G ard . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁he ▁turned ▁back ▁to ▁Tun is ia , ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁Tun is ian ▁Revolution ▁would ▁lead ▁to ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Transport ▁and ▁Equ ip ment ▁in ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁second ▁Gh ann ouch i ▁cabinet ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁Es se b si ▁cabinet . ▁He ▁res igned ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁become ▁general ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁founded ▁Af ek ▁T oun es ▁party ▁which ▁he ▁led ▁into ▁a ▁mer ger ▁with ▁Ah med ▁Naj ib ▁Che bbi ' s ▁Progress ive ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party ▁Al ▁J ou m hou ri . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Bra him ▁however ▁announced ▁the ▁c ession ▁from ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party ▁re est ab lish ing ▁Af ek ▁T oun es ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁liberal ▁party . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁legisl ative ▁election , ▁Af ek ▁T oun es ▁won ▁ 8 ▁seats ▁and ▁Bra him ▁himself ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁Mah dia ▁constitu ency ▁at ▁the ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Representatives ▁of ▁the ▁People . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Af ek ▁T oun es ▁agreed ▁in ▁a ▁unity ▁government ▁with ▁N ida a ▁T oun es ▁and ▁rival ▁U PL . ▁In ▁prime ▁minister ▁Hab ib ▁Ess id ' s ▁cabinet , ▁he ▁became ▁Minister ▁of ▁Development , ▁In vest ment ▁and ▁International