Complex sentence: Following the 1989 local government reform, he became the first Mayor of Tasman District Council (serving for 9 years), a past President of Local Government New Zealand, and a Local Government Commissioner (2001-2005).
Split into simpler sentences: Following the 1989 local government reform, he became the first Mayor of Tasman District Council (serving for 9 years). He is a past President of Local Government New Zealand, and a Local Government Commissioner (2001--2005).