Air Secretary
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The Air Secretary is the Royal Air Force appointment of which the incumbent is responsible for policy direction on personnel management for members of the RAF.[1] From 1978 to 1983 the Air Secretary was more often referred to as Air Officer Commanding Royal Air Force Personnel Management Centre.[2] It is a senior RAF appointment, held by an officer holding the rank of air vice-marshal. The Air Secretary's counterpart in the British Army is the Military Secretary. The Royal Navy equivalent is the Naval Secretary.
Air secretaries
The following officers have held the post:[3]
- 4 February 1957 Air Marshal Sir Denis Barnett[4]
- 1 May 1959 Air Chief Marshal Sir Theodore McEvoy[5]
- 22 October 1962 Air Chief Marshal Sir William MacDonald[6]
- 14 July 1966 Air Marshal Sir Donald Evans[7]
- 7 December 1967 Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Burnett[8]
- 27 March 1970 Air Marshal Sir Gareth Clayton
- 31 March 1972 Air Marshal Sir John Barraclough[9]
- 15 October 1973 Air Chief Marshal Sir Derek Hodgkinson[10]
- 28 February 1976 Air Marshal Sir Neville Stack[11]
- Note: Post vacant 1978 - 1983
- 1983 Air Vice-Marshal J B Duxbury
- December 1985 Air Vice-Marshal R A Mason
- 10 February 1989 Air Vice-Marshal R J Honey[12]
- March 1994 Air Vice Marshal R P O'Brien
- August 1998 Air Vice Marshal I M Stewart[13]
- 2003 Air Vice-Marshal G A Miller[14]
- July 2004 Air Vice-Marshal P W D Ruddock[15]
- 22 May 2006 Air Vice-Marshal S Bryant[16]
- 27 March 2009 Air Vice-Marshal M G Lloyd[17]
- September 2011 Air Vice-Marshal M J G Wiles
- 2013 Air Vice-Marshal David Stubbs[18][19]
References
- ↑ Air Force Act 1955 (Part 1) Reguations 2001 (Amendment) Regulations 2003
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1979
- ↑ Senior Royal Air Force Appointments
- ↑ Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Chief Marshal Sir Denis Barnett
- ↑ Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Chief Marshal Sir Theodore McEvoy
- ↑ Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Sir William MacDonald
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 44057. p. 8135. 15 July 1966. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 44472. p. 13574. 8 December 1967. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 45641. p. 4287. 10 April 1972. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 46109. p. 12554. 23 October 1973. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 46839. p. 3191. 1 March 1976. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 51650. p. 2179. 20 February 1989. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ↑ Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service
- ↑ Section 7 - A Guide to Appointments & Invitations
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 2005
- ↑ AIR RANK APPOINTMENTS LIST 4/06
- ↑ AIR RANK APPOINTMENTS LIST 09/08
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