David Robert Stevens, Baron Stevens of Ludgate (born 26 May 1936), is a British peer who was formerly one of two

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members in the

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. He was educated at

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and

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(MA, Economics). He is the son of

Arthur Edwin Stevens (Arthur) Edwin Stevens CBE (17 October 1905 – 29 January 1995) was a Welsh inventor who designed the world's first wearable electronic hearing aid. He was also a philanthropist, becoming a major benefactor to the Royal Society of Medicine, ...

who was the creator of the first body-worn electronic hearing aid. He was the chairman of

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, 1981–1999. He was created a

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on 27 March 1987 taking the title Baron Stevens of Ludgate, of

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in the

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. He originally sat as a

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, but was expelled by the party in 2004 after he signed a letter in support of

. He sat as an

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but joined UKIP in 2012. In late 2018, he left UKIP to once again sit as an Independent Conservative.

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* * 1936 births Alumni of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge Conservative Party (UK) life peers Life peers created by Elizabeth II Independent politicians in England Living people People educated at Stowe School Informa UK Independence Party life peers {{Life-peer-stub

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