Lord Owen

Lord Owen

Full title

The Rt Hon. the Lord Owen CH

Name

David Owen

Party/group

Crossbench

Joined the Lords

30 June 1992

Contact details

Parliamentary

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 0207 219 5353
Fax: 0207 219 5979
contactholmember@parliament.uk

External/Private Office

Tel: 01442 872 617
Fax: 01442 876 108
davidowen@lorddavidowen.co.uk

Web & Social media

Biography

UK Parliament

Post Date
Leader of the Social Democratic Party 1988-90
Leader of the Social Democratic Party 1983-87
Shadow Secretary of State 1979-80
Foreign Secretary 1977-79
Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) 1976-77
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Security) 1974-76
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Security) 1974-74
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Navy) 1968-70
Constituency Date
Plymouth, Devonport 1974-92
Plymouth, Sutton 1966-74

Professional life

Job title Organisation Date
Director Hyperdynamics Corporation 2009-
Consultant Gallagher Holdings 2005-
Chairman Yukos International UK 2002-05
Director Abbott Laboratories Inc 1996-11
Chairman Middlesex Holdings (later GNE) 1995-06

Public life

Post Organisation Date
Chancellor University of Liverpool 1996-09
Member Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict 1994-99
EU Co-chairman International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia 1992-95
Member Palme Commission on Disarmament and Security Issues 1980-89

Member's focus

Policy
Defence
Economy and finance
European Union
Health services and medicine
International affairs.
UK
Cornwall
Devon.
World
Russia
America
Africa.

Register of Interests

  • 1: Directorships

    • Hyperdynamics Corporation (energy)
    • Europe Steel plc

  • 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.

    • Medical Practitioner (non-practising)
    • Income is received from Methuen Publishing for writing books; and from international consultancy work (see category 3)

  • 3: Clients

    • Epion Holdings Limited, registered in BVI; main shareholder Alisher Usmanov
    • USM Holdings Ltd, registered in BVI; main shareholder Alisher Usmanov

  • 4: Shareholdings (b)

    • Abbott Laboratories Inc
    • Hyperdynamics Corporation (energy)

  • 10: Non-financial interests (a)

    • Director, Center for International Humanitarian Co-operation

  • 10: Non-financial interests (e)

    • President, River Thames Society