 Later in the year, he was promoted to the position of Minister of State for Agriculture and Hydraulics in November 2004, and he was moved to the position of Minister of State for Infrastructure, Equipment, Land Transport and Internal Maritime Transport in February 2006.In the 3 June 2007 parliamentary election, Sy was elected to the National Assembly on a departmental list of the Sopi Coalition.In the government appointed after the election, on 19 June, Sy was retained in the government as Minister of State for Infrastructure, Urban Hydraulics and Sanitation.