Maria Byford
Maria Byford | |
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Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1991–present |
Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
Commands held | RAF Medical Services Medical Joint Force Support |
Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
Air Vice-Marshal Maria Byford, QHDS is a senior Royal Air Force officer. Byford has been serving as Chief of Staff Personnel and Air Secretary since February 2020.
RAF career[]
Educated at King's College London, Byford joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1991.[1] After a career in dentistry, she became Head of the Personnel Division at HQ Surgeon-General in 2011.[1] Following deployment as commander of Medical Joint Force Support in Afghanistan in 2014, she became Head of Future Healthcare at HQ Surgeon-General in 2015 and Head of RAF Medical Services in 2019.[2][3] She was appointed Honorary Dental Surgeon to the Queen (QHDS) in 2015.[1]
In February 2020 Byford was appointed Air Secretary with effect from 24 February 2020.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b c Speakers: Air Commodore Maria Byford, Institute of Defence and Government Affairs
- ^ "Sir Arthur Marshall Lecture". Cambridgeshire Aeronautical Society. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Double first for Air Commodore Byford". RAF News. 12 July 2009. p. 12. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Senior Appointments 10 February 2020". raf.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
Categories:
- Living people
- Royal Air Force air marshals
- Women in the Royal Air Force
- Female air force generals and air marshals
- British dentists
- Alumni of King's College London
- Royal Air Force Medical Service officers