lˈeɪɾɚ hiː pɹɪsˈaɪdᵻd ˌoʊvɚ tˈuː ɡˈʌvɚnmənt mˈɪʃənz, wˈʌn æt ðə mˈɪnɪstɹi ʌv ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː ænd ðɪ ˈʌðɚɹ æt ðə mˈɪnɪstɹi ʌv ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv.
Later he presided over two government missions, one at the Ministry of Research (1981–1982) and the other at the Ministry of Education (1984–1985).