The Air Member for Materiel is the senior

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officer responsible for procurement matters. The post-holder is a member of the

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and is in charge of all aspects of procurement and organisation for RAF regular, reserve and civilian staffs worldwide.

History

The post which was created in 1923 was originally known as the Air Member for Supply and Research; it was renamed Air Member for Supply and Organisation in 1936 and Air Member for Logistics in 1994. Since 2007 it has been the Air Member for Materiel.

Holders of the post

Holders of the post have included:
Air Member for Supply and Research *1923 Air Vice-Marshal G H Salmond *December 1926 Air Marshal J F A Higgins *September 1930 Air Marshal H C T Dowding Air Member for Supply and Organisation *14 January 1935 Air Vice Marshal C L N Newall *1 September 1937 Air Vice Marshal W L Welsh *15 January 1940 Air Marshal Sir

Christopher Courtney Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Lloyd Courtney, (27 June 1890 – 22 October 1976) was a senior Royal Air Force officer. RAF career Courtney joined the Royal Navy in May 1905 as a midshipman at Britannia Naval College. By late 1909 he was an ...

*14 September 1945 Air Marshal Sir Leslie Hollinghurst *1 September 1948 Air Chief Marshal Sir George Pirie *2 March 1950 Air Chief Marshal Sir William Dickson *1 September 1952 Air Chief Marshal Sir

John Whitworth-Jones Air Chief Marshal Sir John Whitworth-Jones, (28 February 1896 – 4 February 1981) was a pilot in the First World War and a senior Royal Air Force commander during the Second World War. After the latter he held several senior RAF appointments be ...

*1 May 1954 Air Chief Marshal Sir

Donald Hardman Air Chief Marshal Sir James Donald Innes Hardman, (21 February 1899 – 2 March 1982), known as Donald Hardman, was a senior Royal Air Force commander. He began his flying career as a Fighter aircraft, fighter pilot in World War ...

*1 January 1958 Air Chief Marshal Sir Walter Dawson *8 April 1960 Air Marshal Sir

Walter Merton Air Chief Marshal Sir Walter Hugh Merton, (29 August 1905 – 23 March 1986) was a senior Royal Air Force (RAF) commander during the Second World War. After the war he held several senior RAF appointments before his retirement in 1963. RAF care ...

*1963 Air Marshal Sir John Baker-Carr (acting) *1 August 1963 Air Marshal Sir John Davis *2 August 1966 Air Marshal Sir Charles Broughton *4 September 1968 Air Marshal Sir

Thomas Prickett Air Chief Marshal Sir Thomas Öther Prickett, (31 July 1913 – 23 January 2010) was a bomber pilot in the Second World War and a senior Royal Air Force commander in the 1950s and 1960s. He was chief of staff to the air commander, Air Marshal De ...

*1 December 1970 Air Marshal Sir

Neil Wheeler Air Chief Marshal Sir Henry Neil George Wheeler, (8 July 1917 – 9 January 2009) was a senior Royal Air Force (RAF) officer. Military career Educated St Helen's College in Southsea and the Royal Air Force College Cranwell, Wheeler was commissi ...

*27 March 1973 Air Marshal Sir

Anthony Heward Air Chief Marshal Sir Anthony Wilkinson Heward, (1 July 1918 – 27 October 1995) was a senior Royal Air Force (RAF) commander. RAF career Heward joined the Royal Air Force in 1936. He served in the Second World War as Officer Commanding No. ...

*3 June 1976 Air Marshal Sir

Alasdair Steedman Air Chief Marshal Sir Alasdair McKay Sinclair Steedman, (29 January 1922 – 2 January 1992) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force. RAF career Steedman joined the Royal Air Force in 1942 and served as a pilot during the Second World War ...

*28 September 1977 Air Marshal Sir John Nicholls *1 December 1978 Air Marshal Sir

Rex Roe Air Chief Marshal Sir Rex David Roe, (4 May 1925 – 3 November 2002) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. RAF career Educated at the City of London School and the University of London, Roe joined the Royal Air Force in 1943 during the Secon ...

*4 July 1981 Air Chief Marshal Sir John Rogers *1 January 1983 Air Marshal Sir Michael Knight *7 February 1985 Air Marshal Sir Michael Armitage *27 November 1987 Air Marshal Sir

Patrick Hine Air Chief Marshal Sir Patrick Bardon Hine, (born 14 July 1932) is a former senior Royal Air Force commander. Most notably, he was joint commander of all British forces during the Gulf War. RAF career Hine was born near Southampton on 14 July ...

*5 August 1988 Air Marshal Sir

Brendan Jackson Air Chief Marshal Sir Brendan James Jackson, (23 August 1935 – 19 November 1998) was a Royal Air Force officer who became Deputy Commander of RAF Strike Command. RAF career Born on 23 August 1935, Jackson was educated at Chichester High Sch ...

Air Member for Logistics *1 April 1994 Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Alcock *8 March 1996 Air Chief Marshal Sir John Allison *11 July 1997 Air Marshal Sir Colin Terry *30 April 1999 Air Marshal

Malcolm Pledger Air Chief Marshal Sir Malcolm David Pledger, (born 24 July 1948) is a retired Royal Air Force officer. RAF career Pledger was educated at Heywood Grammar School (became part of a comprehensive in 1968 and is now Siddal Moor Sports College) and ...

*3 September 1999 Air Vice-Marshal

Graham Skinner Air Vice Marshal Graham Skinner, (born 1945) is a retired Royal Air Force officer. RAF career Educated at Hampton School, the University of Bristol and Loughborough University, Skinner joined the Royal Air Force in 1963. He served at Strike ...

:''Note: From 1999 to 2004 the post was vacant'' *2004 Air Vice-Marshal

Barry Thornton Air Marshal Sir Barry Michael Thornton, is a British retired officer who was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force. Personal life Thornton was educated at Baines Grammar School and the University of Nottingham. He is married to Delia Tho ...

*January 2006 Air Vice-Marshal

David Rennison Air Vice Marshal David Ralph Grey Rennison, is a former senior Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first ...

Air Member for Materiel *April 2007 Air Marshal Sir

*May 2009 Air Marshal Sir

Kevin Leeson Air Marshal Sir Kevin James Leeson, (born 11 June 1956) is a retired Royal Air Force engineer officer, whose final appointment was as Chief of Materiel – Air at the Defence Equipment and Support organisation, concurrently holding the appointme ...

*October 2012 Air Marshal Sir

Simon Bollom Air Marshal Sir Simon John Bollom, (born 1960) is a retired senior Royal Air Force (RAF) officer who is currently serving as Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support. RAF career Educated at the University of Southampton, Bollo ...

*April 2016 Air Marshal Sir

Julian Young Julian Padraic Young (born June 19, 1943) is an American philosopher and William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Humanities at Wake Forest University. He is known for his expertise on post-Kantian philosophy. Career He specializes in Continental (ni ...

*September 2020 Vice Admiral Richard Thompson

References

{{reflist Royal Air Force appointments