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David Anthony Llewellyn Owen, Baron Owen, CH, PC, FRCP (born 2 July 1938) [1] is a British politician and physician who served as Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs as a Labour Party MP under James Callaghan from 1977 to 1979, and later led the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
May 20, 2024 · Extended podcast interview: David Owen on the upcoming election and current geopolitical crises. “The political duopoly is failing.”
David Owen is a New Yorker staff writer and the author of over a dozen books, including Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability; My Usual Game: Adventures in Golf; and The Walls Around Us.
Feb 13, 2014 · David Owen, former UK Foreign Secretary, noticed a tall man weaving his way through the post-Buckingham Palace banquet crowd. Looming over him, he said: “You are Lord Owen aren’t you?”
Owen, David (b. 1938). Former leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). After qualifying as a doctor Owen entered politics as a Labour MP. He rose swiftly, becoming foreign secretary in 1977 at the age of just 38.
David Owen has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1991. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including “ Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River,” which...
David Owen was a Member of Parliament for Plymouth for 26 years from 1966-92. Under Labour Governments, he served as Navy Minister, Health Minister and Foreign Secretary. He was co-founder of the Social Democratic Party and its Leader from 1983-87 and 1988-90.
Nov 15, 2018 · David Owen, 1977-79. Labour, under Callaghan. As befits the man who was once youngest foreign secretary since Eden, David Owen has the happy distinction of being the first person in this series to be both still alive and active in politics, as the ‘independent social democrat’ Lord Owen.
Sep 2, 2024 · Former SDP leader David Owen has retired from the House of Lords, drawing to a close a parliamentary career spanning almost six decades. The 86-year-old’s departure from the upper house was ...
Feb 12, 2024 · David Owen argues that Joe Biden and Donald Trump are both too old to be president. Nor should anyone else over 70 be considered for the job, says the politician and former neurologist ...
