Complex sentence: In 1982 he moved to a junior ministerial position at the Department of Health and Social Security, where he remained until 1988, becoming Minister for Social Security and Disabled People in 1984, and Minister for Health in 1986.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1982 he moved to a junior ministerial position at the Department of Health and Social Security, where he remained until 1988. Newton became Minister for Social Security and Disabled People in 1984, and Minister for Health in 1986.