Background

YBhg Datuk Kayveas was born on April 29, 1954, in Benta Estate, Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Malaysia.He is married to Datin Blanche Olbery.

He became president of PPP [People's Progressive Party of Malaysia], a component member of the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional, in 1993. He was credited for putting the PPP on a strong footing after many years of internal strife within the party. Membership of the PPP in the coalition was suspended from 1988 until 1993. When Kayveas started restructuring the party and brought it back to the coalition in 1994, many old timers who caused the party's internal squables wanted to take back the helm and push Kayveas out. However, he emerged victorious and worked on growing the party and regaining its past glory. Today, the PPP is 574,000 strong with a network of over 3700 branches throughout the country. The restructure started with Kayveas himself having a membership card signed by the secretary-general as #000001 and all subsequent cards are personally signed by Kayveas as President himself. It is also understood that the Malaysian Book of Records is notified and it would be registered as the most number of signatue of sorts.

YBhg Datuk Kayveas was a Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, which is a ministry by itself. YBhg Datuk Kayveas previous responsibilities as a deputy minister includes:

* Pardon's Board
* Attorney General's Chambers
* Legal Affairs Division
* Legal Aid Bureau
* Public Trustees (Amanah Raya Berhad)
* KL Regional Centre for Arbitration
* Department of Insovency Malaysia
* Office of the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court