Lord Andrew Adonis: The Westmister word on the leaders

Andrew Adonis, Theresa Villiers and Norman Baker are well regarded in the transport industry, but how are they viewed in the Westminster village? We asked a selection of political consultants and lobbyists

Lord Andrew Adonis

Lord Andrew Adonis

Lord Andrew Adonis

Party: Labour

Occupation: Secretary of State for Transport since June 2009

Experience: First appointed to the government following the 2005 general election. He was previously an academic at the University of Oxford, then a journalist.

Age: 47

A class political act. Recognised as one of the cleverest people in politics, and one of the few politicians with a genuinely impressive legacy having founded City Academies. Also likely to take much of the credit for putting momentum...