He's a former Labour councillor and council chief executive, who has also been involved in some of the key central government commissions and reports into local government finance from 2000 to 2007.
Lyons was knighted in January 2000 in recognition of his services to Local Government.
On 1 May 2007, Lyons became Chairman of the BBC Trust
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Salary: 140,000
As chairman of the BBC Trust, Sir Michael is one of the most powerful figures in British cultural life
Commenting Sir Michael Lyons said:
"It is a great privilege to be appointed Chairman of the BBC Trust. As the BBC's sovereign body, our duty is to ensure the public who pay for the BBC retain overall control of their BBC. As Chairman I will never lose sight of the public's core expectations of editorial independence and quality programmes across television, radio and the internet which inform, educate and entertain. I look forward to the exciting challenges of the future and working with my colleagues on the Trust to ensure the BBC provides a quality service to justify the public's continuing support."
5 April 2007
Michael Lyons is currently Chairman of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and a Governor of the Royal Shakespeare Company
Michael Lyons was educated at Stratford Grammar School (London), Middlesex University, and at Queen Mary College University of London. He is 57, married, with three grown-up children
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