The Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army is a Commissioner appointed by the General of The Salvation Army as the second in command internationally. The Chief of the Staff is stationed at International Headquarters in London.
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
(1881–1912) Bramwell Booth
(1912–1919) T. Henry Howard
(1919–1929) Edward Higgins
(1929–1937) Henry Mapp
(1937–1939) John McMillan (died in office)
(1939–1943) Alfred G. Cunningham
(1943–1946) Charles Baugh
(1946–1953) John J. Allan
(1953–1957) Edgar Dibden
(1957–1961) William J. Dray
(1961–1961) Norman F. Duggins
(1961–1969) Erik Wickberg
(1969–1974) Arnold Brown
(1974–1977) Arthur E. Carr
(1977–1982) W. Stanley Cottrill
(1982–1987) Caughey Gauntlett
(1987–1991) Ron A. Cox
(1991–1993) Bramwell Tillsley
(1993–1999) Earle Maxwell
(1999–2002) John Larsson
(2002–2006) Israel Gaither
(2006–2010) Robin Dunster
(2010–2013) Barry Swanson
(2013) Andre Cox
(2013–2015) William A. Roberts
(2015–2018) Brian Peddle
(2018–2023) Lyndon Buckingham
(2023–present) Edward Hill