List of heads of public transport authorities in London
Since the creation of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933, non-mainline railway and road passenger transport in London and the surrounding area has been under central or local government control in a variety of forms. The following persons headed the public transport authorities responsible for managing these services.
London Passenger Transport Board
Chairmen of London Passenger Transport Board:
- Lord Ashfield, 1933–1947[1]
- Lord Latham, 1947[2]
London Transport Executive
Chairmen of London Transport Executive:
- Lord Latham, 1948–1953[3]
- Sir John Elliot, 1953–1959[4]
- Sir Alexander Valentine, 1959–1963[4]
London Transport Board
Chairmen of London Transport Board:
- Sir Alexander Valentine, 1963–1965[4]
- Sir Maurice Holmes, 1965–1969[5]
London Transport Executive
Chairmen of London Transport Executive:
- Sir Richard Way, 1970–1975[6]
- Sir Kenneth Robinson, 1975–1978[7]
- Ralph Bennett, 1978–1980[8][9]
- Sir Peter Masefield, 1980–1982[10][11]
- Sir Keith Bright, 1982–1984[12]
London Regional transport
Chairmen of London Regional Transport:
- Sir Keith Bright, 1984–1988[13]
- Sir Neil Shields, 1988–1989[13]
- Sir Wilfrid Newton, 1989–1994[14]
- Sir Malcolm Bates, 1999–2001[15]
- Bob Kiley, 2001[16]
- Sir Malcolm Bates, 2001–2003[15]
Transport for London
Commissioners of Transport for London:
- Bob Kiley, 2000–2006[16][17]
- Sir Peter Hendy, 2006–2015[18]
- Mike Brown, 2015–present
See also
References
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- ^ "Sir Peter Masefield". Who's Who. A & C Black/Oxford University Press. December 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
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- ^ a b "Sir Neil Shields". Daily Telegraph. 18 September 2002. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ "Sir Charles Wilfrid Newton". Who's Who. A & C Black/Oxford University Press. November 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ a b "Sir Malcolm Bates: industrialist". The Times. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ a b "Kiley hits out over sacking". BBC News. 17 July 2001. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ "Mayor announces Bob Kiley to stand down". london.gov.uk. Greater London Authority. 24 November 2005. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ "Peter Hendy". Who's Who. A & C Black/Oxford University Press. November 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
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