Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army

The office of Chief of the Staff was created in 1880 by General William Booth. The first officer to take the position was his son, Bramwell Booth, in 1881.

The Chief of the Staff also summons all Commissioners and Territorial Commanders of The Salvation Army to form a High Council to elect a new general when a vacancy exists.

Lists of Chief of the Staff

1. (1881–1912) Bramwell Booth
2. (1912–1919) T. Henry Howard
3. (1919–1929) Edward Higgins
4. (1929–1937) Henry Mapp
5. (1937–1939) John McMillan (died in office)
6. (1939–1943) Alfred G. Cunningham
7. (1943–1946) Charles Baugh
8. (1946–1953) John J. Allan
9. (1953–1957) Edgar Dibden
10. (1957–1961) William J. Dray
11. (1961–1961) Norman F. Duggins
12. (1961–1969) Erik Wickberg
13. (1969–1974) Arnold Brown
14. (1974–1977) Arthur E. Carr
15. (1977–1982) W. Stanley Cottrill
16. (1982–1987) Caughey Gauntlett
17. (1987–1991) Ron A. Cox
18. (1991–1993) Bramwell Tillsley
19. (1993–1999) Earle Maxwell
20. (1999–2002) John Larsson
21. (2002–2006) Israel Gaither
22. (2006–2010) Robin Dunster
23. (2010–2013) Barry Swanson
24. (2013) Andre Cox
25. (2013–2015) William A. Roberts
26. (2015–2018) Brian Peddle
27. (2018–2023) Lyndon Buckingham
28. (2023–present) Edward Hill