Secretary of State for Air

The Secretary of State for Air was a cabinet level British position, in charge of the Air Ministry. It was created on 2 January 1918 and charged with the creation of the Royal Air Force. In 1966 the Air Ministry was incorporated into the Ministry of Defence and the position of Secretary of State for Air was abolished.

Secretaries of State for Air, 1918-1966

Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Baron Rothermere 1918
William Douglas Weir, 1st Baron Weir 1918 - 1919
Winston Churchill 1919 - 1921 (also Secretary of State for War)
Frederick Edward Guest 1921 - 1922
Sir Samuel Hoare 1922 - 1924
Christopher Birdwood Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson 1924
Sir Samuel Hoare 1924 - 1929
Christopher Birdwood Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson 1929 - 1930
William Warrender Mackenzie, 1st Baron Amulree 1930 - 1931
Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry 1931 - 1935
Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Viscount Swinton 1935 - 1938
Sir Kingsley Wood 1938 - 1940
Sir Samuel Hoare 1940
Sir Archibald Sinclair 1940 - 1945
Harold Macmillan 1945
William Wedgwood Benn, Viscount Stansgate 1945 - 1946
Philip Noel-Baker 1946 - 1947
Arthur Henderson 1947 - 1951
William Sidney, Lord De L'Isle and Dudley 1951 - 1955
Evelyn Chetwode Birch 1955 - 1957
George Reginald Ward 1957 - 1960
Julian Amery 1960 - 1962
Hugh Charles Fraser 1962 - 1964