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 82)[1] Bowdon, Cheshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Net worth |  £200 million (2013)[2] |
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[update]) had an estimated personal fortune of £280 million.[3] He was one of the UK's first openly gay senior executives.[4]
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