48. Louise Ellman

Chair, Transport Select Committee

Louise Ellman

Louise Ellman

Why is she on the list?

As chair of the House of Commons’ transport select committee, Ellman’s role is to scrutinise the Department for Transport.

What kind of year has she had?

Power in Westminster may have changed hands in 2010 but the Labour MP for Liverpool Riverside was re-elected to her post as chair of the Commons transport select committee. The second half of the year saw the committee publish reports on the performance of the Department for Transport and London Underground...