ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks hiː bɪkˌeɪm dˈɛpjuːɾi kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv pˈɑːɹɾi tʃˈɛɹmən ˌʌndɚ nˈoːɹmən tˈɛbɪt hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn pɹˈiːviəsli ɐ pˌɑːɹləmˈɛntɚɹi ˌʌndɚsˈɛkɹətɹi ʌv stˈeɪt ænd mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌv stˈeɪt ɪnðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv ɛmplˈɔɪmənt.
In 1986 he became Deputy Conservative Party chairman under Norman Tebbit having been previously a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Minister of State in the Department of Employment.