Complex sentence: Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan (born 12 April 1949) is a South African politician who served as Minister of Finance from 2009-2014 and again from 2015-2017, and as Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs from 2014--2015.
Split into simpler sentences: Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan (born 12 April 1949) is a South African politician and former Minister of Finance, a position he had held from 2009-2014, and again from 2015-2017. He is also the former Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, serving from 2014--2015.