TRACK RECORD OF DATO' CHUA JUI MENG

1969

-Decided to enter politics to help bring unity to the races of Malaysia.

1970

- Elected President of the Malaysian & Singaporean Law Society in U.K. and Eire.

1976

- Joined MCA.

1978

- Elected Chairman of Tanjung Branch, Muar Division.

1984

- Chairman of the Muar MCA

1986

- Elected MP for Bakri

1987

- Elected Chairman of the Bakri MCA Division.

1988

- 2 hour speech in Parliament on the MALAYSIAN CHINESE DILEMMA

as a result of the deviations and misimplementation of the New Economic

Policy. As a result of this speech,Government responded quickly and sensitively

by calling for the 1st National Economic Consultative Council in 1989 -1990

of 150 representatives, half Bumiputras and half non Bumiputras. The fruit of

the deliberations behind closed doors was the replacement of the NEP with the

National Development Policy 1990 -2000 -an era of liberalisation in economies,

education and culture. Chinese voter sentiment changed in 1995, 1999 and 2004

from pro Opposition to pro Barisan Nasional.

1989

- Appointed Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Health.

1990

- Elected 2nd VP of MCA.
- Reelected as MP for Bakri.

1990-1995

- Appointed Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry.

1995

- Reelected as MP Bakri
- Appointed Minister of Health

1996

- Elected as 1st VP MCA - 3rd term.

1995-2004

- Period of rapid expansion. Over 30 hospitals were built or upgraded

during this period.
- Expansion of the numbers of specialist hospitals to 42.
- Establishing new heart centers in Johor Bahru, Penang, Kota Kinabalu
(Sabah Medical Centre), Kuching and Serdang. A new centre is being

completed at the new Alor Setar General Hospital.
- Establishing new cancer centres at the new Sultan Ismail Hospital, Pandan

and through the Sabah Medical Centre at Kota Kinabalu.
- Change of attitudes and work culture in which comprises of:-
a) caring in service b) working professionally c) working as a team.
The slogan of the campaign was "A smile is therapeutic".

- Recognised Taiwan degrees in Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry from 7

Taiwanese Universities.
- Allowed graduates from universities in China to sit for the final year

medical examination in Malaysia.

- Developed and promoted Malaysia as the most advanced country in

establishing fully electronic hospitals.

1998

- NASMIC (National SMI Consultative Centre) was formed with
CJM as Chairman.

1999

- Reelected for the 4th term as MCA's 2nd VP.
- Reelected as MP for Bakri with an increased majority of 13,360.

2004

- Reelected as MP for Bakri with an increased majority of 19,059