Maria Byford

Air Vice Marshal Maria Byford is a senior Royal Air Force officer.

Maria Byford
Byford in 2018
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1991 – present
RankAir Vice Marshal
Awards 

RAF career

Educated at King's College London, Byford joined the 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]

In February 2020 Byford was appointed Air Secretary with effect from 24 February 2020.[4]

She was appointed Honorary Dental Surgeon to the Queen (QHDS) in 2015.[1]

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References
  1. Speakers: Air Commodore Maria Byford, Institute of Defence and Government Affairs
  2. "Sir Arthur Marshall Lecture". Cambridgeshire Aeronautical Society. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  3. "Double first for Air Commodore Byford". RAF News. 12 July 2009. p. 12. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. "Senior Appointments 10 February 2020". raf.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
Military offices
Preceded by
Christina Elliot		 Air Secretary
2020-present		 Incumbent
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