Complex sentence: Born in the Netherlands, de Bruyn is a Catholic and a social conservative on some social and moral issues, such as abortion, while being a life-long trade unionist, and is a leading figure in the right wing of the ALP.
Split into simpler sentences: Born in the Netherlands, de Bruyn is a Catholic and a social conservative on some social and moral issues, such as abortion, while being a life-long trade unionist. He is a leading figure in the right wing of the ALP.