Peter Ruddock

Air Marshal Peter William David Ruddock, CB, CBE (born 5 February 1954) is a former senior commander in the Royal Air Force who served as Air Secretary from 2004 to 2006.

Peter Ruddock
Born	(1954-02-05) 5 February 1954 (age 71) Carlow, Ireland
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1974–2011
Rank	Air Marshal
Commands	RAF Coningsby
Battles / wars	War in Afghanistan Iraq War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States)

RAF career

Ruddock joined the Royal Air Force in 1974.^[1] He was appointed Officer Commanding the Operations Wing at RAF Coningsby in 1993, assistant director of the Defence Intelligence Staff in 1996, Station Commander at RAF Coningsby in 1999 and then Air Commodore Defensive Operations at Headquarters No. 1 Group in 2000.^[2] He became Director of Staff Duties in 2002^[3] and Air Secretary in 2004^[3] before moving on to be Director-General of the Saudi Arabia Armed Forces Project in 2006.^[2]

He retired in 2011 and became Business Development Director at Lockheed Martin UK.^[2]