Dato' Sri Dr. Wee Jeck Seng (; born 20 April 1964) is a

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. He is a member of the

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(MCA), a component party of the

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(BN) coalition which is aligned with the

Perikatan Nasional The National Alliance ( ms, Perikatan Nasional; abbreviation, abbrev: PN) is a political coalition composed of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) and Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN). This coa ...

(PN) coalition who has served as Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities I for the second term in the

(BN) administration under Prime Minister

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and Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin from August 2021 to November 2022. He served his first term in the PN administration under former Prime Minister

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and former Minister Khairuddin Razali from March 2020 to August 2021 and

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(MP) for Tanjung Piai since November 2019 after the death of

Mohamed Farid Md Rafik Datuk Wira Dr. Mohamed Farid bin Md Rafik ( Jawi: محمد فريد بن مد رفيق; ‎12 October 1976 – 21 September 2019) was a Malaysian politician who was Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of national un ...

and from March 2008 to May 2018. He served as Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports in the BN administration under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak as well as former Ministers

and Ahmad Shabery Cheek from March 2008 to his defeat in the 2010 MCA leadership election in June 2010 and Member of the

Johor State Legislative Assembly The Johor State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Negeri Johor) is the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Johor. It is composed of 56 members who are elected from single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are he ...

(MLA) for Pekan Nanas from March 2004 to March 2008.

Background

Wee was born on 20 April 1964 at his hometown in Pontian, Johor. He is married to Lin Ruyun. He graduated with Bachelor of Business Management from the

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. Wee received his Doctorate in Public Management from

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in 2019.

Political career

Wee was first elected as member of the

for Pekan Nanas constituency for one term from 2004 to 2008. Prior to Wee's election, he was MCA president

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's political secretary. Wee was elected to federal Parliament in the 2008 general election for the seat of Tanjong Piai. Percentage figures based on total turnout. Wee was nominated for the seat by MCA after it was vacated by Ong to contest

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seat. Immediately after his election to the Dewan Rakyat,

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in 2008, Wee was appointed as a Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports in the government of

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Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. He retained his appointment when incoming prime minister Najib Razak reshuffled the ministry in April 2009. However, he was dropped from the ministry in June 2010 following MCA leadership elections. Wee won and retained his Tanjong Piai parliamentary seat in the 2013 general election but lost his parliamentary seat to

from the

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(BERSATU) of

Pakatan Harapan The Alliance of Hope ( ms, Pakatan Harapan; abbrev: PH; stylized as HARAPAN) is a Malaysian political coalition consisting of centre-left political parties which was formed in 2015 to succeed the Pakatan Rakyat coalition. It has been the ...

(PH) in the 2018 general election. In November 2019, Wee managed to return as an

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MP for Tanjung Piai after he was chosen by the BN as their candidate again to contest the

2019 Tanjung Piai by-election The 2019 Tanjung Piai by-election was a by-election held on 16 November 2019 for the Dewan Rakyat seat of Tanjung Piai. It was called following the death of incumbent, Md Farid Md Rafik on 21 September 2019. The late Md Farid, a member from ...

set-upon by the sudden death of incumbent Mohamed Farid and won the six-cornered polls with a landslide majority of 15,086 votes.

Controversy

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 successor

Chan Foong Hin Chan Foong Hin (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chhìn Fên-kiâm) is a Malaysian politician and chemical engineer who has served as the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under Prime Minister Anwa ...

. 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.

Election results

Honours

* : **

Companion Class I of the Order of Malacca (DMSM) - Datuk (2009) * : ** MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Grand Knight - SSAP

Grand Knight of the

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(SSAP) - Dato' Sri (2016)

External links

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wee, Jeck Seng Living people 1964 births People from Johor Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent Malaysian Chinese Association politicians Members of the Dewan Rakyat Members of the Johor State Legislative Assembly 21st-century Malaysian politicians