Our governance

An overview of IUK's governance.

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The Major Projects Authority and Infrastructure UK were merged to form the Infrastructure and Projects Authority on 1 January 2016.


Infrastructure Advisory Council

The Infrastructure Advisory Council acts as a sounding board for Infrastructure UK, strengthening links between government and the private sector.

The permanent secretaries who sit on the board represent the government departments responsible for delivering economic infrastructure projects. They sit alongside private sector representatives, who have been chosen for their leadership, expertise and abilities across a range of infrastructure fields including construction, operations, regulation, financing and technology.

The council

Name Title
Paul Skinner Non Executive Chair, IUK
Sir Nicholas Macpherson Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury
John Kingman 2nd Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury
Philip Rutnam Permanent Secretary, DFT
Martin Donnelly Permanent Secretary, BIS
Bronwyn Hill Permanent Secretary, Defra
Peter Schofield Director General for Neighbourhoods, DCLG
Simon Virley Director General for Energy & Markets Infrastructure Group, DECC
Chis Bolt Independent Consultant
Keith Clarke Chairman, Forum for the Future
Cressida Hogg Managing Partner Infrastructure, 3i
Ian Tyler Chief Executive, Balfour Beatty Plc
James Cameron Chairman, Climate Change Capital
Professor Sir Keith Burnett Vice Chancellor, University of Sheffield
Steve Holliday Chief Executive, National Grid