The Air Secretary is the Royal Air Force

Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...

 appointment of which the incumbent is responsible for policy direction on personnel management for members of the RAF. From 1978 to 1983 the Air Secretary was more often referred to as Air Officer Commanding Royal Air Force Personnel Management Centre. It is an senior RAF appointment, held by an officer holding the rank of air marshal

Air Marshal

Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...

. The Air Secretary's counterpart in the British Army is the Military Secretary. The Royal Navy equivalent is the Naval Secretary

Naval Secretary

The Naval Secretary is the Royal Navy appointment of which the incumbent is responsible for policy direction on personnel management for members of the RN. It is a senior RN appointment, held by an officer holding the rank of Rear-Admiral. The Naval Secretary's counterpart in the British Army is...

. The current Air Secretary is Air Vice-Marshal M G Lloyd.

Air secretaries

The following officers have held the post:

• 4 February 1957 Air Marshal Sir Denis Barnett
  Denis Barnett
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Denis Hensley Fulton Barnett GCB CBE DFC was a squadron commander and senior officer in the Royal Air Force during World War II...
  
  
• 1 May 1959 Air Chief Marshal Sir Theodore McEvoy
  Theodore McEvoy
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Theodore Neuman McEvoy KCB CBE RAF was a senior Royal Air Force officer during World War II who held high command in the 1950s and early 1960s. His last appointment was as Air Secretary....
  
  
• 22 October 1962 Air Chief Marshal Sir William MacDonald
• 14 July 1966 Air Marshal Sir Donald Evans
  Donald Randall Evans
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Donald Randell Evans KBE CB DFC was an innovator in night fighting tactics in World War II and conducted the signals planning for the Sicily and Normandy invasions.-Early life:...
  
  
• 7 December 1967 Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Burnett
  Brian Burnett
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Kenyon Burnett GCB DFC AFC was a former senior Royal Air Force officer who became Air Secretary.-Early life and RAF career:...
  
  
• 27 March 1970 Air Marshal Sir Gareth Clayton
  Gareth Clayton (RAF officer)
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Gareth Thomas Butler Clayton KCB DFC & bar was a senior Royal Air Force officer who became Air Secretary.-RAF career:...
  
  
• 31 March 1972 Air Marshal Sir John Barraclough
  John Barraclough (RAF officer)
  Air Chief Marshal Sir John Barraclough KCB, CBE, DFC, AFC was a World War II pilot who went on to become Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff.-RAF career:...
  
  
• 15 October 1973 Air Chief Marshal Sir Derek Hodgkinson
  Derek Hodgkinson
  Air Chief Marshal Sir William Derek Hodgkinson, KCB, DFC, AFC , commonly known as Sir Derek Hodgkinson, was a bomber pilot in the Royal Air Force during World War II, who was shot down and spent time in Stalag Luft III as "Big S", responsible for the security of the escape committee.-Early...
  
  
• 28 February 1976 Air Marshal Sir Neville Stack
  Neville Stack
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Neville Stack KCB CVO AFC was a senior Royal Air Force commander.-Early years:Stack was born on 19 October 1919 the son of aviation pioneer T.N. Stack. He joined the Royal Air Force in 1935 as a flight cadet at RAF College Cranwell. He gained a permanent commission on 29...
  
  

Note: Post vacant 1978 - 1983

• 1983 Air Vice-Marshal J B Duxbury
  Barry Duxbury
  Air Marshal Sir Barry Duxbury KCB CBE was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force who became Air Secretary.-RAF career:...
  
  
• December 1985 Air Vice-Marshal R A Mason
  Tony Mason (RAF officer)
  Air Vice-Marshal Richard Anthony Mason CB CBE is a former senior commander in the Royal Air Force who became Air Secretary.-RAF career:...
  
  
• 10 February 1989 Air Vice-Marshal R J Honey
  Robert Honey
  Air Vice Marshal Robert John Honey CB CBE is a former senior commander in the Royal Air Force who became Air Secretary.-RAF career:Honey joined the Royal Air Force in 1961. He was appointed Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters No. 1 Group in 1984, Deputy Commander of RAF Germany in 1987 and Air...
  
  
• March 1994 Air Vice Marshal R P O'Brien
  Robert O'Brien (RAF Officer)
  Air Vice Marshal Robert P. O'Brien CB OBE is a former senior commander in the Royal Air Force who became Air Secretary.-RAF career:O'Brien joined the Royal Air Force in 1963. He became Commandant of the Joint Service Defence College in 1992 and Air Secretary in 1994 before retiring in...
  
  
• August 1998 Air Vice Marshal I M Stewart
  Ian Michael Stewart
  Air Vice Marshal Ian Michael Stewart CB is a former senior commander in the Royal Air Force who became Air Secretary.-RAF career:Stewart joined the Royal Air Force in 1969 and went on to be Station Commander at RAF Gutersloh and to command the Harrier Field Force in Germany...
  
  
• 2003 Air Vice-Marshal G A Miller
• July 2004 Air Vice-Marshal P W D Ruddock
  Peter Ruddock
  Air Marshal Peter William David Ruddock CB CBE is a former senior commander in the Royal Air Force who became Air Secretary.-RAF career:Ruddock joined the Royal Air Force in 1974...
  
  
• 22 May 2006 Air Vice-Marshal S Bryant
  Simon Bryant
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Simon Bryant KCB CBE is a Royal Air Force officer, currently serving as Commander-in-Chief of Air Command, and the second-most senior officer in the service...
  
  
• 27 March 2009 Air Vice-Marshal M G Lloyd
  Mike Lloyd
  Air Vice Marshal Michael Lloyd is a senior commander in the Royal Air Force who currently serves as Air Secretary.-RAF career:Lloyd served with No. 18 Squadron from 1981 to 1985...