Chief of the Queensland Air Staff

Chief of the Queensland Air Staff
Ensign of the Royal Queensland Air Force (CAS Command Flag)
Incumbent Air Vice Marshal Sir Michel José Armand since 5 April 2021
Ministry of Defence
Abbreviation	CQAS
Member of	Defence Council of Queensland
Reports to	Chief of the Defense Forces
Nominator	Secretary of State for Defence
Appointer	Prime Minister
Term length	No fixed length
Formation	3 January 2015
First holder	Air marshal Sir Thomas Hugh
Deputy	Assistant Chief of the Queensland Air Staff

The Chief of the Queensland Air Staff (CQAS) is the professional head of the Royal Queensland Air Force and a member of both the Chiefs of Staff Committee. The post was created in 2015 with Air marshal Sir Thomas Hugh as the first incumbent. The current and 5th Chief of the Air Staff is Air Chief Marshal Sir Alexander Robert Patrick, who succeeded Sir James Edward in April 2021.

List of the Chief of the Queensland Air Staff

Portrait	Name	Date	Time in office
	Air Marshal Sir Thomas Dave Hugh	3 January 2015 - 16 August 2016	7002591000000000000♠1 year, 226 days
	Air Chief Marshal Sir Ronald Tommy Holloway	17 August 2016 - 18 August 2018	7002731000000000000♠2 years, 1 day
	Air Chief Marshal Sir Jeremiah Graham Yardley	19 August 2018 - 18 March 2020	7002544000000000000♠1 year, 179 days
	Air Chief Marshal Sir James Michel Edward	19 March 2020 - 7 April 2021‎	7002384000000000000♠1 year, 19 days
	Air Chief Marshal Sir Alexander Robert Patrick	8 April 2021‎ - 22 March 2022	7002348000000000000♠348 days
	Air Vice Marshal Sir Michel José Armand	22 March 2022 – present	7002978000000000000♠2 years, 247 days