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Michael Grade

Politician

Michael Grade is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Michael Grade · Майкл Грэйд · مايكل جراد · マイケル・グレード · 邁克爾·格雷德				[sources]
Alias	Baron Grade of Yarmouth · Michael Ian Grade · Michael Ian Grade, Baron Grade of Yarmouth				[sources]
Weak alias	米高·格雷德 · 迈克尔·格雷德 · 邁克·格瑞德				[sources]
Birth date	1943-03-08				[sources]
Place of birth	London				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Michael				[sources]
Last name	Grade				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1520078				[sources]
Position	Chair of the BBC (2004-2006) · Governor of the BBC · member of the House of Lords (2011-) · president of the Royal Television Society (1995-1997)				[sources]
Education	St Dunstan's College · Stowe School				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-11	Last processed	2025-12-11	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

English television executive

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Winifred Smith Close Associate	mother	-	-
Sarah Lawson Close Associate	spouse	1982-09-11	1991

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the House of Lords	2011-01-25	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories384,128

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,993

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions553,831

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata355,754

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