▁over ▁a ▁month ▁later ▁on ▁ 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁Lord ▁Roth erm ere ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁first ▁Air ▁Minister . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁January , ▁the ▁Air ▁Council ▁was ▁constit uted ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁Lord ▁Roth erm ere , ▁Air ▁Minister ▁and ▁President ▁Lieutenant - General ▁Sir ▁David ▁Hend erson , ▁Add itional ▁Member ▁and ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁Major - General ▁Sir ▁Hugh ▁T rench ard , ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Staff ▁Major - General ▁( former ly ▁R ear - Ad mir al ) ▁Mark ▁K err , ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Staff ▁Major - General ▁( former ly ▁Com mod ore ) ▁God f rey ▁Pa ine , ▁Master ▁General ▁of ▁Person nel ▁Major - General ▁Se ft on ▁Bran cker , ▁Controller - General ▁of ▁Equ ip ment ▁Sir ▁William ▁We ir , ▁Director - General ▁of ▁A ircraft ▁Production ▁in ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Mun itions ▁Sir ▁John ▁Hunter , ▁Administr ator ▁of ▁Works ▁and ▁Build ings ▁Major ▁J ▁L ▁B air d ▁P erman ent ▁Under - Secret ary ▁ ▁The ▁Air ▁Ministry ▁initially ▁met ▁in ▁the ▁Hotel ▁Cec il ▁on ▁the ▁Str and . ▁ ▁Later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁it ▁moved ▁to ▁Ad astr al ▁House ▁on ▁Kings way . ▁The ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Ministry ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁dis est ab lish ment ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁Council ' s ▁post ▁of ▁Director - General ▁of ▁Military ▁Aer onaut ics . ▁