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Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

Labour Minister of State Serving minister Wikipedia ↗
Born
1953
School
Latymer Upper School
Independent
University
Leeds University Business School
In office
2.3 years
Longer than 32% of ministers
OfficeOther workEducation

In government

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Appointed by Keir Starmer
1 post · 2024–now
  • Minister for Rail
    Minister of State 2024/07 – now

Career

Before Parliament 14

1975–
graduate trainee
London Transport
Company management / entrepreneur
1989–1997
managing director
CentreWest London Buses Ltd
Company management / entrepreneur
1997–2001
Deputy Director UK Bus
FirstGroup
Company management / entrepreneur
2001–2006
managing director of Surface Transport
Transport for London
Civil service & diplomacy
2006–2015
Commissioner of Transport for London
Transport for London
Civil service & diplomacy
2013–2015
chairman
International Association of Public Transport
Other / unclassified
2015–2024
chairman
Network Rail
Civil service & diplomacy
2015–
chair
Freight Enforcement Partnership
Other / unclassified
2017–
chair
London Legacy Development Corporation
Civil service & diplomacy
2019–
trustee
Science Museum Group
Charity / NGO / campaigning
2020–2021
chair
Union Connectivity Review
Civil service & diplomacyunverified
Undated
director
New World First Bus
Company management / entrepreneurunverified
Undated
independent trustee
London Transport Museum
Charity / NGO / campaigningunverified
Undated
Honorary Chairman
London Bus Museum
Charity / NGO / campaigningunverified

Alongside Parliament 1

2023–
chairman
Heritage Railway Association
Other / unclassified

Voting record

391
votes since 2024
0
votes against their own party, 0.0% of 390 whipped votes
0
rebellions as a minister, from 390 votes
1
free votes, with no party line
Share of whipped votes cast against their own party
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill0.0%
Typical Labour0.1%
Typical Conservative0.3%
Whipped votes by year
With their partyAgainst
Votes by topic
With their partyAgainst

Commons and Lords votes since 2016. Topics are assigned from division titles by keyword rules.

Bills sponsored

5
government bills put forward as a minister
3
of them became law

Government bills 5

Taken from Parliament's own records of bills. A government bill carries the name of the minister who introduces it, so it says which brief they held, not that they wrote it. Private member's bills are the ones MPs and peers bring forward themselves, and very few become law.