Peter Hendy

Peter Hendy
Official portrait, 2024
Minister of State for Rail
Assumed office
8 July 2024
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byHuw Merriman
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
17 November 2022
Life peerage
Commissioner of Transport for London
In office
1 February 2006 – 24 September 2015
Preceded byRobert Kiley
Succeeded byMike Brown
Personal details
Born
Peter Gerard Hendy

(1953-03-19) 19 March 1953 (age 71)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour (since 2024)[1]
Other political
affiliations
Crossbench (2022–2024)
OccupationManaging Director, CentreWest: (1994–1997)
Deputy Director, FirstGroup: (1997–2001)
Commissioner of Transport for London: (2006–2015)
Chairman, Network Rail (2015–2024)

Peter Gerard Hendy, Baron Hendy of Richmond Hill,[2] CBE (born 19 March 1953), is a British transport executive and politician who has served as Minister of State for Rail since July 2024.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Parliamentary career for Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill". parliament.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  2. ^ "The Gazette". thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Ministerial Appointments: July 2024". GOV.UK. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Minister of State (Rail Minister) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2024.