Michael Bichard, Baron Bichard

The Lord Bichard
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
24 March 2010 (2010-03-24)
Personal details
Born
Michael George Bichard

(1947-01-31) 31 January 1947 (age 77)
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Spouses
Sian Selves
(m. 1969, divorced)
Christine Wray
(m. 1987, divorced)
Children3
Residence(s)Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham
University of Manchester
OccupationCivil servant

Michael George Bichard, Baron Bichard KCB (born 31 January 1947) is a former public servant in the United Kingdom, first in local and then as a civil servant in central government. He was director of the Institute for Government, currently serves as one of its first fellows, and was chair of the Design Council. He was a created a crossbench life peer on 24 March 2010. He is an advisor to The Key Support Services Limited, which provide leadership and management support to school leaders and governors.[citation needed] He became chair of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) in 2013.[citation needed]