 Barqué is a member of the RPT Central Committee; he was elected as a Central Committee member from Tône Prefecture at the RPT's 9th Congress in December 2006.He also serves as a member of the RPT College of Sages.On September 7, 2007, Barqué presided over the ceremony at which the 162 candidates of the ruling RPT for the October 2007 parliamentary election were invested.