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David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville

The Right Honourable
The Lord Sainsbury of Turville
FRS
Lord Sainsbury launching his new book 'Progressive Capitalism' at Policy Exchange.jpg
David Sainsbury in 2013
Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
Assumed office
16 October 2011
Preceded by The Duke of Edinburgh
Parliamentary Undersecretary of State for Science & Innovation
In office
27 July 1998 – 10 November 2007
Prime Minister Tony Blair
Preceded by John Battle
Succeeded by Malcolm Wicks
Member of the House of Lords
Assumed office
3 October 1997
currently on Leave of Absence (since 2013)
Nominated by Tony Blair
Appointed by Elizabeth II
Personal details
Born David John Sainsbury
(1940-10-24) 24 October 1940 (age 76)
Political party Labour
Relations Alan Sainsbury (uncle)
Parents Robert Sainsbury (father)
Lisa van den Bergh (mother)
Alma mater King's College, Cambridge
Columbia Business School
Known for businessperson, politician, philanthropist and peer
Religion Anglican

David John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville, FRS, HonFREng (born 24 October 1940) is a British businessman and politician. From 1992 to 1997, he served as the Chair of Sainsbury's, the supermarket chain established by his great-grandfather John James Sainsbury in 1869.

He was made a life peer in 1997 as a member of the Labour Party, and is on a leave of absence from the House of Lords since 15 July 2013. He served in the government as the Minister for Science and Innovation from 1998 and 2006.

He is a major donor to the University of Cambridge and in 2011 was elected Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.

He is the son of Sir Robert Sainsbury and Lisa van den Bergh. His elder sister was Elizabeth (married name Clark, 19 July 1938 – 14 August 1977) and his younger sisters are Celia and Annabel. He is the nephew of Lord Sainsbury. His cousins are the Conservative peer Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover, Simon Sainsbury, and former Tory MP Sir Tim Sainsbury. His great-grandparents, John James Sainsbury and Mary Ann Staples, established a grocer's at 173 Drury Lane in 1869 which became the British supermarket chain Sainsbury's.

He attended Eton College before going on to the University of Cambridge, where he earned a degree in History and Psychology at King's College. He then completed an MBA at Columbia Business School in the United States.


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