
| Matthew Wiles | |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Branch: | Royal Air Force |
| Serviceyears: | 1979–2013 |
| Rank: | Air vice-marshal |
| Battles: | War in Afghanistan |
| Awards: | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Air Vice-Marshal Matthew John Gethin Wiles, (born 1961) is a retired senior commander in the Royal Air Force who served as the Air Secretary from 2011 to 2013.
Wiles was commissioned into the Royal Air Force as a flying officer in 1979. He served as Assistant Chief of Staff for Personnel and Logistics at Permanent Joint Headquarters[1] and then went on to be Director General of the Joint Supply Chain at Defence Equipment and Support in 2008.[2] He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2008 New Year Honours[3] before he became Air Secretary in September 2011.[4] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2013 Birthday Honours.