Donald Lim Siang Chai

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lim (林).

Donald Lim Siang Chai (born 17 December 1955) is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Minister of Finance II in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister and Minister of Finance I Najib Razak and Minister of Finance II Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah from June 2010 to May 2013 as well as Senator. He had served as Deputy Minister of Tourism in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and former minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor from February 2006 to March 2008, Deputy Minister of Information II from November 2003 to February 2006 as well as Member of Parliament (MP) for Petaling Jaya Selatan from April 1995 to March 2008. He is a member of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions.^[1][2]

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Donald Lim Siang Chai DPMS
林祥才
Senator
Elected by Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Deputy Minister of Finance II
In office 4 June 2010 – 15 May 2013 Serving with Awang Adek Hussin (Deputy Minister of Finance I)
Preceded by	Chor Chee Heung
Succeeded by	Ahmad Maslan
Constituency	Senator
Deputy Minister of Tourism
In office 14 February 2006 – 18 March 2008
Minister	Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor
Preceded by	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Succeeded by	Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib
Constituency	Petaling Jaya Selatan
Deputy Minister of Information II
In office 3 November 2003 – 14 February 2006 Serving with Zainuddin Maidin
Minister	Mohd Khalil Yaakob (2003–2004) Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (2004–2006)
Preceded by	Zainuddin Maidin
Succeeded by	Chia Kwang Chye
Constituency	Petaling Jaya Selatan
Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Transport
In office 1999–2003
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Minister	Ling Liong Sik
Constituency	Petaling Jaya Selatan
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Petaling Jaya Selatan
In office 25 April 1995 – 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Constituency created from Puchong dan Petaling Jaya
Succeeded by	Hee Loy Sian (PR–PKR)
Majority	11,625 (1995) 3,845 (1999) 21,416 (2004)
Personal details
Born	(1955-12-17) 17 December 1955 (age 69) Sungai Bakap, Penang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party	Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)

Political career

Donald Lim Siang Chai first elected as MP for Petaling Jaya Selatan in 1995 general election. He reelected as MP for Petaling Jaya Selatan in 1999 and 2004 general election. He fail reelected as MP for Petaling Jaya Selatan in 2008 general election after lost to Hee Loy Sian from PKR.

In 1999 to 2003, he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Transport under minister Ling Liong Sik. In 2003 to 2006, he appointed as Deputy Minister of Information II under minister Mohd Khalil Yaakob and Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir. In 2006 to 2008, he appointed as Deputy Minister of Tourism under minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor after took over from Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. In 2010 to 2013, he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Finance II under minister Najib Razak and minister II Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah after took over from Chor Chee Heung who went on appointed as Minister of Housing and Local Government.

In 2013, he announced his candidacy for MCA deputy president.^[3]

Post career

Donald Lim Siang Chai redesignated as Advance Information Marketing Bhd (AIM) executive chairman cum managing director from 31 July 2015.^[4]

Donald Lim Siang Chai also served as President of the Subang golf club in Management Committee 2024–2026.^[5]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[6][7][8][9]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1995	P095 Petaling Jaya Selatan		Donald Lim Siang Chai (MCA)	26,646	62.73%		Syed Husin Ali (PRM)	15,021	35.36%	43,854	11,625	65.66%
							Selvanathan Savarimuthu (IND)	811	1.91%
1999			Donald Lim Siang Chai (MCA)	24,581	53.70%		Syed Husin Ali (PRM)	20,736	45.30%	46,652	3,845	68.92%
							Selvanathan Savarimuthu (IND)	457	1.00%
2004	P105 Petaling Jaya Selatan		Donald Lim Siang Chai (MCA)	35,054	70.48%		Sivarasa Rasiah (PKR)	13,638	27.42%	49,738	21,416	67.67%
2008			Donald Lim Siang Chai (MCA)	22,892	44.46%		Hee Loy Sian (PKR)	28,598	55.54%	52,631	5,706	71.91%
2013	P097 Selayang		Donald Lim Siang Chai (MCA)	34,385	37.84%		William Leong Jee Keen (PKR)	52,343	57.60%	92,528	17,958	87.38%
							Mohd Hazizi Abdul Rahman (BERJASA)	4,152	4.57%

Honours

• Selangor
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – Dato' (2002)^[10]