In the February 1993 parliamentary election, he was elected to the National Assembly; he then served as Minister for the Environment and the Protection of Nature from 1993 to 1998 under President Abdou Diouf.
In the February 1993 parliamentary election, he was elected to the National Assembly; he subsequently held the position of Minister for the Environment and Conservation from 1993 to 1998 under President Abdou Diouf.