hiː wʌzðə ʃˈædoʊ mˈɪnɪstɚ fɔːɹ fˈɜːðɚɹ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən, ɛmplˈɔɪmənt ænd jˈuːθ ɐfˈɛɹz mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː ænd wɛn ðə lˈɪbɚɹəl pˈɑːɹɾi wˈʌn ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː ᵻlˈɛkʃən lˈændslaɪd, hiː bɪkˌeɪm ðə mˈɪnɪstɚ fɔːɹ ɛmplˈɔɪmənt, tɹˈeɪnɪŋ ænd fˈɜːðɚɹ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ænd ðə mˈɪnɪstɚ fɔːɹ jˈuːθ ɐfˈɛɹz dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks.
He was the Shadow Minister for Further Education, Employment and Youth Affairs (May 1992 – December 1993) and when the Liberal Party won the 1993 election landslide, he became the Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education and the Minister for Youth Affairs (December 1993 – December 1996).