The following year he was elected to the Knesset on Likud's list, and in June 1977 was appointed Deputy Minister of Defence. Following the 1981 elections he became Minister of Communications, also serving as Deputy Defence Minister between August 1981 and October 1983. He lost his seat and place in the cabinet in the 1984 elections. In the late 1980s he became Director-General of the National Insurance Institution.
