But he turned against the war and left the Government in 1970.
He left the government after the 1987 general election in order to care for his wife.
He made clear that his party saw no reason now to leave the Government.
He later left the government to run for and serve in the Senate.
All state workers would work five days without pay now, and then be paid for an additional week when they left government.
But then the lead prosecutor in the case left the Government.
This left the government with just 24 seats in a house of 50.
That would leave the Government with about $87 million from the settlement.
He only held this office for two months, leaving government in November.
He left the government in 1950 and became a private consultant on nuclear issues.