[7] In 1994, Sukavich joined the New Aspiration Party (NAP) of retired general Chavalit Yongchaiyudh and was appointed deputy prime minister in Chuan Leekpai's cabinet in October of the same year.
Moreover, he served as Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) council president in 1996.
[9] Sukavich also lost the deputy premiership in November 1997 when Chavalit was ousted by a no-confidence vote during the Asian financial crisis.
In 2001 Sukavich was re-elected as member of parliament, being number three of the New Aspiration Party list.
As one of 111 executive members of the TRT, he was banned from political activities for five years after the 2006 coup d'état.