Complex sentence: In December 2004, Twigg was appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Education and Skills and after the general election in May 2005, he became Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport.
Split into simpler sentences: In December 2004, Twigg was appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Education and Skills. After the general election in May 2005, he became Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport.