Sir Michael Lyons
Sir Michael Lyons is the Chairman of the BBC. He is also Chairman of the English Cities Fund.
Michael
Lyons is a former Deputy Chairman and Acting Chairman of the Audit
Commission (2003-2006) and was Professor of Public Policy at Birmingham
University (2001-2006). He was knighted in 2000 for services to local
government after serving as the Chief Executive of three major local
authorities: Birmingham City Council (1994-2001); Nottinghamshire
County Council (1990-1994); and Wolverhampton Borough Council
(1985-1990). He has also chaired or been a member of a number of public
sector bodies and working groups.
Michael Lyons is a Governor of
the Royal Shakespeare Company. He is a former Chairman of the City of
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (2001-2007), a former non-executive
director of Central Television Ltd (2003-2006) and a former Chairman of
the Regional Advisory Council for ITV. He is a non-executive director
of Mouchel plc, Wragge & Co and SQW Ltd.
Michael Lyons'
early career was as an economist working in the public sector. This
followed a period lecturing economics at Wallbrook College London and
the University of Nottingham. He was an elected member (Labour) of
Birmingham City Council from 1980 to 1983.
Michael Lyons was
educated at Stratford Grammar School (London), Middlesex University,
and at Queen Mary College University of London. He is married, with
three grown-up children.