Composition
as of May 2012
- Civilian
- Secretary of State for Defence - The Rt Hon. Philip Hammond MP -
- Minister of State for the Armed Forces - The Rt Hon. Nick Harvey MP
- Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology - Peter Luff MP
- Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans - Andrew Robathan MP
- Minister for International Security Strategy - The Rt Hon. Gerald Howarth MP
- Under Secretary of State and the Lords Spokesman on Defence - Lord Astor
- Royal Air Force
- Chief of the Air Staff - Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton GCB ADC FRAeS CCMI
- Deputy Commander Capability / Air Member for Personnel - Air Marshal Andrew Pulford CBE
- Deputy Commander Operations - Air Marshal Richard Garwood CB CBE DFC
- Chief of Materiel (Air) / Air Member for Materiel - Air Marshal Sir Kevin Leeson KCB CBE FREng CEng FIET
- Assistant Chief of the Air Staff - Air Vice Marshal Barry North OBE
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