Chris Elliot (RAF officer)

Air Vice Marshal Christina R. Elliot, CBE is a senior Royal Air Force officer.

Christina Elliot
Elliot in 2018
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1985 – present
Rank	Air Vice Marshal
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Military career

Educated at the University of Glasgow, Elliot joined to Royal Air Force in 1985.[1] She became a member of the Directing Staff at the Joint Services Command and Staff College in 2006, Group Captain Airspace Control Capability at RAF Air Command in 2007 and station commander at RAF Halton in 2010.[1] She went on to be Group Captain Programmes in Finance, Programmes and Plans at RAF Air Command in 2012, Director of Ground Training at No. 22 Group RAF in 2014[2] and Air Secretary in 2016.[3] Elliot will retire from the RAF and be succeeded by Air Vice-Marshal Maria Byford on 24 February 2020.[4]

References

1. "Air Vice Marshal Chris (Christina) Elliot CBE MA BSc RAF". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
2. "Young women hear of how to fly high in RAF". Sleaford Standard. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
3. "Senior RAF Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 4 November 2016.
4. "Senior Appointments 10 February 2020". raf.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020. Air Commodore M Byford QHDS to be promoted Air Vice-Marshal and to be Chief of Staff Personnel and Air Secretary, Headquarters Air Command with effect from 24 February 2020 in succession to Air Vice-Marshal C R Elliot CBE who is retiring from the Service.

Military offices
Preceded by David Stubbs	Air Secretary 2016 – 2020	Succeeded by Maria Byford