UK Elections Info

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David Owen

Born: 2 July 1938, Plympton, Devon

Baron Owen - 6 June 1992

Member of Privy Council - 2 July 1976

husband of Deborah Schabert

Bradfield College, Berkshire

Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge (1956 -)

St Thomas's Hospital (1959 - 1962)

Doctor - 1962

Under Secretary of State for Defence for Royal Navy	3 July 1968	18 June 1970
Under Secretary of State for Health	8 March 1974	26 July 1974
Minister of State, Department of Health and Social Security	26 July 1974	10 September 1976
Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office	10 September 1976	22 February 1977
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	22 February 1977	4 May 1979

15 October 1964	Torrington	Labour Party	5,867	15.60
31 March 1966	Plymouth Sutton	Labour Party	31,567	54.51
18 June 1970	Plymouth Sutton	Labour Party	29,383	50.64
28 February 1974	Plymouth Devonport	Labour Party	15,819	42.19
10 October 1974	Plymouth Devonport	Labour Party	17,398	47.27
3 May 1979	Plymouth Devonport	Labour Party	16,545	47.41
2 March 1981 Rt Hon Dr David Owen relinquishes the Labour whip as a member of the Council for Social Democracy and announces his intention to sit as a Social Democrat.
9 June 1983	Plymouth Devonport	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	20,843	44.34
13 June 1983 David Owen elected Leader of the Social Democratic Party.
11 June 1987	Plymouth Devonport	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	21,039	42.27
6 August 1987 David Owen resigns as leader of the SDP.