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| − | Not to be confused with [[David Wolfson (Lord Wolfson of Tredegar)]], KC
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| − | '''David Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Sunningdale''' (9 November 1935 - 10 March 2021)) was a British politician and businessman. He was [[Margaret Thatcher|Thatcher's]] Chief of Staff from 1979 to 1985. He was Chairman of [[Next plc]] from 1990 to 1998 and [[Great Universal Stores]] from 1996 to 2000. <ref>‘[http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U40467 WOLFSON OF SUNNINGDALE]’, ''Who's Who 2010'', A & C Black, 2010; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2009 ; online edn, Nov 2009, accessed 8 July 2010</ref> Along with his two sons [[Simon Wolfson|Simon]] and [[Andrew Wolfson|Andrew]] he is a trustee of the [[The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust]], <ref>[[Media:The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust - Contact & Trustees.JPG|Screengrab]] of Charity Commission, The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust > Contact & trustees, created 8 July 2010</ref> a grant making charity founded by his father which funds right-wing and Zionist organisations.
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| − | He became a [[Conservative]] peer in the House of Lords on the 26 March 1991.<ref name="parl"> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-wolfson-of-sunningdale/1772 Lord Wolfson of Sunningdale] ''Parliament.UK'', accessed 23 December 2014 </ref>
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| − | ==Education==
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| − | Clifton School, Bristol, Trinity College Cambridge (MA), Stanford University (MBA)
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| − | ==Career==
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| − | Wolfson joined [[Great Universal Stores]] plc in 1960, and was director 1973-78 and 1993-2000, chairman 1996-2000. His uncle [[Isaac Wolfson]] was a directors at GUS when he joined, becoming Managing director, shortly thereafter. Later, after Isaac's death (in 1991) and the retirement of his son [[Leonard Wolfson]] (in 1996), David took over as Chairman from his cousin.
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| − | He was Secretary to [[Margaret Thatcher]]'s shadow cabinet 1978-79, and chief of staff Political Office 10 Downing St 1979-85;
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| − | He was subsequently chairman: [[Alexon Group]] plc (formerly Steinberg Group plc) 1982-86, [[Next]] plc 1990-98 (non-exec director 1989-98); non-exec dir: [[Stewart Wrightson Holdings]] plc 1985-87, [[Compco Holdings]] plc 1995-2003, [[Body Metrics]] Ltd 2000-02, [[Avocet Capital Management]] Ltd 2001-02, [[Fibernet Group]] plc 2001-<ref>Debrett's People of Today [http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/3280/David-Wolfson-WOLFSON-OF-SUNNINGDALE David Wolfson]</ref>
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| − | ==Affiliations==
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| − | *[[David and Jennifer Sieff Charitable Trust]]
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| − | ==Interests==
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| − | *[[Agrifirma Brazil]] Ltd
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| − | *Adviser, [[Oakley Capital]] Ltd
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| − | *Trustee, [[Bedford Estate]]
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| − | *[[Woburn Estates]] Ltd
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| − | ==Notes==
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| − | [[Category:House of Lords|Wolfson, David]][[Category:Revolving Door|Wolfson, David]][[Category:Conservative Party|Wolfson, David]][[Category:Financial sector lobbying|Wolfson, David]]
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