John Ovenden

John Frederick Ovenden (born 17 August 1942) was a British Labour Party politician.

Ovenden served as Member of Parliament for the marginal seat of Gravesend from 1974 to 1979, when he lost to the Conservative Timothy Brinton. He was Leader of the Labour Group and co-Leader of Kent County Council (in a Labour /Lib Dem Alliance) from 1993 to 1997- the only period of non-Conservative control in the Council's history.

References

Times Guide to the House of Commons 1979
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Roger White	Member of Parliament for Gravesend February 1974 – 1979	Succeeded by Tim Brinton

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Name	Ovenden, John
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Short description	British politician
Date of birth	17 August 1942
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