{{short description|Malaysian politician}} {{family name hatnote|Ngwe (魏)|lang=Chinese}} {{Use British English|date=December 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = Yang Berhormat Datuk | name = Ngwe Hee Sem | native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|魏喜森}}}} | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|DMSM|KMN|BCM|MLA (Malacca)}} | image = | image_size = | height = | caption = Ngwe Hee Sem in 2021 | office = Member of the <br> Malacca State Executive Council | term_start = 5 April 2023 <br> {{small|(Health, Human Resources and Unity)}} | term_end = | governor = Mohd Ali Rustam | 1blankname = Chief Minister | 1namedata = Ab Rauf Yusoh | deputy = Siti Faizah Abdul Azis | predecessor = ''Himself'' <br> {{small|(Human Resources and Unity)}} <br> Muhamad Akmal Saleh <br> {{small|(Health)}} | successor = | constituency = Machap Jaya | term_start1 = 26 November 2021 | term_end1 = 31 March 2023 <br> {{small|(Unity, Human Resources, Community Relations and Consumer Affairs)}} | governor1 = Mohd Ali Rustam | 1blankname1 = Chief Minister | 1namedata1 = Sulaiman Md Ali | predecessor1 = Ismail Othman | successor1 = ''Himself'' <br> {{small|(Human Resources and Unity)}} <br> Allex Seah Shoo Chin <br> {{small|(Consumer Affairs)}} <br> ''Portfolio abolished'' <br> {{small|(Community Relations)}} | constituency1 = Machap Jaya | constituency_AM3 = Machap Jaya | assembly3 = Malacca State Legislative | term_start3 = 20 November 2021 | term_end3 = | predecessor3 = Ginie Lim Siew Lin <br> (PH–PKR) | successor3 = | majority3 = 938 (2021) | office8 = Faction represented in Malacca State Legislative Assembly | subterm8 = 2021– | suboffice8 = Barisan Nasional | birth_name = Ngwe Hee Sem | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|01|02|df=y}} | birth_place = Machap Jaya, Alor Gajah, Malacca, Malaysia | death_date = | death_place = | party = Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) | other_party = Barisan Nasional (BN) | occupation = Politician | relations = | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = University of Tennessee at Martin | education = Bachelor of Business Administration in Economics | website = | footnotes = {{facebook|ngweheesem}} }} {{Infobox person | module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes|hide=no | t = 魏喜森 |s=魏喜森 |poj=Gūi Hí-sim |tl=Guī Hí-sim |j=Ngai6 Hei2 Sam1 |p=Wèi Xǐ Sēn |w=Wei4 Hsi3 Sên}} }}
'''Ngwe Hee Sem''' ({{lang-zh|c=魏喜森|poj=Gūi Hí-sim|j=Ngai6 Hei2 Sam1|p=Wèi Xǐ Sēn |w=Wei4 Hsi3 Sên}} or '''Ah Sem''', born {{Birth date|1968|1|2|df=y}}) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh since April 2023 for the second term and under former Chief Minister Sulaiman Md Ali from November 2021 to March 2023 for the first term as well as Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Machap Jaya since November 2021. He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the BN coalition. He is Member of the Central Committee, Organising Secretary of MCA of Malacca and Division Vice Chief of MCA of Alor Gajah. He is also the sole Malacca EXCO Member of MCA, one of the only two Malacca EXCO Members of Chinese descent along with Allex Seah Shoo Chin and one of the only two MLAs of MCA along with Kelebang MLA Lim Ban Hong.
==Political career== Ngwe was elected to the Malacca State Legislative Assembly in the 2021 state election, winning the seat of Machap Jaya from incumbent Ginie Lim Siew Lin of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition who did not recontest.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://premium.sinarharian.com.my/article/154072/fokus/semasa/mca-buat-kejutan-di-machap-jaya|title=MCA buat kejutan di Machap Jaya|access-date=30 November 2021}}</ref> In addition, he was also appointed as Member of the Melaka State EXCO in charge of Unity, Human Resources, Community Relations and Consumer Affairs by 12th Chief Minister Sulaiman on 26 November 2021. He was reappointed as an EXCO Member in charge of Health, Human Resources and Unity by 13th Chief Minister Ab Rauf on 5 April 2023.
== Election results == {| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%" |+ Malacca State Legislative Assembly<ref name="PRN Melaka 2021">{{cite web|url=https://dashboard.spr.gov.my/#!/dun/4/N.08|title=N.15 MACHAP JAYA|publisher=SPR Dashboard|date=7 November 2021|accessdate=8 November 2021}}</ref> !|Year !|Constituency !colspan=2|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct !colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |- | rowspan="4" |2021 | rowspan="4" |'''N08 Machap Jaya''' | rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}}| | rowspan="4" |{{nowrap|'''Ngwe Hee Sem'''}} ('''MCA''') | rowspan="4" align="right" |'''3,732''' | rowspan="4" |'''46.67%''' | {{Party shading/PH}} | | Law Bing Haw (PKR) |align="right" |2,794 |34.94% |rowspan=4|7,996 |rowspan=4|938 |rowspan=4|64.04% |- |bgcolor={{Party color|Perikatan Nasional}} | | Tai Siong Jiul (BERSATU) |align="right" |1,202 |15.03% |- |{{Party shading/red}} | | Abd Aziz Osani Kasim (IMAN) |align="right" |167 |2.96% |- | {{Party shading/Independent}} | | Azlan Daud (IND) |align="right" |101 |1.26% |}
==Honours== * {{flag|Malaysia}} ** 50px Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/KESATRIA_MANGKU_NEGARA_2012.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Kesatria Mangku Negara Tahun 2012|website=www.istiadat.gov.my}}</ref> * {{flag|Malacca}} ** 50px Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – '''Datuk''' (2024)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2024/08/1289733/ksn-dahului-299-penerima-pingat-darjah-kebesaran-melaka|title=KSN dahului 299 penerima pingat, darjah kebesaran Melaka|website=www.bharian.com.my|date=25 August 2024}}</ref> ** 50px Recipient of the Distinguished Service Star (BCM) (2006)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/list.asp?file=/2006/10/20/southneast/15754810&sec=nation|title=Yang Di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca 68th Birthday Honours list 2006|publisher=The Star (Malaysia)|access-date=23 May 2024|archive-date=16 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080716182608/http://thestar.com.my/news/list.asp?file=/2006/10/20/southneast/15754810&sec=nation}}</ref>
==See also== * Machap Jaya (state constituency)
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