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Bob Kiley, London's first transport commissioner, dies aged 80

19 August 2016
Bob Kiley
Bob Kiley

 

Bob Kiley, London’s first transport commissioner, has died at the age of 80. American-born Kiley was appointed transport commissioner by London’s first mayor, Ken Livingstone, in 2001, and served until 2006. 

Sir Peter Hendy, who succeeded Kiley as transport commissioner, said: “Bob prompted Ken to be an even bolder mayor than he would have naturally been. His choreography of the opposition to the ill-fated PPP for the Underground was superb, even if at the time...

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