The Lord Brabazon of Tara | |
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| Minister of Aircraft Production | |
| In office 1 May 1941 – 22 February 1942 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | The Lord Beaverbrook |
| Succeeded by | John Llewellin |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 3 October 1940 – 1 May 1941 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | John Reith |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Leathers |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport | |
| In office 11 November 1924 – 14 January 1927 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | The 2nd Earl Russell |
| In office 8 October 1923 – 22 January 1924 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
| Preceded by | Wilfrid Ashley |
| Succeeded by | No appointment until November 1924 |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 27 April 1942 – 17 May 1964 Hereditary peerage | |
| Preceded by | Peerage created |
| Succeeded by | The 2nd Baron Brabazon of Tara |
| Member of Parliament for Wallasey | |
| In office 27 October 1931 – 27 April 1942 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Burton-Chadwick |
| Succeeded by | George Reakes |
| Member of Parliament for Chatham | |
| In office 14 December 1918 – 10 May 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Gerald Hohler |
| Succeeded by | Frank Markham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1884 London, England |
| Died | 17 May 1964 (aged 80) Longcross, Surrey, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1914–1919 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
| Awards | Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (2) Knight of the Legion of Honour (France) |
Lieutenant Colonel John Theodore Cuthbert Moore-Brabazon, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara, GBE, MC, PC, HonFRPS (8 February 1884 – 17 May 1964) was an English aviation pioneer and Conservative politician. He was the first Englishman to pilot a heavier-than-air machine under power in England, and he served as Minister of Transport and Minister of Aircraft Production during the Second World War.