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David Owen
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Biography
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David Owen is a British politician and former physician who represented Plymouth in Parliament from 1966 to 1992. He trained at Cambridge and St Thomas’ Hospital and worked in neurology before pursuing a political career, holding ministerial responsibilities in health, defence and foreign affairs.
He co-founded the Social Democratic Party and led it during the 1980s. Made a life peer in 1992, he subsequently served as a European peace negotiator for the former Yugoslavia and worked on the Vance–Owen peace plan.
Reviewed 2026-09-06Selected sources
- David Owen — Official biographyMedical training, parliamentary career, SDP and diplomatic work.
- AbeBooks — The Face No. 64 contentsIssue-specific Doctor Beat or Doctor Death feature naming David Owen.