Complex sentence: Perry is a graduate of the University of Exeter with a degree in Government and Politics and was formerly a senior lecturer in Politics before becoming a member of Test Valley Borough Council from 1979 to 1994.
Split into simpler sentences: Perry is a graduate of the University of Exeter with a degree in Government and Politics and was formerly a senior lecturer in Politics. Perry was an elected member of Test Valley Borough Council from 1979 to 1994.