Complex sentence: In January 1996 he became Minister of Employment and Immigration (subsequently retitled Minister of Human Resources Development) and Minister of Labour and in October 1996 he became Minister of National Defence and Minister of Veterans Affairs.
Split into simpler sentences: In January 1996, he became Minister of Employment and Immigration (subsequently retitled Minister of Human Resources Development) and Minister of Labour. In October 1996, he was appointed Minister of National Defence and Minister of Veterans Affairs.