David Stevens, Baron Stevens of Ludgate
David Robert Stevens, Baron Stevens of Ludgate (born 26 May 1936), is a British peer who was formerly one of two UK Independence Party (UKIP) members in the House of Lords.
The Right Honourable The Lord Stevens of Ludgate | |
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| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 31 March 1987 Life peerage | |
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| Born | 26 May 1936 |
| Political party | Independent Conservative (2004-2012, 2018-present) UKIP (2012-2018) Conservative (until 2004) |
| Alma mater | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge |
He was educated at Stowe School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge (MA, Economics). He is the son of Arthur Edwin Stevens who was the creator of the first body-worn electronic hearing aid. He was the chairman of United Newspapers, 1981–1999.
He was created a life peer on 27 March 1987 taking the title Baron Stevens of Ludgate, of Ludgate in the City of London. He originally sat as a Conservative, but was expelled by the party in 2004 after he signed a letter in support of UKIP. He sat as an Independent Conservative but joined UKIP in 2012. In late 2018, he left UKIP to once again sit as an Independent Conservative.