 He was re-elected in 1969 and remained Deputy Finance Minister until losing his seat in the 1973 elections.From 1972 until 1977 he chaired the board of directors of the Development and Industrial Bank, before becoming an economic attaché to North America, a post he held until 1979.In 1980 he became chairman of the Balfour Centre for Energy Research, and in 1990 became chairman of the Vita-Yizhar company.