David Owen

Dr David Anthony Llewellyn Owen

Rush ID: 8453

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Details

Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Cabinet Minister
Who's Who volume:
4
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
8453
MNIS ID:
992
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q333085
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
1755
They work for you ID:
21725

Name changes

  1. OWEN, Dr David (1938- )

Peerages

  1. Baron Owen of the City of Plymouth

    Life

    1992

Constituencies

  1. Plymouth Devonport

    Party: SDP
    Year of election: 1981*
    Date of election: 2 March 1981
    Nature of election: Change of party
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1992
    Date of exit: 9 April 1992
    Party: SDP
    Notes: None

  2. Plymouth Devonport

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1974¹
    Date of election: 28 February 1974
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1981*
    Date of exit: 2 March 1981
    Party: Labour
    Notes: None

  3. Plymouth Sutton

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1966
    Date of election: 31 March 1966
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1974¹
    Date of exit: 28 February 1974
    Party: Labour
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Torrington

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1964
    Date of election: Thu 15th Oct 1964
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:

Ministerial offices

  1. Minister of State 1976-1977

    Foreign and Commonwealth Office

  2. Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 1977-1979

  3. PPS 1967-1968

    to Gerald Reynolds, as Minister of Defence Administration

  4. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1968-1970

    Ministry of Defence; Royal Navy Minister

  5. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1974

    March-July 1974; Department of Health and Social Security

  6. Minister of State 1974-1976

    Department of Health and Social Security