Air Secretary

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
• 2013-2016 Air Vice-Marshal D J Stubbs^[18][19]
• July 2016: Air Vice-Marshal C R Elliot^[20]

References

1. Air Force Act 1955 (Part 1) Reguations 2001 (Amendment) Regulations 2003
2. Whitaker's Almanack 1979
3. Senior Royal Air Force Appointments
4. Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Chief Marshal Sir Denis Barnett
5. Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Chief Marshal Sir Theodore McEvoy
6. Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Sir William MacDonald
7. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 44057. p. 8135. 15 July 1966. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
8. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 44472. p. 13574. 8 December 1967. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
9. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 45641. p. 4287. 10 April 1972. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
10. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 46109. p. 12554. 23 October 1973. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
11. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 46839. p. 3191. 1 March 1976. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
12. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 51650. p. 2179. 20 February 1989. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
13. Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service
14. Section 7 - A Guide to Appointments & Invitations
15. Whitaker's Almanack 2005
16. AIR RANK APPOINTMENTS LIST 4/06
17. AIR RANK APPOINTMENTS LIST 09/08
18. "Air Commodore Chris Luck has taken over as Commandant of the RAF College Cranwell and director of recruitment and initial officer training (RAF).". Grantham Journal. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
19. "Ups and outs : December 2013". Defence Viewpoints. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
20. "Senior Appointments". RAF. Retrieved 2016-11-04.