Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton: Chief of the Defence Staff, Ministry of Defence
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton is Chief of the Defence Staff of Ministry of Defence, a ministerial department, according to the body's own published list.
- Body
- Ministry of Defence
- Role
- Chief of the Defence Staff
- Official profile
- gov.uk
- Source
- Ministry of Defence - GOV.UK, read 4 November 2026 (saved copy)
How to contact Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton
GOV.UK publishes no direct contact details for Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton in its list. Use the official profile page:
- Official profile: gov.uk
Who leads Ministry of Defence
- Jeremy Pocklington Permanent Secretary
All 15 people of Ministry of Defence.
Where Ministry of Defence sits in the ladder of power
See UK public bodies.
Where this comes from
Ministry of Defence - GOV.UK, read 4 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by GOV.UK. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the body changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.