Michelle Ng Mei Sze (; born 7 April 1990) is a

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who has served as Member of the

Selangor State Legislative Assembly The Selangor State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Negeri Selangor) is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Selangor. The State Assembly is composed of 56 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the sta ...

(MLA) for

Subang Jaya Subang Jaya is a city in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It comprises the southern third district of Petaling. It consists of the neighbourhoods from SS12 to SS19, UEP Subang Jaya (USJ), Putra Heights, Batu Tiga as well as PJS7, PJS9 ...

since May 2018. She is a member of

Democratic Action Party The Democratic Action Party (abbreviation: DAP; ms, Parti Tindakan Demokratik; ; ta, ஜனநாயக செயல் கட்சி) is a Centre-left politics, centre-left social democracy, social democratic political party in Malaysia. ...

(DAP), a component party of the state ruling but federal opposition

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 r ...

(PH) coalition. She also serves as Secretary of the Legal Bureau of DAP.

Personal life

Michelle Ng is a lawyer. She formerly practiced as a litigation lawyer with particular interest in constitutional, human rights and public interest litigation. She was a legal associate with Sreenevasan Young before joining Gobind Singh Deo & Co, the former law firm of

Gobind Singh Deo Gobind Singh Deo s/o Karpal Singh ( pa, ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਿਓ, Gobind Siṅgh Dio; born 19 June 1973) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Communications and Multimedia in the Pakatan Harapan ...

, Member of Parliament (MP) of

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for

Puchong Puchong is a major town and a parliamentary constituency in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is bordered by Subang Jaya in the north, Sepang and Putrajaya in the south, Serdang in the east and Putra Heights in the west. History The ...

and

Minister of Communications and Multimedia (Malaysia) The Minister of Communications and Digital has been Fahmi Fadzil Ahmad Fahmi bin Mohamed Fadzil ( Jawi: ; born 4 February 1981) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Minister of Communications and Digital in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) ad ...

. Michelle completed her

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(LL.B) at the

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on a

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Scholarship. She was also admitted as a

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-at-law with

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. Prior to that, Michelle completed her A-levels with

HELP University HELP University ( ms, Universiti HELP; formerly known as HELP Institute, and subsequently as HELP University College) is a private university in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was founded in 1986 by its President and Vice-Chancellor, Datuk Dr Paul C ...

on a Student Achiever's Scholarship Award. She obtained her secondary and primary school education from

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and Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Yoke Nam respectively.

Public Interest Litigation

The public interest suits which Michelle had assisted in or had conduct of include:- (1) a judicial review brought against the

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in respect of the improper transfer of voters between the state boundaries of

Kuala Kubu Bharu Kuala Kubu Bharu (also spelt Kuala Kubu Baru, Kuala Kubu Bahru or Kuala Kubu Baharu; abbreviated to KKB), is the district capital of Hulu Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located 60 km north of Kuala Lumpur. In 1883, the Sung ...

and

Batang Kali Batang Kali is a city and mukim in Hulu Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. The city is designated as a transit point to Genting Highlands, a renowned resort city. Originally just a small town gaining traction due to the development of Liga ...

;
(2) the misfeasance suit brought by Member of Parliament for Petaling Jaya Utara

Tony Pua Tony Pua Kiam Wee (; born 1 August 1972) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Damansara from May 2018 to November 2022, for Petaling Jaya Utara from March 2008 to May 2018 and Political Secretary to the ...

against the then Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak;
(3) charges brought against several

politicians under the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012;
(4) a judicial review brought against the

for registering army men and their spouses in the parliamentary constituency of

Segamat Segamat ( Jawi: سڬامت Chinese: 昔加末) is a town located in the Segamat District, Johor, Malaysia. It is 95 km travel distance via North–South Expressway from Johor Bahru to Yong Peng, and another 77 km from Federal Route 1. Strate ...

, even though the army camp in question remained unfinished at the time of registration;
(5) defamation suits brought against several

politicians;
(6) a judicial review brought by

leaders against the

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for refusing to register the coalition.

Political career

Ng was elected as the Selangor state assembly person for the seat of Subang Jaya in the 2018 general election. At the age of 28 she was also one of the youngest candidates to stand for elections to public office in Selangor. Having lobbied intensively for improvement in water works, the Special Select Committee on Selangor Water Resource was reinstated during the March 2020 State Assembly sitting where Ng was made the Chairlady. Ng is also the Publicity Secretary of the DAP Women's Selangor State Committee.

Election results

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