the shuffle placed Owen in a powerful managerial position for preparation for the upcoming Olympic Games in British Columbia. During the federal election of 2006, held to elect the 39th Parliament, Owen again defeated Rogers and maintain his seat in Vancouver Quadra. Following the election, Owen was one of the early supporters of Michael Ignatieff for the Liberal Party leadership. Stephen Owen resigned his seat on July 27, 2007, and accepted a position at the University of British Columbia References External links Honourable Stephen Owen, QC, PC VP External Stephen Owen will not renew term at UBC https://web.archive.org/web/20130408081417/http://ubyssey.ca/news/vp-external-stephen-owen666/ 1948 births Alumni of University College London Liberal Party of Canada MPs Living people Members of the 26th Canadian Ministry Members of the 27th Canadian Ministry Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Politicians from Vancouver Peter A. Allard School of Law alumni