Donald Lim
Malaysian politician
Donald Lim Siang Chai (born 17 December 1955) is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Minister of Finance II in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister and Minister of Finance I Najib Razak and Minister of Finance II Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah from June 2010 to May 2013 as well as Senator. He had served as Deputy Minister of Tourism in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and former minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor from February 2006 to March 2008, Deputy Minister of Information II from November 2003 to February 2006 as well as Member of Parliament (MP) for Petaling Jaya Selatan from April 1995 to March 2008. He is a member of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions.
01Political career
Lim first elected as MP for Petaling Jaya Selatan in 1995 general election. He reelected as MP for Petaling Jaya Selatan in 1999 and 2004 general election. He fail reelected as MP for Petaling Jaya Selatan in 2008 general election after lost to Hee Loy Sian from PKR.
In 1999 to 2003, he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Transport under minister Ling Liong Sik. In 2003 to 2006, he appointed as Deputy Minister of Information II under minister Mohd Khalil Yaakob and Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir. In 2006 to 2008, he appointed as Deputy Minister of Tourism under minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor after took over from Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. In 2010 to 2013, he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Finance II under minister Najib Razak and minister II Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah after took over from Chor Chee Heung who went on appointed as Minister of Housing and Local Government.
In 2013, he announced his candidacy for MCA deputy president.
02Post career
Lim redesignated as Advance Information Marketing Bhd (AIM) executive chairman cum managing director from 31 July 2015.
Lim also served as President of the Subang golf club in Management Committee 2024-2026.
03Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | P095 Petaling Jaya Selatan | Donald Lim Siang Chai (MCA) | 26,646 | 62.73% | Syed Husin Ali (PRM) | 15,021 | 35.36% | 43,854 | 11,625 | 65.66% | ||
| Selvanathan Savarimuthu (IND) | 811 | 1.91% | ||||||||||
| 1999 | Donald Lim Siang Chai (MCA) | 24,581 | 53.70% | Syed Husin Ali (PRM) | 20,736 | 45.30% | 46,652 | 3,845 | 68.92% | |||
| Selvanathan Savarimuthu (IND) | 457 | 1.00% | ||||||||||
| 2004 | P105 Petaling Jaya Selatan | Donald Lim Siang Chai (MCA) | 35,054 | 70.48% | Sivarasa Rasiah (PKR) | 13,638 | 27.42% | 49,738 | 21,416 | 67.67% | ||
| 2008 | Donald Lim Siang Chai (MCA) | 22,892 | 44.46% | Hee Loy Sian (PKR) | 28,598 | 55.54% | 52,631 | 5,706 | 71.91% | |||
| 2013 | P097 Selayang | Donald Lim Siang Chai (MCA) | 34,385 | 37.84% | William Leong Jee Keen (PKR) | 52,343 | 57.60% | 92,528 | 17,958 | 87.38% | ||
| Mohd Hazizi Abdul Rahman (BERJASA) | 4,152 | 4.57% | ||||||||||
04Honours
- Selangor
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS), Dato' (2002)
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