dewan". MalaysiaNow. 2023-03-27.
- ^ "MCA wants RM10 deducted from DAP's Lim Hui Ying's salary for unprepared in Dewan Rakyat". focusmalaysia.my. 2023-03-27.
- ^ Anis, Nik Mazwin Binti Nik (2023-03-28). "Deputy minister ticked off for being unprepared". The Star
- ^ "The Star Online GE15". The Star. Retrieved 11 December 2022. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Dashboard SPR". dashboard.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-12-11.