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David Owen Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for David Owen, based on 21 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

21 records1966–199318 events5 places

Chronological biography

1966

Member of Parliament1966

Government / Labour Party Government · Member of Parliament for Plymouth · Plymouth

Elected Member of Parliament for Plymouth

1968

Junior Minister1968

Government / Labour Party Government · Junior Minister

Appointed Junior Minister

1974

Parliamentary Under Secretary5 March 1974

Government / Labour Party Government · Parliamentary Under Sec · London

Appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary

1976

Privy Council1976

Government / Labour Party Government · Member of Privy Council

Appointed Member of Privy Council

1977

CLV1977

Government / Labour Party Government

Helps found the Campaign for Labour Victory, begining of the SDP

Diplomatic Negotiations at London1977

Government / Labour Party Government · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain · London

Has talks in Madrid about the future of Gibraltar

Foreign Secretary of Great Britain21 February 1977

Government / Labour Party Government · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain

Appointed Foreign Minister

1978

Independence of Great Britain7 July 1978

Government / Labour Party Government · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain · Solomon Islands

The Solomon Islands are granted independence after 85 years of British rule

Independence of Solomon Islands7 July 1978

Government / Labour Party Government · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain · Solomon Islands

The Solomon Islands are granted independence after 85 years of British rule

1980

Resignation of David Owen1980

Politics / Labour Party · Member of Shadow Cabinet

Resigns from the Shadow Cabinet

1981

Gang of Four25 January 1981

Politics / Social Democratic Party · Party Founder · London

Helps found the SDP with Jenkins, Shirley Williams and Bill Rodgers.

SDP25 January 1981

Politics / SDP · London

One of the "Gang of Four", former Labour Minister's who found the SDP

1983

Party Leader1983

Politics / SDP · Party Leader of SDP

Appointed Party Leader of the SDP

SDP Leadership1983

Politics / Social Democratic Party · Party Leader of SDP · London

Succeeds Roy Jenkins as SDP leader after the general election.

ElectionJune 1983

Politics / SDP · Party Leader of SDP

The Liberal-SDP Alliance win 25% of the popular vote

1985

Conference of SDP2 September 1985

Politics / SDP · Party Leader of SDP · Torquay

Opening day of the SDP Conference in Torquay

1987

Election1987

Politics / SDP · Party Leader of SDP

The SDP-Liberal Alliance win 22.6% of the popular vote, 7% behind Labour

Resignation of David Owen6 August 1987

Politics / SDP · Party Leader of SDP · London

Resigns as leader of the SDP after his Party votes to merge with the Liberal Party

1990

Dissolution3 June 1990

Politics / SDP · Member of Parliament

Announces the dissolution of the SDP, continues as an Independent Social Democrat

Dissolution14 November 1990

Politics / SDP · London

Dissolves the SDP

1993

Vance-Owen Peace Plan2 January 1993

Warfare / Bosnian War · Diplomat · European Community Mediator · Geneva

Jointly develops the peace plan presented to the Bosnian parties.

Titles and roles

Diplomat · European Community Mediator · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain · Junior Minister · Member of Parliament · Member of Parliament for Plymouth · Member of Privy Council · Member of Shadow Cabinet · Parliamentary Under Sec · Party Founder · Party Leader of SDP

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.