David John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville (born 24 October 1940) is a British businessman, politician and life peer for the Labour Party. He is the son of Sir Robert Sainsbury and the nephew of Alan John Sainsbury, Lord Sainsbury of Drury Lane. His cousin is the Conservative peer Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover. Lord Sainsbury This image is Crown copyright protected. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover is a businessman and politician. ...

He is estimated to have a personal fortune of billions of pounds, due to his shareholding of his family's Sainsbury supermarket chain (estimated at 13%). He was Chairman of the group from 1992 to 1998 and was Finance Director for the 17 years before that. J Sainsbury plc is the parent company of Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd, commonly known as Sainsburys, which is a chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

He was a supporter of the Social Democratic Party, and bankrolled it, but moved to the Labour Party following the failure of the SDP to make much progress. He has donated millions of pounds to the Labour Party, and was associated with the Institute of Public Policy Research. The Social Democratic Party (SDP) was a United Kingdom political party that existed between 1981 and 1990. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

He was made a life peer in 1997, following Labour's election victory, and is now Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science in the House of Lords. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ...

See also

• List of billionaires

List of billionaires (in US dollars) worldwide, based upon Forbes magazines annual listing of The Worlds Richest People (2004): Bill Gates - USA - $46. ...

External links

• Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People (http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/10/2004/LIR.jhtml?passListId=10&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=9CUI&datatype=Person)
• David Sainsbury of Turville and Software Patents (http://kwiki.ffii.org/DavidSainsburyEn)