Complex sentence: François Charles Amand Fillon (born 4 March 1954 in Le Mans, Sarthe) was Prime Minister of France, having been appointed to that office by President Nicolas Sarkozy on 17 May 2007.
Split into simpler sentences: François Charles Amand Fillon (born 4 March 1954 in Le Mans, Sarthe) is Prime Minister of France. He was appointed to that office by President Nicolas Sarkozy on 17 May 2007.