ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd sˈɛkɹətɹidʒˈɛnɚɹəl ʌvðə mˈɑːdɚɹət jˈuːθ lˈiːɡ; ænd fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv hiː wʌz dˈɛpjuːɾi sˈɛkɹətɹi tə ðə stˈɑːkhoʊm sˈɪɾi kəmˈɪʃənɚ ɹˈiːəl ᵻstˈeɪt, tˈaʊn plˈænɪŋ ænd hˈaɪweɪ dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənts ænd sˈɛkɹətɹi tə ðə mˈɑːdɚɹət sˈɪɾi kˈaʊnsəl ɡɹˈuːp.
In 1978 he was elected secretary-general of the Moderate Youth League; and from 1979 to 1985 he was deputy secretary to the Stockholm City Commissioner (real estate, town planning and highway departments) and secretary to the Moderate City Council Group.