Secretary of State for Air

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Secretary of State for Air

, later Viscount Thurso, who served as Secretary of State for Air between 1940 and 1945.]] The Secretary of State for Air was a cabinet level British position, in charge of the Air Ministry

Air Ministry

The Air Ministry was formerly a department of the British Government with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the Royal Air Force....
. It was created on 10 January 1919 to manage the Royal Air Force

Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the United Kingdom's air force, the oldest independent air force in the world. Formed on 1 April 1918, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history ever since, playing a large part in World War II and in more recent conflicts....
. On 1 April 1964 the Air Ministry was incorporated into the Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)

The Ministry of Defence is the Departments of the United Kingdom Government responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....
and the position of Secretary of State for Air was abolished.

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, later Viscount Thurso, who served as Secretary of State for Air between 1940 and 1945.]] The Secretary of State for Air was a cabinet level British position, in charge of the Air Ministry

Air Ministry

Royal Air Force

Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)

Chairmen of the Joint War Air Committee, 1916

Name	Entered office	Left office
The Earl of Derby Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby Order of the Garter, Order of the Bath, Royal Victorian Order, Territorial Decoration, Privy Council of the United Kingdom was an English politician around the turn of the 20th century....	February 1916	February 1916

Presidents of the Air Board, 1916-1917

Name	Entered office	Left office
The Earl Curzon of Kedleston George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Order of the Garter, Order of the Star of India, Order of the Indian Empire, Privy Council of the United Kingdom was a United Kingdom Conservative statesman who served as Viceroy of India and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs....	15 May 1916	3 January 1917
The Viscount Cowdray Weetman Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray Weetman Dickinson Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray Royal Victorian Order was an engineer, oil industrialist, and owner of the Pearson PLC conglomerate....	3 January 1917	26 November 1917

Presidents of the Air Council, 1917-1919

Name	Entered office	Left office
The Lord Rothermere Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere was a highly successful United Kingdom newspaper proprietor, owner of Associated Newspapers Ltd....	26 November 1917	26 April 1918
The Lord Weir	26 April 1918	10 January 1919
J. E. B. Seely J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone, Order of the Bath, Order of St Michael and St George, Distinguished Service Order, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Territorial Decoration was a United Kingdom soldier and politician....	January 1919	November 1919

Secretaries of State for Air, 1919-1964

Name	Entered office	Left office
Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, Order of the Garter, Order of Merit, Order of the Companions of Honour, Territorial Decoration, Fellow of the Royal Society, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Queen's Privy Council for Canada was a Politics of the United Kingdom known chiefly for his leadership of the United King...	10 January 1919	1 April 1921
Hon. Frederick Guest Frederick Edward Guest Frederick Edward Guest Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Privy Council of the United Kingdom , often known as Freddie Guest, was a United Kingdom politics best known for being Chief Whip of Prime Minister David Lloyd George's Coalition Liberal Party between 1917 and 1921....	1 April 1921	19 October 1922
Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt	31 October 1922	22 January 1924
The Lord Thomson	7 June 1929	5 October 1930
The Lord Amulree	14 October 1930	5 November 1931
The Marquess of Londonderry Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry KG MVO Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council was an Anglo-Irish peer and had careers in both Ireland and British politics....	5 November 1931	7 June 1935
The Viscount Swinton Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton, Order of the British Empire, Order of the Companions of Honour, Military Cross, Privy Council of the United Kingdom , known as Philip Lloyd-Greame until 1924 and as The Viscount Swinton from 1935 until 1955, was a prominent British Conservative Party politician from the 1920s until th...	7 June 1935	16 May 1938
Sir Kingsley Wood Kingsley Wood Sir Howard Kingsley Wood was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.He was first elected to office as member of the London County Council in 1911, and was elected to parliament in 1918....	16 May 1938	3 April 1940
Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt	3 April 1940	11 May 1940
Sir Archibald Sinclair, Bt Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso Archibald Henry Macdonald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso Order of the Thistle Order of St Michael and St George Privy Council of the United Kingdom , known as Sir Archibald Sinclair, 4th Baronet from 1912 until 1952, and often as Archie Sinclair, was a Scotland politician and leader of the United Kingdom Liberal Party ....	11 May 1940	23 May 1945
Harold Macmillan Harold Macmillan Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, Order of Merit, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council was a British Conservative Party politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 January 1957 to 18 October 1963....	25 May 1945	26 July 1945
The Viscount Stansgate William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Flying Cross Privy Council of the United Kingdom was a United Kingdom Liberal Party Member of Parliament who later joined the Labour Party ....	3 August 1945	4 October 1946
Philip Noel-Baker Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker Philip John Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker, born Philip John Baker was a politician, diplomat, academic, an outstanding amateur athletics , and renowned campaigner for disarmament who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1959....	4 October 1946	7 October 1947
Arthur Henderson Arthur Henderson, Baron Rowley Arthur Henderson, Baron Rowley, Privy Council of the United Kingdom was a United Kingdom Labour Party politician.Arthur Henderson was the son of Arthur Henderson, who was Labour Party between 1908-1910, 1914-17 and 1931-1932....	7 October 1947	26 October 1951
The Lord De L'Isle and Dudley William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle William Philip Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle Victoria Cross Order of the Garter Order of St. Michael and St. George Royal Victorian Order Venerable Order of St John Privy Council of the United Kingdom , was the 15th Governor-General of Australia and the last one who was British....	31 October 1951	20 December 1955
Nigel Birch Nigel Birch, Baron Rhyl Evelyn Nigel Chetwode Birch, Baron Rhyl, Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Order of the British Empire was a British Conservative Party politician....	20 December 1955	16 January 1957
Hon. George Ward George Ward, 1st Viscount Ward of Witley George Reginald Ward, 1st Viscount Ward of Witley, Privy Council of the United Kingdom , was a United Kingdom Conservative Party politician. He served as Secretary of State for Air from 1957 to 1960....	16 January 1957	28 October 1960
Julian Amery Julian Amery, Baron Amery of Lustleigh Harold Julian Amery, Baron Amery of Lustleigh, Privy Council of the United Kingdom was a prominent United Kingdom politician of the Conservative Party , who served as a Member of Parliament for 39 of the 42 years between 1950 and 1992....	28 October 1960	16 July 1962
Hon. Hugh Fraser Hugh Fraser (politician) Major Sir Hugh Charles Patrick Joseph Fraser Order of the British Empire was a British Conservative Party politician and first husband of the author Lady Antonia Fraser....	16 July 1962	1 April 1964