Our Board

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Transport for the North Board members at a meeting in Leeds

Transport for the North Board

Our Board is made up of a mix of representatives from the public and private sectors, Rail North authorities from outside of the Transport for the North area and our delivery partners, with Lord Patrick McLoughlin as Chair.

Each of the 20 Constituent Authorities appoints one of its elected Members to be a Member of the Transport for the North Board.

The Member appointed must be in the case of a Constituent Authority that has an elected Mayor, the Mayor or the elected Member with responsibility for transport and in any other case the Leader, the Chair or the elected Member with responsibility for transport.

Chair

Lord Patrick McLoughlin

Patrick manages and leads our Partnership Board, as well as the Operations Board. He has had an extensive career in UK politics spanning over 30 years. His experience in central Government included two years as Government Chief Whip and four years as Secretary of State for Transport and recently took his seat in the House of Lords in 2020.

Lord Patrick McLoughlin
Lord Patrick McLoughlin at TfN meeting
Transport for the North board meeting

Our Meetings

All meetings of the Transport for the North Board, its Committees and Sub Committees shall be open to the public (including the press) except to the extent that they are excluded whether during the whole or part of the proceedings.

Dates of all upcoming Transport for the North Board, Committees, and Sub-Committee meetings are listed on our Calendar page.

Transport for the North meetings

Transport for the North Board members

Councillor Phil Riley, Blackburn with Darwen
Executive Member for Growth & Regeneration, Blackburn with Darwen Council
Register of Interest

Councillor Lynn Williams, Blackpool
Leader of Blackpool Council
Register of Interest

Councillor Craig Browne, Cheshire East
Deputy Leader of Cheshire East Council
Register of Interest

Councillor Louise Gittins, Cheshire West and Chester
Leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council
Register of Interest

Councillor Denise Rollo, Cumberland Council
Executive member – Sustainable, Resilient and Connected Places
Register of Interest

Councillor Peter Kilbane, City of York
Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Economy and Transport
Register of Interest

Cllr Anne Handley, East Riding of Yorkshire
Leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Register of Interest

Mayor Andy Burnham, Greater Manchester
Mayor of Greater Manchester
Register of Interest

Councillor Mark Ieronimo, Hull
Portfolio Holder for Roads, and Transport
Register of Interest

County Councillor Rupert Swarbrick, Lancashire
Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport
Register of Interest

Mayor Steve Rotheram, Liverpool City Region
Mayor of Liverpool City Region
Register of Interest

Councillor Martin Gannon, North East Combined Authority
Leader of Gateshead Council and Thematic Lead for Transport
Register of Interest

Mayor Jamie Driscoll, North of Tyne Combined Authority
Mayor of North of Tyne Combined Authority
Register of Interest

Councillor Stewart Swinburn, North East Lincolnshire Council
Portfolio Holder for Environment and Transport
Register of Interest

Councillor Tim Mitchell, North Lincolnshire
Cabinet Member for Connectivity
Register of Interest

Mayor Oliver Coppard, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
Mayor of South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
Register of Interest

Councillor Stephen Harker, Tees Valley
Leader, Darlington Borough Council
Register of Interest

Councillor Hans Mundry, Warrington
Portfolio holder for Transportation, highways and public realm at Warrington Borough Council
Register of Interest

Mayor Tracy Brabin, West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Mayor of West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Register of Interest

Councillor Neil Hughes, Westmorland and Furness
Cabinet Member for Transport and Environmental Services
Register of Interest

Councillor Peter Kilbane, York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
Deputy Leader, City of York Council, and Executive Member for Economy and Transport
Register of Interest

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Former Rail North Authorities | Strategic Rail

Councillor Carolyn Renwick, Derbyshire
Cabinet Member for Infrastructure and Environment

Councillor Tom Smith, Lincolnshire
Register of Interest

Councillor Angela Kandola, Nottingham City
Portfolio Holder for Highways, Transport and Planning
Register of Interest

Councillor John Ogle, Nottinghamshire
Member, Joint Committee on Strategic Planning and Transport
Register of Interest

Councillor David Williams, Staffordshire
Cabinet Member for Economic Growth at Staffordshire County Council
Register of Interest

Councillor Amjid Wazir, Stoke-on-Trent
Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Environment and Enforcement

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Local Enterprise Partnerships | LEPs

Cheshire and Warrington
Primary Representative – Annette McDonald, Sustainability, Inclusivity, Growth commission member
Register of Interest

Deputy Representative – Roy Newton, Transport and Investment Director
Register of Interest

Cumbria
Primary Representative – Alyson Armett
Register of Interest

Greater Manchester
Primary Representative – Justin Kelly, Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership Board member
Register of Interest

Hull and East Yorkshire
Primary Representative – James Newman, Chair HEY LEP
Register of Interest

Deputy Representative – Stephen Parnaby OBE, Interim Chair
Register of Interest

Lancashire
Primary Representative – Mark Rawstron, Board member Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnership
Register of Interest

Deputy Representative – Graham Cowley, Chair of the Growth Deal Management Board

Leeds City Region
Primary Representative – TBC

Liverpool City Region
Primary Representative – Asif Hamid MBE, Chair of Liverpool City Region LEP
Register of Interest

Deputy Representative – Mark Whitworth, Maritime & Logistics (incl Transport)
Register of Interest

North East
Primary Representative – Lucy Winskell OBE, Chair of North East Local Enterprise Partnership
Register of Interest

North Yorkshire
Primary Representative  – Helen Simpson OBE, Chair of York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership
Register of Interest

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
Primary Representative – TBC

Tees Valley
Primary Representative – Siobhan McArdle, Chair of Tees Valley Local Enterprise Partnership
Register of Interest

Deputy Representative – Matthew Ord, Transport and Logistics
Register of Interest

All representatives

Delivery Partners

John Hall, Department for Transport
Director, Regions and Cities

Nick Harris, National Highways
Chief Executive of National Highways
Register of Interest

Rob McIntosh, Network Rail
Managing Director, Eastern region
Register of Interest

Alan Foster, HS2 Ltd
Chief Financial Officer of HS2 Ltd
Register of Interest

More information about our meetings