On 8 January 2007, he was appointed the interim Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade; he was moved to the post of interim Minister for Provincial Development and Multi-Ethnic Affairs in September 2008.
8 Ocak 2007 tarihinde, geçici olarak Dışişleri ve Dış Ticaret Bakanı olarak atandı; Eylül 2008'de İl Geliştirme ve Multi-Etnik İşler Bakanı oldu.