The Under-Secretary of State for Air was a junior ministerial post in the United Kingdom Government, supporting the Secretary of State for Air in his role of managing the Royal Air Force. . It was established on 10 January 1919, replacing the previous short-lived posts of Parliamentary Secretary to the Air Board and Parliamentary Secretary to the Air Council
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| Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| John Baird | 1916 | 1917 |
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| John Baird | 1917 | 1919 |
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| J. E. B. Seely | 1919 | 1919 |
| George Tryon | 1919 | 1920 |
| The Marquess of Londonderry | 1920 | 1921 |
| The Lord Gorell | 1921 | 1922 |
| The Duke of Sutherland | 1922 | 1924 |
| William Leach | 1924 | 1924 |
| Sir Philip Sassoon, Bt | 1924 | 1929 |
| Frederick Montague | 1929 | 1931 |
| Sir Philip Sassoon, Bt | 1931 | 1937 |
| Anthony Muirhead | 1937 | 1938 |
| Harold Balfour | 1938 | 1941 |
| Harold Balfour and The Lord Sherwood |
20 July 1941 | 21 November 1944 |
| The Lord Sherwood and Rupert Brabner |
21 November 1944 | 27 March 1945 |
| The Lord Sherwood | 27 March | 12 April 1945 |
| The Lord Sherwood and Hon. Quintin Hogg |
12 April 1945 | 23 May 1945 |
| Hon. Quintin Hogg and The Earl Beatty |
26 May 1945 | 4 August 1945 |
| John Strachey | 1945 | 1946 |
| Geoffrey de Freitas | 1946 | 1950 |
| Aidan Crawley | 1950 | 1951 |
| Nigel Birch | 1951 | 1952 |
| Hon. George Ward | 1952 | 1955 |
| Christopher Soames | 1955 | 1957 |
| Ian Orr-Ewing | 1957 | 1959 |
| Airey Neave | 1959 | 1959 |
| William Taylor | 1959 | 1962 |
| Julian Ridsdale | 1962 | 1964 |
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Hon. Hugh Fraser | 1964 | 1964 |
| The Lord Shackleton | 1964 | 7 January 1967 |
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Julian Ridsdale | 1964 | 1964 |
| Bruce Millan | 1964 | 1966 |
| Merlyn-Rees | 1966 | 1968 |
| The Lord Winterbottom | 1968 | 24 June 1970 |
| Antony Lambton | 24 June 1970 | 5 June 1973 |
| Anthony Kershaw | 5 June 1973 | 8 January 1974 |
| The Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal | 8 January 1974 | 8 March 1974 |
| Brynmor John | 8 March 1974 | 14 April 1976 |
| James Wellbeloved | 14 April 1976 | 6 May 1979 |
| Geoffrey Pattie | 6 May 1979 | 29 May 1981 |