 In June 2009, Bouya was included on Sassou Nguesso's campaign team for the July 2009 presidential election; he was placed in charge of logistics for the campaign.At the Sixth Extraordinary Congress of the Congolese Labour Party (PCT), held in July 2011, Bouya was elected to the PCT's 51-member Political Bureau, increasing his political influence.On 7 October 2011, Sassou Nguesso assigned Bouya responsibility for the coordination of the government's work, a move that was viewed as effectively making Bouya a "de facto" prime minister.