Sir Timothy Alan Davan Sainsbury was born on 11 June 1932 and is a Conservative politician and businessman in the United Kingdom.
12 Facts About Tim Sainsbury
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Lord Tim Sainsbury of Turville, a former Labour Minister for Science, is a cousin.
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Tim Sainsbury was educated at Sandroyd School, Eton College, and Worcester College, Oxford.
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Tim Sainsbury was appointed Director of Estates, Architects and Engineers in 1962.
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Tim Sainsbury stepped down from the board in 1983 to further pursue his career in politics.
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In 1992 his brother JD Tim Sainsbury retired and was succeeded as chairman and chief executive by his cousin, David Tim Sainsbury.
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Tesco overtook Tim Sainsbury's to become the UK's largest supermarket chain in 1995.
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David stepped down in 1998 to pursue a career in politics, and in 1999, Tim stepped down as non-executive director, meaning no member of the Sainsbury family now works for the Company.
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Tim Sainsbury was Conservative Member of Parliament for Hove from 1973 to 1997, and served as a junior minister, holding a number of Ministerial posts in the previous Conservative administration including those of Minister of State for Trade and Minister for Industry.
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Tim Sainsbury was President of the Hove Conservative Association from 1998 until 2002 and was President of the Conservative Friends of Israel from 1997 until 2005.
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Tim Sainsbury is a Patron of the Tory Reform Group.
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Tim Sainsbury was appointed as a trustee of the Victoria and Albert Museum on 17 December 2003 and was re-appointed on 17 December 2007.