Secretary of State for Air
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For the RAF personnel management appointment, see Air Secretary.
The Secretary of State for Air was a cabinet level British position. The person holding this position was in charge of the Air Ministry. It was created on 10 January 1919 to manage the Royal Air Force. On 1 April 1964, the Air Ministry was incorporated into the Ministry of Defence and the position of Secretary of State for Air was abolished.
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[edit] Chairmen of the Joint War Air Committee, 1916
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| The Earl of Derby | February 1916 | February 1916[1] |
[edit] Presidents of the Air Board, 1916-1917
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| The Earl Curzon of Kedleston | 15 May 1916 | 3 January 1917 |
| The Viscount Cowdray | 3 January 1917 | 26 November 1917 |
[edit] Presidents of the Air Council, 1917-1919
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| The Lord Rothermere | 26 November 1917 | 26 April 1918 |
| The Lord Weir | 26 April 1918 | 10 January 1919 |
| J. E. B. Seely | January 1919 | November 1919[2] |
[edit] Secretaries of State for Air, 1919-1964
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Winston Churchill[3] | 10 January 1919 | 1 April 1921 |
| Hon. Frederick Guest | 1 April 1921 | 19 October 1922 |
| Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt | 31 October 1922 | 22 January 1924 |
| The Lord Thomson | 22 January 1924 | 3 November 1924 |
| Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt. | 6 November 1924 | 4 June 1929 |
| The Lord Thomson | 7 June 1929 | 5 October 1930[4] |
| The Lord Amulree | 14 October 1930 | 5 November 1931 |
| The Marquess of Londonderry | 5 November 1931 | 7 June 1935 |
| The Viscount Swinton | 7 June 1935 | 16 May 1938 |
| Sir Kingsley Wood | 16 May 1938 | 3 April 1940 |
| Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt | 3 April 1940 | 11 May 1940 |
| Sir Archibald Sinclair, Bt | 11 May 1940 | 23 May 1945 |
| Harold Macmillan | 25 May 1945 | 26 July 1945 |
| The Viscount Stansgate | 3 August 1945 | 4 October 1946 |
| Philip Noel-Baker | 4 October 1946 | 7 October 1947 |
| Arthur Henderson | 7 October 1947 | 26 October 1951 |
| The Lord De L'Isle and Dudley | 31 October 1951 | 20 December 1955 |
| Nigel Birch | 20 December 1955 | 16 January 1957 |
| Hon. George Ward | 16 January 1957 | 28 October 1960 |
| Julian Amery | 28 October 1960 | 16 July 1962 |
| Hon. Hugh Fraser | 16 July 1962 | 1 April 1964 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Resigned.
- ^ Resigned.
- ^ Also Secretary of State for War.
- ^ Killed in the Airship R101 disaster.
