Ministerial role

Minister of State for Transport

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Responsibilities

The minister is responsible for:

  • rail
  • rail industrial relations
  • rail security
  • smart ticketing
  • devolution (including Transport for the North)
  • Northern Powerhouse Rail
  • Crossrail2

Current role holder: Jo Johnson MP

Jo Johnson was appointed Minister of State at the Department for Transport and Minister for London on 9 January 2018. He was elected Conservative MP for Orpington in May 2010 and re-elected in May 2015.

Education

Jo began his schooling in Brussels, at the European School in Uccle, before attending Ashdown House School in East Sussex, and then Eton College. In 1991, he went to Balliol College, Oxford to study Modern History.

A French speaker, Jo did his postgraduate studies in Europe and has degrees from 2 further European universities.

Political career

Jo was Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation from July 2016 to January 2018. He was head of the Downing Street Policy Unit and served as Minister of State at the Cabinet Office from July 2014 until May 2015. He served as an Assistant Government Whip from September 2012 until July 2014. He also served as Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office from April 2013 until July 2014.

Career outside politics

Jo joined the Financial Times in 1997, after working as an investment banker at Deutsche Bank. He had 2 foreign postings with them: firstly as Paris correspondent (2001 to 2005), and then as South Asia Bureau Chief based in New Delhi (2005 to 2008). In 2008 he became an Associate Editor of the Financial Times and Head of the Lex Column.

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  1. Train firms and tech experts unite to revolutionise rail travel

    • News story

  2. Annual update on Crossrail 2018

    • Statement to Parliament

  3. UK and French Transport ministers meet

    • News story

  4. Resilience work on key south west rail route firmly on track, says Rail Minister

    • News story

  5. Network Rail vegetation management: Chair appointment and terms of reference

    • News story

  6. Rail passengers in the north to start being compensated in early July

    • News story

  7. May timetable disruption: launch of inquiry

    • News story

  8. Jo Johnson visits northern staff and passenger groups in Manchester

    • News story

  9. Faster journeys, more seats and better compensation for passengers in next East Midlands franchise

    • News story

  10. East Midlands rail franchise invitation to tender

    • Statement to Parliament
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