Lord David Anthony Llewellyn Owen (born 1938), baron of the city of Plymouth, England, was a physician who turned politician and served as peace envoy in the former Yugoslavia for the European Community.

David Anthony Llewellyn Owen was born July 2, 1938, in Plymouth, England, the son of a country doctor. He was educated at Bradford College and at Sidney Sussex College of Cambridge University. Deciding to follow in his father's footsteps, Owen studied medicine at St. Thomas Hospital. Earning a Bachelors of Medicine and of Surgery in 1962, Owen was connected with St. Thomas for six years, holding the positions of neurological and psychiatric registrar from 1964 to 1966 and research fellow from 1966 to 1968.

From Medicine to Politics

His interest in medicine, however, took a backseat to a political career. As early as 1964 Owen ran for a seat in the House of Commons from Torrington as a Labour candidate. Unsuccessful, he ran again...