Michelle Ng Mei Sze ·黄美诗
BIOGRAPHY
Michelle obtained her Bachelor of Laws from the London School of Economics on a Maxis Scholarship. Her early career was spent as a litigation lawyer, given her particular interest in constitutional, human rights and public interest litigation.
Political Career
At 28 years old, she was elected as the State Assemblywoman of Subang Jaya and was appointed as the Chairlady of the Select Committee on Water Resource that term, on the back of Selangor’s extensive water woes. She was the only woman chair of a Select Committee in the State Assembly that term. During her term, she:-
• Produced two State policies: the Selangor Psychiatric Treatment Subsidy and Selangor Legal Aid Fund
• Successfully advocated for the decriminalisation of attempted suicide vide Section 309 of the Penal Code
• Transformed Selangor’s public transport scene by pioneering the State’s first minivan e-hailing service with Kumpool
• Successfully lobbied for tougher water pollution legislation, additional river enforcement, the construction of emergency reserve, implementation of a zero-discharge policy and polluters pay principle.
In 2023, Michelle was re-elected for in Subang Jaya and continued her appointment as Chairlady for the said Select Committee, which in this term has been expanded to cover Food Security, Mobility and Infrastructure. She is also a member of the Public Accounts Committee and the Rights and Privileges Committee.
Michelle is presently the Head of DAPSY Malaysia’s Public Policy Bureau, a member of DAP Selangor’s State Committee and the Publicity Secretary of DAP Wanita Selangor.
COMMUNITY WORK
Obtain more land for the Bandar Sunway Guan-Di Temple
Successfully lobbied for the BRT rates to be lowered by 20%
Resolved the ownership and maintenance of the SS12/1 Pond
Addressed anti-social behaviour amongst children in the Angsana Apartments (USJ1) through the setting up of a Children's Activity Centre;
Addressed the needs of Subang Jaya's aging population by successfully lobbying for the setting up of a Pusat Aktiviti Warga Emas;
Worked together with the Sunway Group to address the access and parking problems for the three temples along Persiaran Kewajipan, namely Subang Jaya Buddhist Association, Sri Varatharaja Perumal Temple and Gudwara Sahib Subang Jaya
Successfully lobbied for RM2.3million to address the flooding issue in USJ One Avenue through a riverbank strengthening project.