Complex sentence: A native of Kadogawa, Miyazaki and graduate of Seijo University, Eto was elected for the first time in 2003, succeeding his father, a controversial former government minister, Takami Eto.
Split into simpler sentences: A native of Kadogawa, Miyazaki and graduate of Seijo University. He was elected for the first time in 2003, succeeding his father, controversial former government minister, Takami Eto.