Gran Bretagna ~ Defence Difesa

Gran Bretagna

. Regno Unito di Gran Bretagna e Irlanda del Nord
. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Cronologia
Ministero della Difesa
Secretaries of State for War 1794/1801
Secretaries of State for War and the Colonies 1801/1854
Secretaries of State for War 1854/1964
Ministers of Defence for the Army 1964/1967
Ministers of Defence 1940/1964
Secretary of State for Defence dal 1964
War Office
Masters-General of the Ordnance dal 1693
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Admiralty
Lord High Admirals of England, 1413/1628
Lords High Admirals and First Lords of the Admiralty of England, 1628/1708
Lords High Admirals of Great Britain, 1708/1709
First Lords of the Admiralty of Great Britain, 1709/1801
First Lords of the Admiralty of the United Kingdom, 1801/1964
Lord High Admiral dal 1964
Ministers of Defence for the Royal Navy 1964/1967
Royal Navy
Ammiragli della Flotta dal 1795/1827
Primi Lord del Mare dal 1828
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Air
Chairman of the Joint War Air Committee 1916
President of the Air Board 1916/1917
President of the Air Council 1917/1919
Secretaries of State for Air 1919/1964
Ministers of Defence for the Royal Air Force 1964/1967
Chiefs of Air Staff dal 1918
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Army
Commanders-in-Chief of the Forces 1674/1904
Chief of General Staff 1904/1908
Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff 1908/1964
Chiefs of the General Staff dal 1964
Chiefs of the Defence Staff dal 1956
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Ministri della Difesa (fino al 6/1/1967 Ministero della Guerra)
(dal 1964 aviazione, marina e d esercito riuniti nel Segretariato alla      Difesa)
Secretaries of State for War 1794/1801
Henry Dundas
July 11, 1794
March 17, 1801
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Secretaries of State for War and the Colonies 1801/1854
Robert Hobart, Lord Hobart
March 17, 1801
May 12, 1804
John Jeffreys Pratt, 2nd Earl Camden
May 14, 1804
July 10, 1805
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh
July 10, 1805
February 5, 1806
William Windham
February 5, 1806
March 25, 1807
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh
March 25, 1807
November 1, 1809
Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
November 1, 1809
June 11, 1812
Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst
June 11, 1812
April 30, 1827
Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich
April 30, 1827
September 3, 1827
William Huskisson
September 3, 1827
May 30, 1828
Sir George Murray
May 30, 1828
November 22, 1830
Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich
November 22, 1830
April 3, 1833
Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Lord Stanley
April 3, 1833
June 5, 1834
Thomas Spring Rice
June 5, 1834
November 14, 1834
The Duke of Wellington served as a Secretary of State pro tem
November 15, 1834
December 15, 1834
George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
December 20, 1834
April 8, 1835
Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg
April 18, 1835
February 20, 1839
Constantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby
February 20, 1839
August 30, 1839
Lord John Russell
August 30, 1839
August 30, 1841
Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Lord Stanley
September 3, 1841
December 23, 1845
William Ewart Gladstone
December 23, 1845
June 27, 1846
Henry Grey, 3rd Earl Grey
July 6, 1846
February 21, 1852
Sir John Pakington
February 27, 1852
December 17, 1852
Henry Pelham Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle
December 28, 1852
June 10, 1854
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Secretaries of State for War 1854/1964
Henry Pelham Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle under Lyme
June 12, 1854
January 30, 1855
Fox Maule, 2nd Baron Panmure
February 8, 1855
February 21, 1858
Jonathan Peel
February 26, 1858
June 11, 1859
Sidney Herbert
June 18, 1859
July 22, 1861
Sir George Cornewall Lewis
July 23, 1861
April 13, 1863
George Robinson, 3rd Earl de Grey
April 28, 1863
February 16, 1866
Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
February 16, 1866
June 26, 1866
Jonathan Peel
July 6, 1866
March 8, 1867
Sir John Pakington
March 8, 1867
December 1, 1868
Edward Cardwell
December 9, 1868
February 17, 1874
Gathorne Hardy
February 21, 1874
April 2, 1878
Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley
April 2, 1878
April 21, 1880
Hugh Culling Eardley Childers
April 28, 1880
December 16, 1882
Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
December 16, 1882
June 9, 1885
William Henry Smith
June 24, 1885
January 21, 1886
Gathorne Gathorne Hardy, 1st Viscount Cranbrook
January 21, 1886
February 6, 1886
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman
February 6, 1886
July 20, 1886
William Henry Smith
August 3, 1886
January 14, 1887
Edward Stanhope
January 14, 1887
August 11, 1892
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman

August 18, 1892
June 21, 1895
Henry Charles Keith P. Fitzmaurice, 5th Marq. of Lansdowne
Jul 4, 1895
Nov 12, 1900
William St John Brodrick
November 12, 1900
October 6, 1903
Hugh Oakeley Arnold Forster
October 6, 1903
December 4, 1905
Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane
Dec 10, 1905
June 12, 1912
John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone
June 12, 1912
March 30, 1914
Herbert Henry Asquith
March 30, 1914
August 5, 1914
Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum
Aug 5, 1914
July 5, 1916
David Lloyd George
July 6, 1916
December 5, 1916
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
December 10, 1916
April 18, 1918
Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner
April 18, 1918
January 10, 1919
Winston Churchill
January 10, 1919
February 13, 1921
Sir Laming Worthington Evans
February 13, 1921
October 19, 1922
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
October 24, 1922
January 22, 1924
Stephen Walsh
January 22, 1924
November 3, 1924
Sir Laming Worthington Evans
November 6, 1924
June 4, 1929
Thomas Shaw
June 7, 1929
August 24, 1931
Robert Crewe Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
August 25, 1931
November 5, 1931
Douglas McGarel Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham
November 5, 1931
June 7, 1935
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 3rd Viscount Halifax
June 7, 1935
November 22, 1935
Alfred Duff Cooper
November 22, 1935
May 28, 1937
Leslie Hore Belisha
May 28, 1937
January 5, 1940
Oliver Frederick Stanley
January 5, 1940
May 11, 1940
Anthony Eden
May 11, 1940
December 22, 1940
David Margesson
December 22, 1940
February 22, 1942
Sir P.James Grigg
February 22, 1942
July 26, 1945
Jack Lawson
August 3, 1945
October 4, 1946
Frederick Bellenger
October 4, 1946
October 7, 1947
Emanuel Shinwell
October 7, 1947
February 28, 1950
John Strachey
February 28, 1950
October 26, 1951
Anthony Head, 1st Viscount Head
October 31, 1951
October 18, 1956
John Hare, 1st Viscount Blakenham
October 18, 1956
January 6, 1958
Christopher Soames
January 6, 1958
July 27, 1960
John Profumo
July 27, 1960
June 5, 1963
Joseph Godber
June 27, 1963
October 21, 1963
James Ramsden
October 21, 1963
April 1, 1964
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Ministers of Defence for the Army 1964/1967
1 Apr 1964
Oct 1964
James Ramsden
Oct 1964
Dec 1965
Frederick Mulley
Dec 1965
6 Jan 1967
Gerald Reynolds

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Ministers of Defence 1940/1964
11 May 1940
26 Jul 1945
Winston Churchill
26 Jul 1945
21 Dec 1946
Clement Attlee
21 Dec 1946
1950
Albert Victor Alexander
1950
1951
Emanuel Shinwell
1951
1952
Winston Churchill
1952
1954
Harold Alexander, Earl Alexander of Tunis
Oct 1954
Apr 1955
Harold Macmillan
Apr 1955
Dec 1955
Selwyn Lloyd
Dec 1955
1956
Walter Turner Monckton
1956
14 Jan 1957
Anthony Henry Head
14 Jan 1957
1959
Duncan Sandys
1959
1962
Harold Arthur Watkinson
1962
1 Apr 1964
Peter Thorneycroft
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Secretary of State for Defence dal 1964
Peter Thorneycroft
1 April 1964
16 October 1964
Denis Healey
16 October 1964
19 June 1970
Peter Carington, Lord Carrington
20 June 1970
8 January 1974
Ian Gilmour
8 January 1974
4 March 1974
Roy Mason
5 March 1974
10 September 1976
Frederick Mulley
September 10, 1976
May 4, 1979
Francis Pym

5 May 1979
5 January 1981
John Nott

5 January 1981
6 January 1983
Michael Heseltine
6 January 1983
7 January 1986
George Younger
9 January 1986
24 July 1989
Tom King
24 July 1989
10 April 1992
Malcolm Rifkind
10 April 1992
5 July 1995
Michael Portillo
5 July 1995
2 May 1997
George Robertson (dal 24/8/1999) Baron Robertson of Port Ellen)

3 May 1997
11 October 1999
Geoff Hoon
11 October 1999
6 May 2005
John Reid May
6 May 2005
5 May 2006
Des Browne
5 May 2006
3 Oct 2008
John Hutton
3 Oct 2008
2 Jun 2009
Bob Ainsworth
2 Jun 2009
11 May 2010
Liam Fox
11 May 2010
14 Oct 2011
Philip Hammond
14 Oct 2011
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War Office
unito al Ministero Difesa
6/1/1967
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Masters-General of the Ordnance dal 1693
1693
1702
Henry Sydney, Viscount Sydney (dal 1694 Henry Sydney, Earl of Romney)
1702
1711
John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough
1711
1712
Richard Savage, Earl Rivers
1712

James Douglas, Duke of Hamilton
1712
1714
carica carica vacantee
1714
1722
John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough
1722
1725
William Cadogan, Earl Cadogan
1725
1740
John Campbell, Duke of Argyll
1740
1742
John Montagu, Duke of Montagu
1742

John Campbell, Duke of Argyll
1742
1749
John Montagu, Duke of Montagu
1749
1755
carica vacante
1755
1758
Charles Spencer, Duke of Marlborough
1758
1759
carica vacante
1759
1763
John Ligonier, Viscount Ligonier
1763
1770
John Manners, Marquess of Granby
1770
1772
carica vacante
1772
1782
George Townshend, Viscount Townshend
1782
1783
Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond and Lennox
1783
1784
George Townshend, Viscount Townshend
1784
1795
Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond and Lennox
1795
1801
Charles Cornwallis, Marquess Cornwallis
1801
1806
John Pitt, Earl of Chatham
1806
1807
Francis Rawdon Hastings, Earl of Moira
1807
1810
John Pitt, Earl of Chatham
1810
1818
Henry Phipps, Baron Mulgrave (dal 1812 Henry Phipps, Earl of Mulgrave)
1818
1827
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
1827
1828
Henry William Paget, Marquess of Anglesey
1828
1830
William Carr Beresford, Viscount Beresford
1830
1834
Sir James Kempt
1834
1835
Sir George Murray
1835
1841
Sir Richard Hussey Vivian
1841
1846
Sir George Murray
1846
1852
Henry William Paget, Marquess of Anglesey
1852

Henry Hardinge, Viscount Hardinge
1852
1855
Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, Baron Raglan
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Admiralty
(dal 6/1/1967 unito al Ministero della Difesa)

Marina:
L’organico è costituito circa da 42.000 uomini e della Royal Navy fanno parte anche i Royal Marines.
2 portarei leggere equipaggiate con aerei a decollo verticale ed elicotteri, 2 navi d’assalto;
1 portaelicotteri;
8 cacciatorpediniere;
17 fregate;
9 sottomarini nucleari;
4 sottomarini armati con missili nucleati;
Numeroso naviglio minore
Aviazione di marina: 300 aerei

Lord High Admirals of England 1413/1628
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter
1413
1426
John, Duke of Bedford
1426
1435
John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter
1435
1447
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk
1447
1450
Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter
1450
1461
William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent
1462
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ichard, Duke of Gloucester
1462
1470
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick
1470
1471
Richard, Duke of Gloucester
1471
1483
John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk
1483
1485
John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford
1485
1513
Sir Edward Howard
1513
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Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey
1513
1525
Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond
1525
1536
William Fitzwilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton
1536
1540
John Russell, 1st Lord Russell
1540
1542
Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford
1542
1543
John Dudley, Viscount Lisle
1543
1547
Thomas Seymour, 1st Lord Seymour of Sudeley
1547
1549
John Dudley, 1st Earl of Warwick
1549
1550
Edward Clinton, 9th Lord Clinton
1550
1554
William Howard, 1st Lord Howard of Effingham
1554
1558
Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln
1558
1585
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
1585
1619
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
1619
1628
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Lords High Admirals and First Lords of the Admiralty of England, 1628/1708
Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland
1628
1635
Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey
1635
1636
William Juxon, Bishop of Lincoln
1636
1638
Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland
1638
1643
Francis Cottington, 1st Lord Cottington
1643
1646
carica vacante
1646
1660
James Stuart, Duke of York and Albany
1660
1673
King Charles II
1673
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Prince Rupert of the Palatinate, 1st Duke of Cumberland
1673
1679
Sir Henry Capell
1679
1681
Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham
1681
1684
King Charles II
1684
1685
King James II
1685
1688
King William III
1689
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Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington
1689
1690
Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke
1690
1692
Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Lord Cornwallis of Eye
1692
1693
Anthony Carey, 5th Viscount Falkland
1693
1694
Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford
1694
1699
John Egerton, Earl of Bridgwater
31 May 1699
19 Mar 1701
Thomas Herbert, Earl of Pembroke, Earl of Montgomery (Lord High Admiral)
4 Apr 1701
20 May 1702
Prince George of Denmark, Duke of Cumberland (Lord High Admiral)
20 May 1702
28 Oct 1708
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Lords High Admirals of Great Britain 1708/1709
28 Oct 1708
29 Nov 1708
Queen Anne (f) (Lord High Admiral)
29 Nov 1708
8 Nov 1709
Thomas Herbert, Earl of Pembroke, Earl of Montgomery (Lord High Admiral)
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First Lords of the Admiralty of Great Britain 1709/1801
8 Nov 1709
4 Oct 1710
Edward Russell, Earl of Orford
4 Oct 1710
30 Sep 1712
Sir John Leake
30 Sep 1712
14 Oct 1714
Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford
14 Oct 1714
16 Apr 1717
Edward Russell, Earl of Orford
16 Apr 1717
29 Jul 1727
James Berkeley, Earl of Berkeley
29 Jul 1727
17 Jan 1733
George Byng, Viscount Torrington
25 Jan 1733
19 Mar 1742
Sir Charles Wager
19 Mar 1742
27 Dec 1744
Daniel Finch, Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham
27 Dec 1744
20 Feb 1748
John Russell, Duke of Bedford
20 Feb 1748
22 Jun 1751
John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich
22 Jun 1751
19 Nov 1756
George Anson, Baron Anson of Soberton
19 Nov 1756
6 Apr 1757
Richard Grenville, Earl Temple
6 Apr 1757
2 Jul 1757
Daniel Finch, Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham
2 Jul 1757
6 Jun 1762
George Anson, Baron Anson of Soberton
19 Jun 1762
1 Jan 1763
George Montagu Dunk, Earl of Halifax
1 Jan 1763
23 Apr 1763
George Grenville
23 Apr 1763
10 Sep 1763
John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich
10 Sep 1763
10 Sep 1766
John Perceval, Earl of Egmont
10 Sep 1766
10 Dec 1766
Sir Charles Saunders
10 Dec 1766
12 Jan 1771
Sir Edward Hawke
12 Jan 1771
30 Mar 1782
John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich
30 Mar 1782
28 Jan 1783
Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel
28 Jan 1783
8 Apr 1783
Richard Howe, Viscount Howe
8 Apr 1783
30 Dec 1783
Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel
30 Dec 1783
12 Jul 1788
Richard Howe, Viscount Howe
12 Jul 1788
20 Dec 1794
John Pitt, Earl of Chatham
20 Dec 1794
19 Feb 1801
George John Spencer, Earl Spencer
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First Lords of the Admiralty of the United Kingdom 1801/1964
19 Feb 1801
15 May 1804
John Jervis, Earl of St. Vincent
15 May 1804
30 Apr 1805
Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville
30 Apr 1805
11 Feb 1806
Charles Middleton, Baron Barham
11 Feb 1806
29 Sep 1806
Charles Grey, Viscount Howick
29 Sep 1806
4 Apr 1807
Thomas Grenville
4 Apr 1807
1 May 1810
Henry Phipps, Baron Mulgrave
1 May 1810
24 Mar 1812
Charles Philip Yorke
24 Mar 1812
17 Apr 1827
Robert Dundas, Viscount Melville
17 Apr 1827
17 Sep 1828
Prince William, Duke of Clarence (Lord High Admiral)
17 Sep 1828
25 Nov 1830
Robert Dundas, Viscount Melville
25 Nov 1830
7 Jun 1834
Sir James Graham
7 Jun 1834
22 Dec 1834
George Eden, Baron Auckland
22 Dec 1834
23 Apr 1835
Thomas Philip Robinson, Earl de Grey
23 Apr 1835
15 Sep 1835
George Eden, Baron Auckland
15 Sep 1835
6 Sep 1841
Gilbert Elliot Murray
Kynynmound, Earl of Minto
6 Sep 1841
8 Jan 1846
Thomas Hamilton, Earl of Haddington
8 Jan 1846
7 Jul 1846
Edward Law, Earl of Ellenborough
7 Jul 1846
1 Jan 1849
George Eden, Baron Auckland
15 Jan 1849
28 Feb 1852
Sir Francis Baring
28 Feb 1852
30 Dec 1852
Algernon Percy, Duke of Northumberland
30 Dec 1852
13 Mar 1855
Sir James Graham
13 Mar 1855
8 Mar 1858
Sir Charles Wood
8 Mar 1858
27 Jun 1859
Sir John Pakington
27 Jun 1859
12 Jul 1866
Edward Adolphus Seymour, Duke of Somerset
12 Jul 1866
8 Mar 1867
Sir John Pakington
8 Mar 1867
21 Dec 1868
Henry Thomas Lowry Corry
21 Dec 1868
9 Mar 1871
Hugh Culling Eardley Childers
9 Mar 1871
4 Mar 1874
George Joachim Goschen
4 Mar 1874
29 Jul 1877
George Ward Hunt
14 Aug 1877
28 Apr 1880
William Henry Smith
28 Apr 1880
1 Jul 1885
Thomas George Baring, Earl of Northbrook
1 Jul 1885
15 Feb 1886
George Francis Hamilton
15 Feb 1886
9 Aug 1886
George Frederick Samuel Robinson, Marquess of Ripon
9 Aug 1886
25 Aug 1892
George Francis Hamilton
25 Aug 1892
6 Jul 1895
John Poyntz Spencer, Earl Spencer
6 Jul 1895
12 Oct 1900
George Joachim Goschen
12 Oct 1900
5 Mar 1905
William Waldegrave Palmer, Earl of Selborne
5 Mar 1905
10 Dec 1905
Frederick Archibald Vaughan Campbell, Earl Cawdor
10 Dec 1905
12 Apr 1908
Edward Marjoribanks, Baron Tweedmouth
12 Apr 1908
24 Oct 1911
Reginald McKenna
24 Oct 1911
27 May 1915
Winston Churchill
27 May 1915
11 Dec 1916
Arthur James Balfour
11 Dec 1916
20 Jul 1917
Edward Carson
20 Jul 1917
10 Jan 1919
Sir Eric Campbell Geddes
10 Jan 1919
13 Feb 1921
Walter Hume Long
13 Feb 1921
24 Nov 1922
Arthur Hamilton Lee, Baron Lee of Fareham
24 Nov 1922
22 Jan 1924
Leopold Amery
22 Jan 1924
6 Nov 1924
Frederick John Napier Thesiger, Viscount Chelmsford
6 Nov 1924
8 Jun 1929
William Clive Bridgeman
8 Jun 1929
26 Aug 1931
Albert Victor Alexander
26 Aug 1931
5 Nov 1931
Sir Austen Chamberlain
5 Nov 1931
5 Jun 1936
Sir Bolton Eyres Monsell (dal 30/11/1935, Bolton Eyres Monsell, Viscount Monsell)
5 Jun 1936
28 May 1937
Sir Samuel Hoare
28 May 1937
27 Oct 1938
Alfred Duff Cooper
27 Oct 1938
3 Sep 1939
James Stanhope, Earl Stanhope
3 Sep 1939
11 May 1940
Winston Churchill
11 May 1940
25 May 1945
Albert Victor Alexander
25 May 1945
3 Aug 1945
Brendan Bracken
3 Aug 1945
4 Oct 1946
Albert Victor Alexander
4 Oct 1946
24 May 1951
George Henry Hall, Viscount Hall
24 May 1951
31 Oct 1951
Frank Pakenham, Baron Pakenham
31 Oct 1951
2 Sep 1956
James Purdon Lewes Thomas, (dal 20/1/1956 Viscount Cilcennin
2 Sep 1956
16 Jan 1957
Quintin McGarel Hogg, Viscount Hailsham
16 Jan 1957
16 Oct 1959
George Douglas Hamilton, Earl of Selkirk
16 Oct 1959
22 Oct 1963
Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, Baron Carrington
22 Oct 1963
1 Apr 1964
George Patrick John Rushworth Jellicoe, Earl Jellicoe
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Lord High Admiral dal 1964
Le Date:
6/1/1967
unione al Ministero della Difesa
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
1 Apr 1964

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Ministers of Defence for the Royal Navy 1964/1967
1 Apr 1964
19 Oct 1964
George Patrick John Rushworth Jellicoe, Earl Jellicoe
19 Oct 1964
19 Feb 1966
Christopher Paget Mayhew
19 Feb 1966
6 Jan 1967
Joseph Percival William Mallalieu
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Royal Navy

Ammiragli della Flotta 1795/1827
1795
1799
Richard Howe, Earl Howe
1799
1811
Sir Peter Parker
1811
1827
Prince William, Duke of Clarence
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Primi Lord del Mare dal 1828
1828
1830
Sir George Cockburn
1830
1834
Sir Thomas Hardy
1834

Sir George Dundas
1834

Sir Charles Adam
1834
1835
Sir George Cockburn
1835
1841
Sir Charles Adam
1841
1846
Sir George Cockburn
1846

Sir William Parker
1846
1847
Sir Charles Adam
1847
1852
Sir James Dundas
1852

Sir Maurice Fitzhardinge Berkeley
1852
1854
Hyde Parker
1854
1857
Sir Maurice Fitzhardinge Berkeley
1857
1858
Sir Richard Dundas
1858
1859
Sir William Martin
1859
1861
Sir Richard Dundas
1861
1866
Sir Frederick Grey
1866
1868
Sir Alexander Milne
1868
1872
Sir Sidney Dacres
1872
1876
Sir Alexander Milne
1876
1877
Sir Hastings Yelverton
1877
1879
Sir George Wellesley
1879
1885
Sir Astley Cooper Key
1885
1886
Sir Arthur Hood
1886

Sir John Hay
1886
1889
Sir Arthur Hood
1889
1891
Sir Vesey Hamilton
1891
1893
Sir Anthony Hoskins
1893
1899
Sir Frederick Richards
1899
1904
Walter Kerr
1904
1910
Sir John Fisher
1910
1911
Sir Arthur Wilson
1911
1912
Sir Francis Bridgeman
1912
1914
Prince Louis of Battenberg
1914
1915
Sir John Fisher
1915
1916
Sir Henry Jackson
Dec 1916
1917
Sir John Rushworth Jellicoe
1917
1919
Sir Rosslyn Wemyss
1919
1927
David Beatty, Earl Beatty
1927
1930
Sir Charles Madden
1930
1933
Sir Frederick Field
1933
1938
Sir Ernle Chatfield (dal 1937 Ernle Chatfield, Baron Chatfield)
1938
1939
Sir Roger Backhouse
1939
1943
Sir Dudley Pound
1943
1946
Sir Andrew Cunningham
1946
1948
Sir John Cunningham
1948
1951
Bruce Fraser, Baron Fraser of North Cape
1951
1955
Sir Rhoderick McGrigor
1955
1959
Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma
1959
1960
Sir Charles Lambe
1960
1963
Sir Caspar John
1963
1966
Sir David Luce
1966
1968
Sir Varyl Begg
1968
3 Jul 1970
Sir Michael Le Fanu
3 Jul 1970
1971
Sir Peter Hill Norton
1971
1974
Sir Michael Pollock
1974
1977
Sir Edward Ashmore
1977
1979
Sir Terence Lewin
1979
1982
Sir Henry Leach
1982
1985
Sir John Fieldhouse
1985
1989
Sir William Staveley
1989
1993
Sir Julian Oswald
1993
1995
Sir Benjamin Bathurst
1995
1998
Sir Jock Slater
1998
Jan 2001
Sir Michael Boyce
Jan 2001
17 Sep 2002
Sir Nigel Essenhigh
17 Sep 2002
7 Feb 2006
Sir Alan West
7 Feb 2006
21 Jul 2009
Sir Jonathon Band
21 Jul 2009
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Sir Mark Stanhope
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Air

Le Date:

6/1/1967
unione al Ministero della Difesa

Royal Air Force / RAF

La Royal Air Force venne istituita nel 1918, unificò i Royal
Flying Corps e il servizio aereo della Marina.

1000 aereomobili tra aerei ed elicotteri e un personale di circa 48.000 uomini.

Chairman of the Joint War Air Committee 1916
Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
February 1916
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President of the Air Board 1916/1917
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
15 May 1916
January 3, 1917
Weetman Dickinson Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray
January 3, 1917
November 26, 1917
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President of the Air Council 1917/1919
Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Baron Rothermere
November 26, 1917
April 26, 1918
William Douglas Weir, 1st Baron Weir
April 26, 1918
January 10, 1919
John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone
January 1919
November 1919
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Secretaries of State for Air 1919/1964
Winston Churchill (also Secretary of State for War)
January 10, 1919
April 1, 1921
Frederick Edward Guest
April 1, 1921
October 19, 1922
Sir Samuel Hoare
October 31, 1922
January 22, 1924
Christopher Birdwood Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson
January 22, 1924
November 3, 1924
Sir Samuel Hoare
November 6, 1924
June 4, 1929
Christopher Birdwood Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson
June 7, 1929
October 5, 1930
William Warrender Mackenzie, 1st Baron Amulree
October 14, 1930
November 5, 1931
Charles Vane Tempest Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry
November 5, 1931
June 7, 1935
Philip Cunliffe Lister, 1st Viscount Swinton
June 7, 1935
May 16, 1938
Sir Kingsley Wood
May 16, 1938
April 3, 1940
Sir Samuel Hoare
April 3, 1940
May 11, 1940
Sir Archibald Sinclair
May 11, 1940
May 23, 1945
Harold Macmillan
May 25, 1945
July 26, 1945
William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate
August 3, 1945
October 4, 1946
Philip Noel Baker
October 4, 1946
October 7, 1947
Arthur Henderson
October 7, 1947
October 26, 1951
William Sidney, Lord De L'Isle and Dudley
October 31, 1951
December 20, 1955
Nigel Birch
December 20, 1955
January 16, 1957
George Ward
January 16, 1957
October 28, 1960
Julian Amery
October 28, 1960
July 16, 1962
Hugh Fraser
July 16, 1962
April 1, 1964
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Ministers of Defence for the Royal Air Force 1964/1967
1 Apr 1964
19 Oct 1964
Hugh Charles Fraser
19 Oct 1964
6 Jan 1967
Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton
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Royal Air Force

Chiefs of Air Staff dal 1918
3 Jan 1918
13 Apr 1918
Sir Hugh Trenchard
13 Apr 1918
22 Jan 1919
Sir Frederick Sykes
22 Jan 1919
1 Jan 1930
Sir Hugh Trenchard
1 Jan 1930
1 Apr 1933
Sir John Salmond
1 Apr 1933
27 Apr 1933
Sir Geoffrey Salmond
28 Apr 1933
22 May 1933
Sir John Salmond (acting)
22 May 1933
1 Sep 1937
Sir Edward Ellington
1 Sep 1937
25 Oct 1940
Sir Cyril Newall
25 Oct 1940
1 Jan 1946
Sir Charles Portal
1 Jan 1946
1 Jan 1950
Sir Arthur Tedder
1 Jan 1950
1 Jan 1953
Sir John Slessor
1 Jan 1953
1 Jan 1956
Sir William Dickson
1 Jan 1956
1 Jan 1960
Sir Dermot Boyle
1 Jan 1960
1 Sep 1963
Sir Thomas Pike
1 Sep 1963
1 Apr 1967
Sir Samuel Elworthy
1 Apr 1967
1 Apr 1971
Sir John Grandy
1 Apr 1971
1 Apr 1974
Sir Denis Spotswood
1 Apr 1974
7 Aug 1976
Sir Andrew Humphrey
7 Aug 1976
10 Aug 1977
Sir Neil Cameron
10 Aug 1977
15 Oct 1982
Sir Michael Beetham
15 Oct 1982
15 Oct 1985
Sir Keith Williamson
15 Oct 1985
14 Nov 1988
Sir David Craig
14 Nov 1988
6 Nov 1992
Sir Peter Harding
6 Nov 1992
10 Apr 1997
Sir Michael Graydon
10 Apr 1997
21 Apr 2000
Sir Richard Johns
21 Apr 2000
1 Aug 2003
Sir Peter Squire
1 Aug 2003
13 Apr 2006
Sir Jock Stirrup
13 Apr 2006
31 Jul 2009
Sir Glenn Torpy
31 Jul 2009
.
Sir Stephen Dalton
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Army
Esercito:
108.000 uomini
400 carri armati challenger
700 carri tipo wairror
4000 veicoli blindati
15.000 land rover
Aviazione di terra: 300 elicotteri
Commanders-in-Chief of the Forces 1674/1904
General James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
1674
1679
carica vacante
1679
1690
General John Churchill, 1st Earl of Marlborough
1690
1691
Meinhard Schomberg, Duke of Leinster
1691
1711
ames Butler, Duke of Ormond
1711
1714
carica vacante
1714
1744
John Dalrymple, Earl of Stair
1744

George Wade
1745
1748
carica vacante
1748
1757
John Ligonier, Viscount Ligonier
1757
1759
carica vacante
1759
1766
John Manners, Marquess of Granby
1766
1769
carica vacante
1769
1778
Jeffrey Amherst, Baron Amherst
1778
1782
Henry Seymour Conway
1782
1793
Jeffrey Amherst, Baron Amherst
1793
1795
Prince Frederick, Duke of York
1795
1809
Sir David Dundas
1809
1811
Prince Frederick, Duke of York
1811
5 Jan 1827
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
1827
1828
Rowland Hill, Baron Hill
1828
1842
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
1842
1852
Henry Hardinge, Viscount Hardinge
1852
1856
Prince George, Duke of Cambridge
15 Jul 1856
1895
Garnet Wolseley, Viscount Wolseley
1895
1900
Frederick Roberts, Earl Roberts
1900
1904
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Capi del General Staff 1904/1908
1904
1908
Sir Neville Lyttelton
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Capi dell'Imperial General Staff 1908/1964
1908
1912
Sir William Nicholson
1912
1914
Sir John French
1914
25 Oct 1914
Sir Charles Douglas
1914
1915
Sir James Murray
1915

Sir Archibald Murray
1915
1918
Sir William Robertson
1918
22 Jun 1922
Sir Henry Wilson
1922
1926
Frederick Lambart, Earl of Cavan
1926
1933
Sir George Milne
1933
1936
Sir Archibald Montgomery Massingberd
1936
1937
Sir Cyril Deverell
1937
1939
John Vereker, Viscount Gort
Sep 1939
May 1940
Sir Edmund Ironside
1940
1941
Sir John Dill
1941
1946
Sir Alan Brooke
1946
1948
Bernard Law Montgomery, Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
1 Nov 1948
1952
Sir William Slim
1952
1955
Sir John Harding
Nov 1955
Sep 1958
Sir Gerald Templer
1958
1961
Sir Francis Festing
1961
Apr 1964
Sir Richard Hull
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Capi del General Staff dal 1964
Apr 1964
Feb 1965
Sir Richard Hull
Feb 1965
Mar 1968
Sir James Cassels
Mar 1968
1971
Sir Geoffrey Baker
1971
1973
Sir Michael Carver
1973
1976
Sir Peter Hunt
1976
1979
Sir Roland Gibbs
1979
1982
Sir Edwin Bramall
1982
1985
Sir John Stanier
1985
1989
Sir Nigel Bagnall
1989
1992
Sir John Chapple
1992
1994
Sir Peter Inge
1994
1997
Sir Charles Guthrie
1997
2000
Sir Roger Wheeler
2000
3 Feb 2003
Sir Michael Walker
3 Feb 2003
29 Aug 2006
Sir Mike Jackson
29 Aug 2006
28 Aug 2009
Sir Richard Dannatt
28 Aug 2009
15 Sep 2010
Sir David Richards
15 Sep 2010 Sir Peter Wall
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Capi del Defence Staff dal 1956
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir William Dickson
1 January 1956
12 July 1959
Admiral of the Fleet The Earl Mountbatten of Burma
13 July 1959
15 July 1965
Field Marshal Sir Richard Hull
16 July 1965
4 August 1967
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Charles Elworthy
7 August 1967
8 April 1971
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Peter Hill Norton
9 April 1971
21 October 1973
Field Marshal Sir Michael Carver
22 October 1973
23 October 1976
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Andrew Humphrey
24 October 1976
24 January 1977
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Edward Ashmore
9 February 1977
30 August 1977
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Neil Cameron
31 August 1977
31 August 1979
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin
1 September 1979
30 September 1982
Field Marshal Sir Edwin Bramall
1 October 1982
31 October 1985
Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Fieldhouse
1 November 1985
9 December 1988
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir David Craig
9 December 1988
1 April 1991
Field Marshal Sir Richard Vincent
2 April 1991
31 December 1992
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Peter Harding
1 January 1993
13 March 1994
Field Marshal Sir Peter Inge
14 March 1994
1 April 1997
General Sir Charles Guthrie
2 April 1997
15 February 2001
Admiral Sir Michael Boyce
16 February 2001
2 May 2003
General Sir Michael Walker
4 May 2003
28 April 2006
Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup
28 April 2006
29 Oct 2010
Sir David Richards 29 Oct 2010

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John Jeffreys Pratt, 2nd Earl Camden	May 14, 1804	July 10, 1805
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh	July 10, 1805	February 5, 1806
William Windham	February 5, 1806	March 25, 1807
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh	March 25, 1807	November 1, 1809
Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool	November 1, 1809	June 11, 1812
Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst	June 11, 1812	April 30, 1827
Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich	April 30, 1827	September 3, 1827
William Huskisson	September 3, 1827	May 30, 1828
Sir George Murray	May 30, 1828	November 22, 1830
Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich	November 22, 1830	April 3, 1833
Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Lord Stanley	April 3, 1833	June 5, 1834
Thomas Spring Rice	June 5, 1834	November 14, 1834
The Duke of Wellington served as a Secretary of State pro tem	November 15, 1834	December 15, 1834
George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen	December 20, 1834	April 8, 1835
Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg	April 18, 1835	February 20, 1839
Constantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby	February 20, 1839	August 30, 1839
Lord John Russell	August 30, 1839	August 30, 1841
Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Lord Stanley	September 3, 1841	December 23, 1845
William Ewart Gladstone	December 23, 1845	June 27, 1846
Henry Grey, 3rd Earl Grey	July 6, 1846	February 21, 1852
Sir John Pakington	February 27, 1852	December 17, 1852
Henry Pelham Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle	December 28, 1852	June 10, 1854

Henry Pelham Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle under Lyme	June 12, 1854	January 30, 1855
Fox Maule, 2nd Baron Panmure	February 8, 1855	February 21, 1858
Jonathan Peel	February 26, 1858	June 11, 1859
Sidney Herbert	June 18, 1859	July 22, 1861
Sir George Cornewall Lewis	July 23, 1861	April 13, 1863
George Robinson, 3rd Earl de Grey	April 28, 1863	February 16, 1866
Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington	February 16, 1866	June 26, 1866
Jonathan Peel	July 6, 1866	March 8, 1867
Sir John Pakington	March 8, 1867	December 1, 1868
Edward Cardwell	December 9, 1868	February 17, 1874
Gathorne Hardy	February 21, 1874	April 2, 1878
Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley	April 2, 1878	April 21, 1880
Hugh Culling Eardley Childers	April 28, 1880	December 16, 1882
Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington	December 16, 1882	June 9, 1885
William Henry Smith	June 24, 1885	January 21, 1886
Gathorne Gathorne Hardy, 1st Viscount Cranbrook	January 21, 1886	February 6, 1886
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman	February 6, 1886	July 20, 1886
William Henry Smith	August 3, 1886	January 14, 1887
Edward Stanhope	January 14, 1887	August 11, 1892
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman	August 18, 1892	June 21, 1895
Henry Charles Keith P. Fitzmaurice, 5th Marq. of Lansdowne	Jul 4, 1895	Nov 12, 1900
William St John Brodrick	November 12, 1900	October 6, 1903
Hugh Oakeley Arnold Forster	October 6, 1903	December 4, 1905
Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane	Dec 10, 1905	June 12, 1912
John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone	June 12, 1912	March 30, 1914
Herbert Henry Asquith	March 30, 1914	August 5, 1914
Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum	Aug 5, 1914	July 5, 1916
David Lloyd George	July 6, 1916	December 5, 1916
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby	December 10, 1916	April 18, 1918
Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner	April 18, 1918	January 10, 1919
Winston Churchill	January 10, 1919	February 13, 1921
Sir Laming Worthington Evans	February 13, 1921	October 19, 1922
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby	October 24, 1922	January 22, 1924
Stephen Walsh	January 22, 1924	November 3, 1924
Sir Laming Worthington Evans	November 6, 1924	June 4, 1929
Thomas Shaw	June 7, 1929	August 24, 1931
Robert Crewe Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe	August 25, 1931	November 5, 1931
Douglas McGarel Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham	November 5, 1931	June 7, 1935
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 3rd Viscount Halifax	June 7, 1935	November 22, 1935
Alfred Duff Cooper	November 22, 1935	May 28, 1937
Leslie Hore Belisha	May 28, 1937	January 5, 1940
Oliver Frederick Stanley	January 5, 1940	May 11, 1940
Anthony Eden	May 11, 1940	December 22, 1940
David Margesson	December 22, 1940	February 22, 1942
Sir P.James Grigg	February 22, 1942	July 26, 1945
Jack Lawson	August 3, 1945	October 4, 1946
Frederick Bellenger	October 4, 1946	October 7, 1947
Emanuel Shinwell	October 7, 1947	February 28, 1950
John Strachey	February 28, 1950	October 26, 1951
Anthony Head, 1st Viscount Head	October 31, 1951	October 18, 1956
John Hare, 1st Viscount Blakenham	October 18, 1956	January 6, 1958
Christopher Soames	January 6, 1958	July 27, 1960
John Profumo	July 27, 1960	June 5, 1963
Joseph Godber	June 27, 1963	October 21, 1963
James Ramsden	October 21, 1963	April 1, 1964

1 Apr 1964	Oct 1964	James Ramsden
Oct 1964	Dec 1965	Frederick Mulley
Dec 1965	6 Jan 1967	Gerald Reynolds

11 May 1940	26 Jul 1945	Winston Churchill
26 Jul 1945	21 Dec 1946	Clement Attlee
21 Dec 1946	1950	Albert Victor Alexander
1950	1951	Emanuel Shinwell
1951	1952	Winston Churchill
1952	1954	Harold Alexander, Earl Alexander of Tunis
Oct 1954	Apr 1955	Harold Macmillan
Apr 1955	Dec 1955	Selwyn Lloyd
Dec 1955	1956	Walter Turner Monckton
1956	14 Jan 1957	Anthony Henry Head
14 Jan 1957	1959	Duncan Sandys
1959	1962	Harold Arthur Watkinson
1962	1 Apr 1964	Peter Thorneycroft

Peter Thorneycroft	1 April 1964	16 October 1964
Denis Healey	16 October 1964	19 June 1970
Peter Carington, Lord Carrington	20 June 1970	8 January 1974
Ian Gilmour	8 January 1974	4 March 1974
Roy Mason	5 March 1974	10 September 1976
Frederick Mulley	September 10, 1976	May 4, 1979
Francis Pym	5 May 1979	5 January 1981
John Nott	5 January 1981	6 January 1983
Michael Heseltine	6 January 1983	7 January 1986
George Younger	9 January 1986	24 July 1989
Tom King	24 July 1989	10 April 1992
Malcolm Rifkind	10 April 1992	5 July 1995
Michael Portillo	5 July 1995	2 May 1997
George Robertson (dal 24/8/1999) Baron Robertson of Port Ellen)	3 May 1997	11 October 1999
Geoff Hoon	11 October 1999	6 May 2005
John Reid May	6 May 2005	5 May 2006
Des Browne	5 May 2006	3 Oct 2008
John Hutton	3 Oct 2008	2 Jun 2009
Bob Ainsworth	2 Jun 2009	11 May 2010
Liam Fox	11 May 2010	14 Oct 2011
Philip Hammond	14 Oct 2011

1693	1702	Henry Sydney, Viscount Sydney (dal 1694 Henry Sydney, Earl of Romney)
1702	1711	John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough
1711	1712	Richard Savage, Earl Rivers
1712		James Douglas, Duke of Hamilton
1712	1714	carica carica vacantee
1714	1722	John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough
1722	1725	William Cadogan, Earl Cadogan
1725	1740	John Campbell, Duke of Argyll
1740	1742	John Montagu, Duke of Montagu
1742		John Campbell, Duke of Argyll
1742	1749	John Montagu, Duke of Montagu
1749	1755	carica vacante
1755	1758	Charles Spencer, Duke of Marlborough
1758	1759	carica vacante
1759	1763	John Ligonier, Viscount Ligonier
1763	1770	John Manners, Marquess of Granby
1770	1772	carica vacante
1772	1782	George Townshend, Viscount Townshend
1782	1783	Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond and Lennox
1783	1784	George Townshend, Viscount Townshend
1784	1795	Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond and Lennox
1795	1801	Charles Cornwallis, Marquess Cornwallis
1801	1806	John Pitt, Earl of Chatham
1806	1807	Francis Rawdon Hastings, Earl of Moira
1807	1810	John Pitt, Earl of Chatham
1810	1818	Henry Phipps, Baron Mulgrave (dal 1812 Henry Phipps, Earl of Mulgrave)
1818	1827	Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
1827	1828	Henry William Paget, Marquess of Anglesey
1828	1830	William Carr Beresford, Viscount Beresford
1830	1834	Sir James Kempt
1834	1835	Sir George Murray
1835	1841	Sir Richard Hussey Vivian
1841	1846	Sir George Murray
1846	1852	Henry William Paget, Marquess of Anglesey
1852		Henry Hardinge, Viscount Hardinge
1852	1855	Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, Baron Raglan

Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter	1413	1426
John, Duke of Bedford	1426	1435
John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter	1435	1447
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk	1447	1450
Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter	1450	1461
William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent	1462	.
ichard, Duke of Gloucester	1462	1470
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick	1470	1471
Richard, Duke of Gloucester	1471	1483
John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk	1483	1485
John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford	1485	1513
Sir Edward Howard	1513	.
Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey	1513	1525
Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond	1525	1536
William Fitzwilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton	1536	1540
John Russell, 1st Lord Russell	1540	1542
Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford	1542	1543
John Dudley, Viscount Lisle	1543	1547
Thomas Seymour, 1st Lord Seymour of Sudeley	1547	1549
John Dudley, 1st Earl of Warwick	1549	1550
Edward Clinton, 9th Lord Clinton	1550	1554
William Howard, 1st Lord Howard of Effingham	1554	1558
Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln	1558	1585
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham	1585	1619
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham	1619	1628

Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland	1628	1635
Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey	1635	1636
William Juxon, Bishop of Lincoln	1636	1638
Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland	1638	1643
Francis Cottington, 1st Lord Cottington	1643	1646
carica vacante	1646	1660
James Stuart, Duke of York and Albany	1660	1673
King Charles II	1673	.
Prince Rupert of the Palatinate, 1st Duke of Cumberland	1673	1679
Sir Henry Capell	1679	1681
Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham	1681	1684
King Charles II	1684	1685
King James II	1685	1688
King William III	1689	.
Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington	1689	1690
Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke	1690	1692
Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Lord Cornwallis of Eye	1692	1693
Anthony Carey, 5th Viscount Falkland	1693	1694
Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford	1694	1699
John Egerton, Earl of Bridgwater	31 May 1699	19 Mar 1701
Thomas Herbert, Earl of Pembroke, Earl of Montgomery (Lord High Admiral)	4 Apr 1701	20 May 1702
Prince George of Denmark, Duke of Cumberland (Lord High Admiral)	20 May 1702	28 Oct 1708

28 Oct 1708	29 Nov 1708	Queen Anne (f) (Lord High Admiral)
29 Nov 1708	8 Nov 1709	Thomas Herbert, Earl of Pembroke, Earl of Montgomery (Lord High Admiral)

8 Nov 1709	4 Oct 1710	Edward Russell, Earl of Orford
4 Oct 1710	30 Sep 1712	Sir John Leake
30 Sep 1712	14 Oct 1714	Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford
14 Oct 1714	16 Apr 1717	Edward Russell, Earl of Orford
16 Apr 1717	29 Jul 1727	James Berkeley, Earl of Berkeley
29 Jul 1727	17 Jan 1733	George Byng, Viscount Torrington
25 Jan 1733	19 Mar 1742	Sir Charles Wager
19 Mar 1742	27 Dec 1744	Daniel Finch, Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham
27 Dec 1744	20 Feb 1748	John Russell, Duke of Bedford
20 Feb 1748	22 Jun 1751	John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich
22 Jun 1751	19 Nov 1756	George Anson, Baron Anson of Soberton
19 Nov 1756	6 Apr 1757	Richard Grenville, Earl Temple
6 Apr 1757	2 Jul 1757	Daniel Finch, Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham
2 Jul 1757	6 Jun 1762	George Anson, Baron Anson of Soberton
19 Jun 1762	1 Jan 1763	George Montagu Dunk, Earl of Halifax
1 Jan 1763	23 Apr 1763	George Grenville
23 Apr 1763	10 Sep 1763	John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich
10 Sep 1763	10 Sep 1766	John Perceval, Earl of Egmont
10 Sep 1766	10 Dec 1766	Sir Charles Saunders
10 Dec 1766	12 Jan 1771	Sir Edward Hawke
12 Jan 1771	30 Mar 1782	John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich
30 Mar 1782	28 Jan 1783	Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel
28 Jan 1783	8 Apr 1783	Richard Howe, Viscount Howe
8 Apr 1783	30 Dec 1783	Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel
30 Dec 1783	12 Jul 1788	Richard Howe, Viscount Howe
12 Jul 1788	20 Dec 1794	John Pitt, Earl of Chatham
20 Dec 1794	19 Feb 1801	George John Spencer, Earl Spencer

19 Feb 1801	15 May 1804	John Jervis, Earl of St. Vincent
15 May 1804	30 Apr 1805	Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville
30 Apr 1805	11 Feb 1806	Charles Middleton, Baron Barham
11 Feb 1806	29 Sep 1806	Charles Grey, Viscount Howick
29 Sep 1806	4 Apr 1807	Thomas Grenville
4 Apr 1807	1 May 1810	Henry Phipps, Baron Mulgrave
1 May 1810	24 Mar 1812	Charles Philip Yorke
24 Mar 1812	17 Apr 1827	Robert Dundas, Viscount Melville
17 Apr 1827	17 Sep 1828	Prince William, Duke of Clarence (Lord High Admiral)
17 Sep 1828	25 Nov 1830	Robert Dundas, Viscount Melville
25 Nov 1830	7 Jun 1834	Sir James Graham
7 Jun 1834	22 Dec 1834	George Eden, Baron Auckland
22 Dec 1834	23 Apr 1835	Thomas Philip Robinson, Earl de Grey
23 Apr 1835	15 Sep 1835	George Eden, Baron Auckland
15 Sep 1835	6 Sep 1841	Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, Earl of Minto
6 Sep 1841	8 Jan 1846	Thomas Hamilton, Earl of Haddington
8 Jan 1846	7 Jul 1846	Edward Law, Earl of Ellenborough
7 Jul 1846	1 Jan 1849	George Eden, Baron Auckland
15 Jan 1849	28 Feb 1852	Sir Francis Baring
28 Feb 1852	30 Dec 1852	Algernon Percy, Duke of Northumberland
30 Dec 1852	13 Mar 1855	Sir James Graham
13 Mar 1855	8 Mar 1858	Sir Charles Wood
8 Mar 1858	27 Jun 1859	Sir John Pakington
27 Jun 1859	12 Jul 1866	Edward Adolphus Seymour, Duke of Somerset
12 Jul 1866	8 Mar 1867	Sir John Pakington
8 Mar 1867	21 Dec 1868	Henry Thomas Lowry Corry
21 Dec 1868	9 Mar 1871	Hugh Culling Eardley Childers
9 Mar 1871	4 Mar 1874	George Joachim Goschen
4 Mar 1874	29 Jul 1877	George Ward Hunt
14 Aug 1877	28 Apr 1880	William Henry Smith
28 Apr 1880	1 Jul 1885	Thomas George Baring, Earl of Northbrook
1 Jul 1885	15 Feb 1886	George Francis Hamilton
15 Feb 1886	9 Aug 1886	George Frederick Samuel Robinson, Marquess of Ripon
9 Aug 1886	25 Aug 1892	George Francis Hamilton
25 Aug 1892	6 Jul 1895	John Poyntz Spencer, Earl Spencer
6 Jul 1895	12 Oct 1900	George Joachim Goschen
12 Oct 1900	5 Mar 1905	William Waldegrave Palmer, Earl of Selborne
5 Mar 1905	10 Dec 1905	Frederick Archibald Vaughan Campbell, Earl Cawdor
10 Dec 1905	12 Apr 1908	Edward Marjoribanks, Baron Tweedmouth
12 Apr 1908	24 Oct 1911	Reginald McKenna
24 Oct 1911	27 May 1915	Winston Churchill
27 May 1915	11 Dec 1916	Arthur James Balfour
11 Dec 1916	20 Jul 1917	Edward Carson
20 Jul 1917	10 Jan 1919	Sir Eric Campbell Geddes
10 Jan 1919	13 Feb 1921	Walter Hume Long
13 Feb 1921	24 Nov 1922	Arthur Hamilton Lee, Baron Lee of Fareham
24 Nov 1922	22 Jan 1924	Leopold Amery
22 Jan 1924	6 Nov 1924	Frederick John Napier Thesiger, Viscount Chelmsford
6 Nov 1924	8 Jun 1929	William Clive Bridgeman
8 Jun 1929	26 Aug 1931	Albert Victor Alexander
26 Aug 1931	5 Nov 1931	Sir Austen Chamberlain
5 Nov 1931	5 Jun 1936	Sir Bolton Eyres Monsell (dal 30/11/1935, Bolton Eyres Monsell, Viscount Monsell)
5 Jun 1936	28 May 1937	Sir Samuel Hoare
28 May 1937	27 Oct 1938	Alfred Duff Cooper
27 Oct 1938	3 Sep 1939	James Stanhope, Earl Stanhope
3 Sep 1939	11 May 1940	Winston Churchill
11 May 1940	25 May 1945	Albert Victor Alexander
25 May 1945	3 Aug 1945	Brendan Bracken
3 Aug 1945	4 Oct 1946	Albert Victor Alexander
4 Oct 1946	24 May 1951	George Henry Hall, Viscount Hall
24 May 1951	31 Oct 1951	Frank Pakenham, Baron Pakenham
31 Oct 1951	2 Sep 1956	James Purdon Lewes Thomas, (dal 20/1/1956 Viscount Cilcennin
2 Sep 1956	16 Jan 1957	Quintin McGarel Hogg, Viscount Hailsham
16 Jan 1957	16 Oct 1959	George Douglas Hamilton, Earl of Selkirk
16 Oct 1959	22 Oct 1963	Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, Baron Carrington
22 Oct 1963	1 Apr 1964	George Patrick John Rushworth Jellicoe, Earl Jellicoe

1 Apr 1964	19 Oct 1964	George Patrick John Rushworth Jellicoe, Earl Jellicoe
19 Oct 1964	19 Feb 1966	Christopher Paget Mayhew
19 Feb 1966	6 Jan 1967	Joseph Percival William Mallalieu

1795	1799	Richard Howe, Earl Howe
1799	1811	Sir Peter Parker
1811	1827	Prince William, Duke of Clarence

1828	1830	Sir George Cockburn
1830	1834	Sir Thomas Hardy
1834		Sir George Dundas
1834		Sir Charles Adam
1834	1835	Sir George Cockburn
1835	1841	Sir Charles Adam
1841	1846	Sir George Cockburn
1846		Sir William Parker
1846	1847	Sir Charles Adam
1847	1852	Sir James Dundas
1852		Sir Maurice Fitzhardinge Berkeley
1852	1854	Hyde Parker
1854	1857	Sir Maurice Fitzhardinge Berkeley
1857	1858	Sir Richard Dundas
1858	1859	Sir William Martin
1859	1861	Sir Richard Dundas
1861	1866	Sir Frederick Grey
1866	1868	Sir Alexander Milne
1868	1872	Sir Sidney Dacres
1872	1876	Sir Alexander Milne
1876	1877	Sir Hastings Yelverton
1877	1879	Sir George Wellesley
1879	1885	Sir Astley Cooper Key
1885	1886	Sir Arthur Hood
1886		Sir John Hay
1886	1889	Sir Arthur Hood
1889	1891	Sir Vesey Hamilton
1891	1893	Sir Anthony Hoskins
1893	1899	Sir Frederick Richards
1899	1904	Walter Kerr
1904	1910	Sir John Fisher
1910	1911	Sir Arthur Wilson
1911	1912	Sir Francis Bridgeman
1912	1914	Prince Louis of Battenberg
1914	1915	Sir John Fisher
1915	1916	Sir Henry Jackson
Dec 1916	1917	Sir John Rushworth Jellicoe
1917	1919	Sir Rosslyn Wemyss
1919	1927	David Beatty, Earl Beatty
1927	1930	Sir Charles Madden
1930	1933	Sir Frederick Field
1933	1938	Sir Ernle Chatfield (dal 1937 Ernle Chatfield, Baron Chatfield)
1938	1939	Sir Roger Backhouse
1939	1943	Sir Dudley Pound
1943	1946	Sir Andrew Cunningham
1946	1948	Sir John Cunningham
1948	1951	Bruce Fraser, Baron Fraser of North Cape
1951	1955	Sir Rhoderick McGrigor
1955	1959	Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma
1959	1960	Sir Charles Lambe
1960	1963	Sir Caspar John
1963	1966	Sir David Luce
1966	1968	Sir Varyl Begg
1968	3 Jul 1970	Sir Michael Le Fanu
3 Jul 1970	1971	Sir Peter Hill Norton
1971	1974	Sir Michael Pollock
1974	1977	Sir Edward Ashmore
1977	1979	Sir Terence Lewin
1979	1982	Sir Henry Leach
1982	1985	Sir John Fieldhouse
1985	1989	Sir William Staveley
1989	1993	Sir Julian Oswald
1993	1995	Sir Benjamin Bathurst
1995	1998	Sir Jock Slater
1998	Jan 2001	Sir Michael Boyce
Jan 2001	17 Sep 2002	Sir Nigel Essenhigh
17 Sep 2002	7 Feb 2006	Sir Alan West
7 Feb 2006	21 Jul 2009	Sir Jonathon Band
21 Jul 2009	.	Sir Mark Stanhope

George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston	15 May 1916	January 3, 1917
Weetman Dickinson Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray	January 3, 1917	November 26, 1917

Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Baron Rothermere	November 26, 1917	April 26, 1918
William Douglas Weir, 1st Baron Weir	April 26, 1918	January 10, 1919
John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone	January 1919	November 1919

Winston Churchill (also Secretary of State for War)	January 10, 1919	April 1, 1921
Frederick Edward Guest	April 1, 1921	October 19, 1922
Sir Samuel Hoare	October 31, 1922	January 22, 1924
Christopher Birdwood Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson	January 22, 1924	November 3, 1924
Sir Samuel Hoare	November 6, 1924	June 4, 1929
Christopher Birdwood Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson	June 7, 1929	October 5, 1930
William Warrender Mackenzie, 1st Baron Amulree	October 14, 1930	November 5, 1931
Charles Vane Tempest Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry	November 5, 1931	June 7, 1935
Philip Cunliffe Lister, 1st Viscount Swinton	June 7, 1935	May 16, 1938
Sir Kingsley Wood	May 16, 1938	April 3, 1940
Sir Samuel Hoare	April 3, 1940	May 11, 1940
Sir Archibald Sinclair	May 11, 1940	May 23, 1945
Harold Macmillan	May 25, 1945	July 26, 1945
William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate	August 3, 1945	October 4, 1946
Philip Noel Baker	October 4, 1946	October 7, 1947
Arthur Henderson	October 7, 1947	October 26, 1951
William Sidney, Lord De L'Isle and Dudley	October 31, 1951	December 20, 1955
Nigel Birch	December 20, 1955	January 16, 1957
George Ward	January 16, 1957	October 28, 1960
Julian Amery	October 28, 1960	July 16, 1962
Hugh Fraser	July 16, 1962	April 1, 1964

1 Apr 1964	19 Oct 1964	Hugh Charles Fraser
19 Oct 1964	6 Jan 1967	Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton

3 Jan 1918	13 Apr 1918	Sir Hugh Trenchard
13 Apr 1918	22 Jan 1919	Sir Frederick Sykes
22 Jan 1919	1 Jan 1930	Sir Hugh Trenchard
1 Jan 1930	1 Apr 1933	Sir John Salmond
1 Apr 1933	27 Apr 1933	Sir Geoffrey Salmond
28 Apr 1933	22 May 1933	Sir John Salmond (acting)
22 May 1933	1 Sep 1937	Sir Edward Ellington
1 Sep 1937	25 Oct 1940	Sir Cyril Newall
25 Oct 1940	1 Jan 1946	Sir Charles Portal
1 Jan 1946	1 Jan 1950	Sir Arthur Tedder
1 Jan 1950	1 Jan 1953	Sir John Slessor
1 Jan 1953	1 Jan 1956	Sir William Dickson
1 Jan 1956	1 Jan 1960	Sir Dermot Boyle
1 Jan 1960	1 Sep 1963	Sir Thomas Pike
1 Sep 1963	1 Apr 1967	Sir Samuel Elworthy
1 Apr 1967	1 Apr 1971	Sir John Grandy
1 Apr 1971	1 Apr 1974	Sir Denis Spotswood
1 Apr 1974	7 Aug 1976	Sir Andrew Humphrey
7 Aug 1976	10 Aug 1977	Sir Neil Cameron
10 Aug 1977	15 Oct 1982	Sir Michael Beetham
15 Oct 1982	15 Oct 1985	Sir Keith Williamson
15 Oct 1985	14 Nov 1988	Sir David Craig
14 Nov 1988	6 Nov 1992	Sir Peter Harding
6 Nov 1992	10 Apr 1997	Sir Michael Graydon
10 Apr 1997	21 Apr 2000	Sir Richard Johns
21 Apr 2000	1 Aug 2003	Sir Peter Squire
1 Aug 2003	13 Apr 2006	Sir Jock Stirrup
13 Apr 2006	31 Jul 2009	Sir Glenn Torpy
31 Jul 2009	.	Sir Stephen Dalton

General James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth	1674	1679
carica vacante	1679	1690
General John Churchill, 1st Earl of Marlborough	1690	1691
Meinhard Schomberg, Duke of Leinster	1691	1711
ames Butler, Duke of Ormond	1711	1714
carica vacante	1714	1744
John Dalrymple, Earl of Stair	1744
George Wade	1745	1748
carica vacante	1748	1757
John Ligonier, Viscount Ligonier	1757	1759
carica vacante	1759	1766
John Manners, Marquess of Granby	1766	1769
carica vacante	1769	1778
Jeffrey Amherst, Baron Amherst	1778	1782
Henry Seymour Conway	1782	1793
Jeffrey Amherst, Baron Amherst	1793	1795
Prince Frederick, Duke of York	1795	1809
Sir David Dundas	1809	1811
Prince Frederick, Duke of York	1811	5 Jan 1827
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington	1827	1828
Rowland Hill, Baron Hill	1828	1842
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington	1842	1852
Henry Hardinge, Viscount Hardinge	1852	1856
Prince George, Duke of Cambridge	15 Jul 1856	1895
Garnet Wolseley, Viscount Wolseley	1895	1900
Frederick Roberts, Earl Roberts	1900	1904

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1908	1912	Sir William Nicholson
1912	1914	Sir John French
1914	25 Oct 1914	Sir Charles Douglas
1914	1915	Sir James Murray
1915		Sir Archibald Murray
1915	1918	Sir William Robertson
1918	22 Jun 1922	Sir Henry Wilson
1922	1926	Frederick Lambart, Earl of Cavan
1926	1933	Sir George Milne
1933	1936	Sir Archibald Montgomery Massingberd
1936	1937	Sir Cyril Deverell
1937	1939	John Vereker, Viscount Gort
Sep 1939	May 1940	Sir Edmund Ironside
1940	1941	Sir John Dill
1941	1946	Sir Alan Brooke
1946	1948	Bernard Law Montgomery, Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
1 Nov 1948	1952	Sir William Slim
1952	1955	Sir John Harding
Nov 1955	Sep 1958	Sir Gerald Templer
1958	1961	Sir Francis Festing
1961	Apr 1964	Sir Richard Hull

Apr 1964	Feb 1965	Sir Richard Hull
Feb 1965	Mar 1968	Sir James Cassels
Mar 1968	1971	Sir Geoffrey Baker
1971	1973	Sir Michael Carver
1973	1976	Sir Peter Hunt
1976	1979	Sir Roland Gibbs
1979	1982	Sir Edwin Bramall
1982	1985	Sir John Stanier
1985	1989	Sir Nigel Bagnall
1989	1992	Sir John Chapple
1992	1994	Sir Peter Inge
1994	1997	Sir Charles Guthrie
1997	2000	Sir Roger Wheeler
2000	3 Feb 2003	Sir Michael Walker
3 Feb 2003	29 Aug 2006	Sir Mike Jackson
29 Aug 2006	28 Aug 2009	Sir Richard Dannatt
28 Aug 2009	15 Sep 2010	Sir David Richards
15 Sep 2010		Sir Peter Wall

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir William Dickson	1 January 1956	12 July 1959
Admiral of the Fleet The Earl Mountbatten of Burma	13 July 1959	15 July 1965
Field Marshal Sir Richard Hull	16 July 1965	4 August 1967
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Charles Elworthy	7 August 1967	8 April 1971
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Peter Hill Norton	9 April 1971	21 October 1973
Field Marshal Sir Michael Carver	22 October 1973	23 October 1976
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Andrew Humphrey	24 October 1976	24 January 1977
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Edward Ashmore	9 February 1977	30 August 1977
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Neil Cameron	31 August 1977	31 August 1979
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin	1 September 1979	30 September 1982
Field Marshal Sir Edwin Bramall	1 October 1982	31 October 1985
Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Fieldhouse	1 November 1985	9 December 1988
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir David Craig	9 December 1988	1 April 1991
Field Marshal Sir Richard Vincent	2 April 1991	31 December 1992
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Peter Harding	1 January 1993	13 March 1994
Field Marshal Sir Peter Inge	14 March 1994	1 April 1997
General Sir Charles Guthrie	2 April 1997	15 February 2001
Admiral Sir Michael Boyce	16 February 2001	2 May 2003
General Sir Michael Walker	4 May 2003	28 April 2006
Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup	28 April 2006	29 Oct 2010
Sir David Richards	29 Oct 2010