About Peter Hendy
Peter Gerard Hendy, Baron Hendy of Richmond Hill, (born 19 March 1953), is a British transport executive and politician who has served as Minister of State for Rail since July 2024. == Early life and education == Hendy is the younger son of Jack Hendy and the Honourable Mary Best, youngest daughter of Philip George Best, 6th Baron Wynford. His brother is John Hendy, Baron Hendy KC. Hendy was educated at Latymer Upper School and the University of Leeds, where he graduated in Economics and Geography in 1975. == Career == === London Transport === Hendy started his career in the public transport industry in 1975 as a London Transport graduate trainee. He moved up the career ladder, eventually taking on the role of managing director of CentreWest London Buses Ltd in 1989, managing it under London Transport ownership. === First Bus === In 1994, he led CentreWest through a management buyout with staff involvement, and subsequent expansion. After the takeover of CentreWest by FirstGroup in 1997, Hendy became Deputy Director UK Bus for FirstGroup, responsible for bus operations in London and southern England, bus development, and the operation of Croydon Tramlink. He also became a director of New World First Bus in Hong Kong. === Transport for London === In 2001, he was appointed to the position of managing director of Surface Transport for Transport for London (TfL), under Ken Livingstone's mayoralty of London. During this period, bus patronage in London grew substantially.
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