Last Cabinet meeting for Idris Jala

Datuk Seri Idris Jala attended his last Cabinet meeting yesterday as his second three-year term as Senator expires next month.

Idris, a Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, will how­ever remain as the CEO of Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu).

“Today was my last Cabinet meeting, Constitutional limit of six years as senator/minister. I will continue as CEO of Pemandu,” tweeted Idris who had assumed his position in the Cabinet in 2009 when Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak took over as the Prime Minister.

Pemandu, a project intended to lead the implementation of the Government Transformation Programme and Economic Transformation Programme, was launched in 2009.

The unit also implemented key performance indicators for the ­various federal ministers, as well as facilitated entry point projects and business opportunities.