Chua Jui Meng
Malaysian politician (1943–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dato' Chua Jui Meng (simplified Chinese: 蔡锐明; traditional Chinese: 蔡銳明; pinyin: Cài Ruìmíng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhòa Jōe-bêng; 22 October 1943 – 3 December 2023) was a Malaysian politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Health from May 1995 to March 2004 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bakri from August 1986 to March 2008. He was the longest-serving Minister of Health in the history of Malaysia by serving in the position for almost 9 years.[2] He was also a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition as well as the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He also served as the State Chairman of PKR of Johor and the Vice-President of MCA.
Chua Jui Meng | |
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蔡锐明 | |
Minister of Health | |
In office 8 May 1995 – 26 March 2004 | |
Monarchs | Ja’afar (1995–1999) Salahuddin (1999–2001) Sirajuddin (2001–2004) |
Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad (1995–2003) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2003–2004) |
Deputy | Siti Zaharah Sulaiman (1995–1996) Mohd Ali Rustam (1996–1999) Suleiman Mohamed (1999–2004) |
Preceded by | Lee Kim Sai |
Succeeded by | Chua Soi Lek |
Constituency | Bakri |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bakri | |
In office 3 August 1986 – 8 March 2008 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Er Teck Hwa (DAP) |
Majority | 1,105 (1986) 3,111 (1990) 12,318 (1995) 13,360 (1999) 19,059 (2004) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1943-10-22)22 October 1943 Muar, Johor, Japanese-occupied Malaya |
Died | 3 December 2023(2023-12-03) (aged 80) Sepang District, Selangor, Malaysia |
Political party | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) (1976–2009) People's Justice Party (PKR) (2009–2023) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (1976–2009) Pakatan Rakyat[1] (PR) (2009–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–2023) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
Website | chuajuimeng123 |