Chief of Defence Staff (Antigua and Barbuda)
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The Chief of Defence Staff is the professional head of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force. The Chief of Defence Staff is responsible for the operational use of the force subject to the governor-general, the representative of the commander-in-chief.
TypeHighest-ranking military officer
ReportstoGovernor-General
| Chief of Defence Staff | |
|---|---|
| Type | Highest-ranking military officer |
| Member of | Defence Board National Security Council |
| Reports to | Governor-General |
List of officeholders
Commanding officer
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | Captain Leo Gore | 1958 | 1964 | 5–6 years | [1] | |
| 2 | Lieutenant colonel Dennis Gardiner | 1964 | 1971 | 6–7 years | [1] | |
| 3 | Major Herman Blackman | 1971 | 1979 | 7–8 years | [1] | |
| 4 | Major Llewellyn Haywood | 1979 | 1982 | 2–3 years | [1] | |
| 5 | Lieutenant colonel Clyde Walker | 1982 | 1990 | 7–8 years | [1] | |
Chief of Defence Staff
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 5 | Colonel Trevor Thomas | 1990 | 2020 | 29–30 years | [1] | |
| 6 | Brigadier general Telbert Benjamin | 21 March 2020 | Incumbent | 6 years, 169 days | [1] | |
