Christopher John Suenson-Taylor, 3rd Baron Grantchester (known as John Grantchester; born 8 April 1951), is a British peer and Labour politician.

Early life

He is the son of the 2nd Baron Grantchester and Lady Grantchester (''née'' Betty Moores) and was educated at

Winchester College Winchester College is a public school (fee-charging independent day and boarding school) in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded by William of Wykeham in 1382 and has existed in its present location ever since. It is the oldest of ...

, where he was in the school football team, and at the

London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a public university, public research university located in London, England and a constituent college of the federal University of London. Founded in 1895 by Fabian Society members Sidn ...

, where he graduated

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University o ...

in economics.

Business and charitable interests

Littlewoods

Lord Grantchester is the grandson of John Moores, and his mother was nominal head of the Moores family until her death in 2019, founders of the Liverpool-based Littlewoods football pools and retailing businesses. Lord Grantchester is a former director of Littlewoods. He is ranked 149th in the ''Sunday Times'' 2022 rich list with a net worth of £1.2bn.

Football

He was a director of his favoured football team, Everton. He has frequently been listed in the ''

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'' rich list as a result of his shareholding. , he owned 8.5% of the club. He left the Everton board in December 2000. He is a Trustee of The Foundation for Sport and the Arts. He is also a trustee of the

David France Collection The David France Collection is a collection of football memorabilia, consisting of more than 10,000 items related to the birth and development of Everton Football Club in Liverpool, England. Overview Dr David France took over 25 years to assemble ...

, the world's largest club specific football memorabilia collection.

Dairy farming

Lord Grantchester runs a dairy farm near

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. He is chairman of the South West Cheshire Dairy Association, and a Council Member of both the Cheshire Agricultural Society and the Royal Agricultural Society. Lord Grantchester was the chairman of one of the UK's largest milk and cheese businesses, Dairy Farmers of Britain, accounting for 10% of the UK milk market, when it entered receivership in June 2009.

House of Lords

In 1995, he succeeded to his father's title. He replaced the deceased Lord Milner of Leeds as one of the 92 hereditary peers remaining in the

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under the

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after defeating Viscount Hanworth by two votes to one in a

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for the Labour seat in October 2003. He is a member of

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. Under the leadership of

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, he was an Opposition Whip from 8 October 2010 to 18 September 2015. He is currently a Shadow Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, a position he has held since 1 July 2014.

References

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Grantchester Grantchester is a village and civil parish on the River Cam or Granta in South Cambridgeshire, England. It lies about south of Cambridge. Name The village of Grantchester is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as ''Grantesete'' and ''Graunts ...