Michael Grade
The Lord Grade of Yarmouth | |
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Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Chairman of Ofcom | |
| Assumed office 1 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Maggie Carver (acting) |
| Chairman of the Board of Governors of the BBC | |
| In office 17 May 2004 – 28 November 2006 | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Ryder of Wensum (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Salz (acting) |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 27 January 2011 Life peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Ian Grade 8 March 1943 London, England |
| Political party | Crossbench |
| Other political affiliations | Conservative (until 2022) |
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| Children | 3 |
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| Education | Stowe School St Dunstan's College |
| Occupation | Television executive, businessman |
Michael Ian Grade, Baron Grade of Yarmouth (born 8 March 1943) is an English television executive and businessman. He has held a number of senior roles in television, including controller of BBC1 (1984–1986), chief executive of Channel 4 (1988–1997), chairman of the board of governors of the BBC (2004–2006), and executive chairman of ITV plc (2007–2009). He sat as a Conservative Party life peer in the House of Lords from 2011 until after his appointment as chair of Ofcom, beginning in May 2022, and moved to the crossbenches.