Lim Yi Wei

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.^[3]

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)^[4] and the Selangor Psychiatric Treatment Subsidy.^[5] During the COVID-19 pandemic, she proposed a moratorium on prosecutions of suicide survivors,^[6] which was adopted by Parliament in lieu of the passing and gazetting of amendments to Section 309 of the Penal Code to decriminalize suicide.^[7]

Lim is a co-founder of the PJ Startup Festival^[8] 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,^[9] 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.^[10]

In 2019, Lim was named one of Prestige Magazine’s 40 Under 40.^[11]