Lee Hwa Beng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee (李).

Lee Hwa Beng (simplified Chinese: 李华民; traditional Chinese: 李華民; pinyin: Lǐ Huámín; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Huâ-bîn) is a Malaysian politician and the former Selangor State Assemblyman for Subang Jaya for three terms from 1995 to 2008. He is an accountant by training and served as Port Klang Authority chairman from 2008 to 2011.

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Lee Hwa Beng DSSA AMS
李华民
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Subang Jaya
In office 25 April 1995 – 8 March 2008
Preceded by	new constituency
Succeeded by	Hannah Yeoh (PR–DAP)
Majority	10,829 (1995) 6,895 (1999) Unopposed (2004)
Personal details
Political party	Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) (–2012) Independent (2012–present)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (–2012)
Occupation	Politician, Accountant

Lee is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a major component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He first contested in 1990 general election, running for the Damansara Utama state seat. He lost but went on to win the Subang Jaya state seat for three terms in 1995, 1999 and 2004 general elections. In the 2008 general elections, Lee contested the parliamentary seat of Kelana Jaya, but lost out to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) newcomer Loh Gwo Burne. Following his defeat, Lee was appointed Port Klang Authority chairman by Transport Minister Ong Tee Keat amid a cloud of controversy over the Port Klang Free Zone scandal.^[1] He wrote the book “PKFZ:A Nation’s Trust Betrayed.” He was sacked by MCA in 2012 for investigating & exposing the PKFZ Fiasco. To date, he has not joined any political party.

Election results

Selangor State Legislative Assembly^[2]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1990	N25 Damansara Utama		Lee Hwa Beng (MCA)	10,256	40.43%		N. Madhavan Nair (DAP)	15,114	59.57%	25,734	4,858	69.28%
1995	N34 Subang Jaya		Lee Hwa Beng (MCA)	14,407	80.11%		A. Ghani Harun (S46)	3,578	19.89%	18,363	10,829	73.10%
1999			Lee Hwa Beng (MCA)	15,701	64.07%		Ong Ing Siong (DAP)	8,806	35.93%	24,878	6,895	76.11%
2004	N31 Subang Jaya		Lee Hwa Beng (MCA)	Unopposed

Parliament of Malaysia^[2]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	P104 Kelana Jaya		Lee Hwa Beng (MCA)	25,267	43.97%		Loh Gwo Burne (PKR)	30,298	52.73%	58,625	5,031	73.61%
							Billi Lim Peng Soon (IND)	1,895	3.30%

Honours

• Selangor :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (DSSA) – Dato' (1999)^[3]
  • Member of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (AMS) (1997)^[4]