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Thecommissioner of transport for London has management responsibility forTransport for London (TfL) and hence for the transport system throughout theCity of London andGreater London in theUnited Kingdom. TfL is controlled by a board whose members are appointed by theMayor of London, who also chairs the Board. The commissioner reports to the board and leads a management team with individual functional responsibilities. The commissioner is therefore themost senior transport official in the capital.^[1]

In 2000, Transport for London (TfL) was created as part of theGreater London Authority, gaining many of its functions from its predecessor,London Regional Transport. The commissioner post was initially held from 2001, byBob Kiley. His CV included theCIA,CEO of theMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority,deputy mayor ofBoston,Chairman and CEO of theMetropolitan Transportation Authority andPresident and CEO of theNew York City Partnership. He was credited as being thearchitect of the revival of Boston andNew York's ailing public transport systems in the 1970s and 1980s respectively.^[2]

Kiley announced his resignation in late 2005, and was replaced in February 2006 byPeter Hendy, previously TfL's Director of Surface Transport. In July 2015, Hendy left to become chairman ofNetwork Rail and was replaced on an interim basis by Mike Brown (the Managing Director ofLondon Underground andLondon Rail).^[3]

Mike Brown was appointed as the new commissioner in September 2015.^[3] Following the November2016 Croydon tram derailment, Brown was one of two top TfL officials to decline a performance bonus.^[4] In October 2019, TfL announced that Brown would be leaving his role as commissioner in May 2020 to chair the Delivery Authority for the restoration of theHouses of Parliament.^[5]

In May 2020,Andy Byford, former president of theNew York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) and former CEO of theToronto Transit Commission was announced as the new commissioner by the TfL Board.^[6][1] Following the opening of theElizabeth line, Byford resigned as commissioner in September 2022, citing a desire to return to the U.S. and spend more time with his family.^[7] Byford left the position in October 2022, replaced on an interim basis by Andy Lord (the Chief Operating Officer of London Underground).^[8]

In June 2023,Andy Lord was appointed commissioner on a permanent basis by the TfL board.^[9]

1. Bob Kiley (2000–2006)
2. Sir Peter Hendy (2006–2015)
3. Mike Brown (2015–2020)
4. Andy Byford (2020–2022)
5. Andy Lord (2023–present)

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