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:

• Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield, 1933–1947 ^[1]
• Charles Latham, 1st Baron Latham, 1947 ^[2]

London Transport Executive

Chairmen of London Transport Executive:

• Charles Latham, 1st Baron 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] [13]}

London Regional Transport

Chairmen of London Regional Transport:

• Sir Keith Bright, 1984–1988 ^[13]
• Sir Neil Shields, 1988–1989 ^[14]
• Sir Wilfrid Newton, 1989–1994 ^[15]
• Peter Ford, 1994–1998 ^{[16] [17]}
• Sir Malcolm Bates, 1999–2001 ^[18]
• Bob Kiley, 2001 ^[19]
• Sir Malcolm Bates, 2001–2003 ^[18]

Transport for London

Commissioners of Transport for London:

• Bob Kiley, 2000–2006 ^{[19] [20]}
• Sir Peter Hendy, 2006–2015 ^[21]
• Mike Brown, 2015–2020 ^{[22] [23]}
• Andy Byford, 2020–2022 ^{[24] [25]}
• Andy Lord, 2023–present ^[26]

See also

• History of public transport authorities in London
• Transport in London

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