About John Ovenden
Lived 1942 – 2018 (aged 75). John Ovenden was a British politician.
John Frederick Ovenden (17 August 1942 – 17 July 2018) was a British Labour Party politician.
Born in Kent, Ovenden was educated at the Chatham House Grammar School in Ramsgate. From 1961 until 1974, he worked as an engineer with the Post Office. He joined the Labour Party, and served on Gillingham Council from 1966 to 1969, and again from 1972 to 1974.
Having contested Sevenoaks in 1970, Ovenden was elected as Member of Parliament for the marginal seat of Gravesend between 1974 and 1979, when he lost to the Conservative Timothy Brinton.
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British politician (1942-2018)
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John Ovenden was born on 17 August 1942.
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John Ovenden died on 17 July 2018.
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John Ovenden was a politician.
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