President of the Air Council

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The President of the Air Council was the senior British government position responsible for overseeing the Royal Air Force before being replaced by the Secretary of State for Air.


Statements (25)
Predicate Object
instanceOf government office
ministerial position
appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom
appliesToOrganization Royal Air Force
country United Kingdom
fieldOfWork air force administration
defence policy
military aviation
governmentBranch executive branch of the United Kingdom
hasDuty administration of air affairs
oversight of the Royal Air Force
hasHistoricalRole oversight of British air power
policy direction for the Royal Air Force
hasJurisdiction Royal Air Force
hasRank senior government position
isHeadOf Air Council
isPositionIn Air Council
isPositionOf Air Ministry
isPredecessorOf modern UK defence air administration roles
isSuccessorPositionOf earlier air administration roles in the British government
officeHeldBy Secretary of State for Air
partOf Air Ministry
British government
replacedBy Secretary of State for Air
usedIn British Empire

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Secretary of State for Air
precededBy

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