Re-elected in 1981, 1984, 1988 and 1992 (by which time the Alignment had become the Labor Party, he was appointed Minister of Tourism in Yitzhak Rabin's government in July 1992.

In February 1995 he also became Minister of Internal Affairs, serving until June that year when David Libai was appointed to the post.

When Shimon Peres formed a new government following Rabin's assassination, he remained Minister of Tourism.

Although he retained his seat in the 1996 elections, Likud formed the government and Baram lost his place in the cabinet.

He was re-elected in 1999 on the One Israel list (an alliance of the Labor Party, Gesher and Meimad), but resigned from the Knesset in February 2001, and was replaced by Efi Oshaya.