Lee moved to the federal politics from Pahang state politics by contesting In the 2022 Malaysian general election and not contesting in the 2022 Pahang state election. Lee was nominated by his party to contest for the Petaling Jaya federal seat. He won and was elected to Parliament as the Petaling Jaya MP. He defeated a total of five candidates who are four candidates from Perikatan Nasional (PN), BN, Homeland Fighters Party (PEJUANG), Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) and an independent candidate by a majority of 50,575 votes.[4][5][6]
Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (2013–2022)
In the 2013 Pahang state election, Lee was nominated by his party to contest for the Semambu state seat. He won and was elected into the Pahang State Legislative Assembly as the Semambu MLA for the first term. He defeated defending MLA Pang Tsu Ming of Barisan Nasional (BN) and an independent candidate by a majority of 3,200 votes.
In the 2018 Pahang state election, Lee was renominated by his party to defend the Semambu seat. He won again and was reelected as the Semambu MLA for the second term. He defeated candidates of BN and the Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) by the slightly bigger majority of 5,511 votes.
Other Political Experiences
YB Lee has also held other positions as the Treasurer-General of PKR from December 2018 to July 2022, Youth Information Chief of PKR from 2015 to 2018, Chief of Environmental Bureau of PKR from 2012 to 2015, Vice Youth Chief of PKR of Petaling Jaya Utara from 2008 to 2012. In 2008 to 2011, He was a Research Officer of the Office of the Leader of the Opposition where He conducted parliamentary strategic research for all 31 Member of Parliament of PKR. He was also a Board Member of Kuantan Port Authority in 2019 where they facilitated the port to be declared as a free-zone port in April of the same year.
Other careers
Before joining active politics, Lee worked in the United States & Hong Kong-based companies.[citation needed] He joined the Political Studies for Change Unit (KPRU) as a Research Officer after the 2008 general election. His unit provided strategic research support and organised consultative meetings of bills for nearly 30 MPs.
Lee was active in environmental movements and was appointed as the Media Chief for Stop Lynas Coalition (SLC) and the Publicity Chief for Himpunan Hijau 2.0 in 2011 during the movements against Lynas, the largest rare earth processing plant then in the world that was built next to Kuantan.
Lee also has research experience in several fields. His master thesis, titled “GPS Taxi Dispatch System Based on A* Shortest Path Algorithm”, has been cited in several journal articles.[7][8][9] In 2019, he co-published a paper on "Institutions for Sustainability: Informal Settlers" in the GSP Conference 2019:[10] Urban Possibilities: Reimagining Philippines. He co-authored books including "Jiwa Merdeka" and "Green Political Reform" (绿色政改), and is a contributor to The Edge, Malaysiakini and Oriental Daily.[citation needed]
Being active in international engagement and training, Lee was awarded the Most Outstanding Alumnus of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Young Politicians (KASYP) program in 2019. He is also the fellow of International Adenauer Network, Professional Fellow of Youth for South East Asia Leadership Initiatives (YSEALI) and American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL), and a graduate of the Political Advisor Course, Graduate School of Government (The University of Sydney). He was invited to speak at the Youth Leadership Academy of the Generation Democracy (2017), Copenhagen Democracy Summit (2020) as well as invitation by the Danish Institute for Parties and Democracy (DIPD) (2020).
Net Zero Pathways for Malaysia (Phase II Interim Report), ASEAN Green Future, Sustainable Development Solutions Network, 2022
“Institutions for Sustainability: Informal Settlers in the Philippines”, GSP Conference 2019: Urban Possibilities: Reimagining Philippines, 2019.
“Revisiting Industrial Policy and Strategic Coupling Strategy Under the Era of Hyperglobalization”. The Asian Conference on the Social Sciences, 2019.
“GPS taxi dispatch system based on A* shortest path algorithm”, 2015, Master's thesis submitted to the Department of Transportation and Logistics at Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST). Study was cited by Didi Research Institute, Didi AI Lab, British University in Dubai, University of Edinburgh, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Wuhan University, Telecom ParisTech, and University of Tokyo.
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