Complex sentence: He was appointed to the Cabinet in 1970 and served as Minister of Communications until 1975 and as Minister of Cultural Affairs from 1975 until his defeat against Parti Québecois candidate Pierre de Bellefeuille in the 1976 election.
Split into simpler sentences: He was appointed to the Cabinet in 1970 and served as Minister of Communications until 1975 and as Minister of Cultural Affairs from 1975 until 1976. L'Allier was defeated against Parti Québécois (PQ) candidate Pierre de Bellefeuille in the 1976 election.