 Following the election, Kodock briefly presided over the National Assembly prior to the election of its bureau due to his status as the oldest member of the National Assembly at age 69.He was then appointed as Minister of State for Agriculture in the government named on August 24, 2002, thus returning to the government after five years of absence from it.He and the UPC-K supported Biya in the October 2004 presidential election, citing Biya's accomplishments as President.