Michael Bishop, Baron Glendonbrook
The Lord Glendonbrook | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 22 March 2011 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael David Bishop 10 February 1942 (age 83) Bowdon, Cheshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Net worth | £200 million (2013) |
Michael David Bishop, Baron Glendonbrook CBE AM (born 10 February 1942) is a British-Australian businessman and life peer who rose to prominence as owner of the airline BMI. He sold his stake in the airline to Lufthansa on 1 July 2009 and (as of 2008) had an estimated personal fortune of £280 million. He was one of the UK's first openly gay senior executives.