Gilligan and Moriarty join TfL board

The Government has appointed Clare Moriarty and Andrew Gilligan as its special representatives on the Transport for London board. Moriarty retired from the civil service in March, having latterly been permanent secretary for the Department for Exiting the European Union and, before that, permanent secretary of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2015-2019). She previously worked for the DfT as director general of the rail executive and of corporate services. Gilligan is the Prime Minister’s transport advisor. He served for three years as cycling commissioner for London when Boris Johnson was London mayor. The appointment of Government representatives to TfL’s board was announced in May, alongside financial support to help TfL cope with the effect of Covid-19. Moriarty and Gilligan do not have voting rights.