Complex sentence: He served as the second First Minister of Scotland from 2000 to November 8 2001, following the sudden death of Donald Dewar, and had been the Member of Parliament for Central Fife from 1987 to 2001 and MSP for Fife Central from 1999 to 2003.
Split into simpler sentences: He served as the second First Minister of Scotland from 2000 to November 8 2001, following the sudden death of Donald Dewar. McLeish was the Member of Parliament for Central Fife from 1987 to 2001 and MSP for Fife Central from 1999 to 2003.