 As Minister for Health, he left a long-lasting legacy, including the law creating the "Centre Hospitalier" and a health system that stuck a balance between state and private healthcare; the enlargement of the thermal spa in Mondorf; the modernisation of the "Maison de Santé" in Vianden, the law on the new pavilion in Ettelbrück und the hospital "Princesse Marie-Astrid" (HPMA) in Differdange.He also introduced reforms in geriatrics, preventative medicine, and medical care for pregnant women and young children, introducing the "examen prénuptial", a medical examination prior to marriage.After the elections of 1984, the Democratic Party left the government, and he sat as an opposition Deputy for the "Centre" constituency" "until 1994, when he retired from active politics.