 Considered a devoted loyalist of Eyadéma, he served in many positions in the government over the following 20 years, becoming a powerful "baron" of the ruling party, the Rally of the Togolese People (RPT).At the time of the March 1985 parliamentary election, he was President of the National Commission of General Census of Votes and Verification.Barqué was Special Adviser to the President of the Republic for a time before being appointed as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation on November 29, 1995; he held the latter position until 1996.