On July 19, 1982, he was relieved of all cabinet responsibilities except for the Finance portfolio.

He again held the Finance portfolio in Muhammad Sharif Pasha's first government (1879).

After the 1988 elections he was appointed Minister of Economics and Planning, before returning to the Finance portfolio in 1990.

In 2010 he was shuffled to the Minister of Finance portfolio.

The Finance portfolio is the oldest cabinet position in the province, predating the office of Premier by four years.

He was also said to be holding the additional charge of Finance portfolio for the Sibsagar district.

Tuilaepa has twice reassigned the Finance portfolio since that time.

This period also coincided with a general shift towards higher scrutiny of government activity and performance, making the Finance portfolio and Treasury operations more transparent.

At that time, he was Defense Minister and had also held the Finance portfolio.

Dunning returned to the Finance portfolio.