engineer Governor of Western Australia
Michael studied at Imperial College London and was a former Commissioner of Main Roads Washington, a chairman of the East Perth Redevelopment Authority, a member of the Economic Regulation Authority, and was the Chancellor of the University of Western Australia.
His vice-regal appointment was announced on 6 June 2005 by the then Premier Geoff Gallop and he was sworn in at Government House, Perth on 18 January 2006 by the Premier of Western Australia Alan Carpenter and also witnessed by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia and Lieutenant-Governor, David Malcolm. In 2006 Michael was named the patron of the Fremantle Football Club, following in the footsteps of Lieutenant-General Sanderson who was also patron at Fremantle. Michael is also the state patron of The Boys" Brigade, and Mrs Michael died in 2014.
Michael resigned as Governor on 2 May 2011.
Lieutenant-Governor Wayne Martin became Administrator of Western Australia until Malcolm McCusker was sworn in as Governor on 1 July 2011.
He has been a member of the club since 1994 as an inaugural Quay Club member.
