Background
Sainsbury, Alan John Son of John Benjamin and Mabel Miriam Sainsbury.
Sainsbury, Alan John Son of John Benjamin and Mabel Miriam Sainsbury.
Joined, J. Sainsbury Ltd., 1921;
various management positions, J. Sainsbury Ltd., 1921-1956;
chairman, J. Sainsbury plc, 1956-1967;
joint president, J. Sainsbury plc, since 1967. Served Ministry of Food, Williams' Committee on Milk Distribution, 1947-1948, Food Research Advisory Committee, 1960-1970, chairman, 1965-1970, NEDC Committee for Distributive Trades, 1964-1968. Member Executive Committee Partnership for Educational Progress, 1970-1976.
Member House of Lords Select Committee on European Communities, 1978-1981. Chairman Committee of Inquiry into Relationship of Pharmaceutical Industry National Health Service, 1965-1967. President MultipleShops Federation, 1963-1965, The Grocer's Institute, 1963-1966, Royal Institute Public Health and Hygiene, 1965-1970.
Liberal candidate Sudbury division of Suffolk General Elections, 1929, 31,35. President Pestalozzi Children's Village Trust, since 1963, Distributive Trades Edition and Training Council, 1975-1983. Vice president Royal Society Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce, 1962-1966.
Member court U. Essex, 1966-1976. Governor City Literature Institute, 1967-1969. Chairman trustees Overseas Students Advisory Bureau, Uganda Asian Relief Trust.
Vice president World Development Movement, International Vol.Svc., 1977-1981, Party Group for World Government, since 1982. Fellow Institute Food Science and Technology (honorary).
Married Doreen Davan Adams (divorced 1939). 3 children; married Anne Elizabeth Lewy, 1944 (deceased 1988.