Ginie Lim Siew Lin

{{Short description|Malaysian politician}}

{{family name hatnote|Lim (林)|lang=Chinese}}

Ginie Lim Siew Lin ({{zh|s=林秀凌|t=林秀凌|p=Lín Xiùlíng}}) was a former Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in 2018 and Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Machap Jaya until November 2021. Lim is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Invest Malacca.

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Yang Berbahagia Datuk

| name = Ginie Lim Siew Lin

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|DMSM}}

| native_name = {{nobold|林秀凌}}

| native_name_lang = zh-my

| image = File:DSC 1177-2.jpg

| caption = Ginie Lim

| birth_name = Ginie Lim Siew Lin

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|08|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Malacca, Malaysia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| office = Member of the
Malacca State Executive Council

| governor = Mohd Khalil Yaakob

| 1blankname = Chief Minister

| 1namedata = Adly Zahari

| term_start = 16 May 2018

| term_end = 2 March 2020
{{small|(Women, Family Development and Welfare Affairs)}}

| predecessor = Latifah Omar

| successor = Latifah Omar

| constituency = Machap Jaya

| constituency_AM1 = Machap Jaya

| assembly1 = Malacca State Legislative

| term_start1 = 9 May 2018

| term_end1 = 20 November 2021

| predecessor1 = Lai Meng Chong
(BN–MCA)

| successor1 = Ngwe Hee Sem
(BN–MCA)

| majority1 = 1,336 (2018)

| office8 = Faction represented in Malacca State Legislative Assembly

| subterm8 = 2018–2021

| suboffice8 = Pakatan Harapan

| party = People's Justice Party (PKR)
{{small|(since 2005)}}

| otherparty = Pakatan Rakyat (PR) {{small|(2008–2015)}}
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
{{small|(since 2015)}}

| relations =

| occupation = Politician

| education = Melaka Girl High School & Gajah Berang National Secondary School

| alma_mater = University of Science Malaysia & University of Sussex (Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication & Master's degree in Poverty and Development)

| children = 2

| website =

| footnotes = {{facebook|AdunMachapJaya}}

}}

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| t = 林秀凌

| s = 林秀凌

| poj = Lîm Siù-lêng

| j = Lam4 Sau3 Ling4

| p = Lín Xiùlíng}}

}}

Ginie Lim Siew Lin ({{zh|s=林秀凌|t=林秀凌|p=Lín Xiùlíng}}) is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under former Chief Minister Adly Zahari from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH state administration in March 2020 and Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Machap Jaya from May 2018 to November 2021. Lim is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Invest Melaka, the state's investment promotion agency under the leadership of Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh.

Lim was a progressive student leader during her years in Universiti Sains Malaysia. After graduated, she held National Secretary position in Malaysian Youth and Student Democratic Movement (DEMA) and Secretary of Solidariti Mahasiswa Malaysia (SMM) before she joined PKR in 2005. Lim, who is trilingual in Malay, Chinese and English, served as media coordinator under the party's Information Bureau led by Tian Chua.

Lim first participated in the 2008 Malaysian general election as one of the youngest women candidates at age 27 years old. She stood in Machap (former name of Machap Jaya), her mother's hometown where she grew up. She lost by 1,639 votes to the MCA candidate but she stood again in 2013 after returning from her further study in England and lost by 152 votes.

In her third attempt in 2018, after consistent groundwork over 10 years in rural area, Lim made a breakthrough in Machap Jaya for the first time and won against the former Alor Gajah Parliamentarian and MCA leader Koh Nai Kwang with 1,336 votes.

Before being elected, Lim served the late Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim, former Menteri Besar of Selangor under Pakatan Rakyat government as the state's Chief Public Relations Officer in 2009 after working as the Opposition Leader Office's Media Coordinator under Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail for a year.

Lim was offered the Chevening Scholership to further study Master in Poverty and Development at the Institute of Development Studies, University Of Sussex, England in 2010. Lim returned in 2011 and joined the party's think tank Institut Rakyat after she contested and lost in the General Election in 2013.{{cite web | url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2013/11/03/institut-rakyat-taking-a-centre-left-approach-to-policy/555199 | title=Institut Rakyat: Taking a centre-left approach to policy | date=3 November 2013 }} She then joined the office of Selangor's Menteri Besar Azmin Ali as Media and Research Officer in 2016 for 2 years.

Since 2018, Lim held the position of Alor Gajah Division Chief. Previously she was the Youth and Women Chief of PKR Malacca, and Deputy Chief of National Information Bureau.

Lim has worked on women empowerment, gender inclusivity, sustainable development, and enhancement of Orang Asli and special needs children.{{cite web |title=Back to School boost for Orang Asli, B40 kids |url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/01/557283/back-school-boost-orang-asli-b40-kids |website=New Straits Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126171148/https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/01/557283/back-school-boost-orang-asli-b40-kids |archive-date=2021-11-26 |url-status=live}}

Lim was dropped from Machap Jaya candidacy for the 2021 Malacca state election. The decision was received with some protest from grassroots party members.{{cite web | url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/598279 | title=PKR grassroots protest dropping of Ginie Lim in Machap Jaya | date=7 November 2021 }} Lim continued to campaign for Pakatan Harapan in the state election.{{cite web |title=No bad blood: dropped as candidate, Ginie Lim still solid in campaigning for PKR |url=https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/47238/no-bad-blood-dropped-as-candidate-ginie-lim-still-solid-in-campaigning-for-pkr |website=The Vibes |date=2021-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126171146/https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/47238/no-bad-blood-dropped-as-candidate-ginie-lim-still-solid-in-campaigning-for-pkr |archive-date=2021-11-26 |url-status=live |last1=Leong |first1=Isabelle}}

In the 2022 General Election, Lim was appointed as the Campaign Advisor to the Alor Gajah Parliament candidate Adly Zahari from Amanah. Lim has led a multiracial campaign supporting Adly Zahari. Adly Zahari won the parliament seat and was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Defence in December 2022.

In July 2023, Lim was invited to join Invest Melaka under the leadership of Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh. Lim's administrative experience and business networks supported her new role as the Chief Executive Officer of the state's investment promotion agency. Invest Melaka is given the mandate by the state government to become the first-point-of-contact for investors via the fast lane of [https://thesun.my/local_news/mib-secretariat-appoints-29-agencies-departments-to-facilitate-investors-in-melaka-DL12194236 Melaka Industrial Booster].

In January 2024, Lim was unjustly suspended from her position as PKR Alor Gajah Division Chief and Melaka Vice Chief for 12 months despite her loyalty to the leadership and party's struggle. Many have shown support for Lim to continue to lead the grassroots while the Deputy Division Chief takes over the administration of Alor Gajah Division temporarily.