Complex sentence: Previously culture and sport had been part of other ministerial portfolios; between 1949 and 1999, and again from 2003 until 2006, culture was part of the Education Minister portfolio.
Split into simpler sentences: Previously culture and sport had been part of other ministerial portfolios. Between 1949 and 1999, and again from 2003 until 2006, culture was part of the Education Minister portfolio.