Since the creation of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933, non-mainline railway and road passenger transport in London and the surrounding area has been under central or local government control in a variety of forms. The following persons headed the public transport authorities responsible for managing these services.

Chairmen of London Passenger Transport Board:

• Lord Ashfield, 1933–1947^[1]
• Lord Latham, 1947^[2]

Chairmen of London Transport Executive:

• Lord Latham, 1948–1953^[3]
• Sir John Elliot, 1953–1959^[4]
• Sir Alexander Valentine, 1959–1963^[4]

Chairmen of London Transport Board:

• Sir Alexander Valentine, 1963–1965^[4]
• Sir Maurice Holmes, 1965–1969^[5]

Chairmen of London Transport Executive:

• Sir Richard Way, 1970–1975^[6]
• Sir Kenneth Robinson, 1975–1978^[7]
• Ralph Bennett, 1978–1980^[8][9]
• Sir Peter Masefield, 1980–1982^[10][11]
• Sir Keith Bright, 1982–1984^[12][13]

Chairmen of London Regional Transport:

• Sir Keith Bright, 1984–1988^[13]
• Sir Neil Shields, 1988–1989^[14]
• Sir Wilfrid Newton, 1989–1994^[15]
• Peter Ford, 1994–1998^[16][17]
• Sir Malcolm Bates, 1999–2001^[18]
• Bob Kiley, 2001^[19]
• Sir Malcolm Bates, 2001–2003^[18]

Commissioners of Transport for London:

• Bob Kiley, 2000–2006^[19][20]
• Sir Peter Hendy, 2006–2015^[21]
• Mike Brown, 2015–2020^[22][23]
• Andy Byford, 2020–2022^[24][25]
• Andy Lord, 2023–present^[26]

• History of public transport authorities in London
• Transport in London