Christopher Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson

The Lord Thomson
CBE, DSO, PC
Secretary of State for Air
In office
22 January 1924 – 3 November 1924
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterRamsay MacDonald
Preceded bySir Samuel Hoare, Bt
Succeeded bySir Samuel Hoare, Bt
In office
7 June 1929 – 5 October 1930
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterRamsay MacDonald
Preceded bySir Samuel Hoare, Bt
Succeeded byThe Lord Amulree
Personal details
Born(1875-04-13)13 April 1875
Nasik, British India
Died(1930-10-05)5 October 1930 (aged 55)
Allone, France
Resting placeCardington, Bedfordshire
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour

Christopher Birdwood Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson, CBE, DSO, PC (13 April 1875 – 5 October 1930) was a British Army officer who went on to serve as a Labour minister and peer. He served as Secretary of State for Air under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and between 1929 and 1930, when he was killed in the R101 disaster.