He previously held posts in the Ministry of Communications and Works.

During the First World War he held a position in the Ministry of Food.

The war over, he held various offices in the Ministry of Defense.

Another recorded that some held high positions in the Ministry of War: their arrest, the report added, would be 'a political embarrassment'.

Between 1966 and 1990 he held various diplomatic functions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He held important posts in the Ministry of Public Education.

Prior to that he had held various important positions in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.

From 2003 to 2004 she held the same position in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Most importantly, they were sitting pretty, holding high office in the Ministry of Agriculture.

He also held the post of secretary in the Ministry of Administration.