Trinidad and Tobago military officer and politician
Major General
Edmund Dillon
Dillon speaking as president of the XII Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas in 2016
Trinidad and Tobago Ambassador to Venezuela
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 August 2021
Prime Minister
Keith Rowley
Preceded by
Paul Byam
Minister of Housing and Urban Development
In office 6 August 2018 – 9 August 2020
Prime Minister
Keith Rowley
Preceded by
Adrian Leonce
Succeeded by
Pennelope Beckles
Minister of National Security
In office 9 September 2015 – 5 August 2018
Prime Minister
Keith Rowley
Preceded by
Carlton Alfonso
Succeeded by
Stuart Young
Member of Parliament for Point Fortin
In office 9 September 2015 – 9 August 2020
Preceded by
Paula Gopee-Scoon
Succeeded by
Kennedy Richards
Personal details
Political party
People's National Movement (PNM)
Alma mater
University of the West Indies
Military service
Allegiance
Trinidad and Tobago
Years of service
1992–2010
Rank
Major General
Commands
Chief of Defence Staff
Edmund Ernest Dillon (born 7 November 1955)[1] is a Trinidad and Tobago military officer, politician and diplomat. He is the current Ambassador for Trinidad and Tobago to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Dillon was commissioned with the Coast Guard and joined the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment as an officer. He rose through the ranks and eventually became Chief of Defence Staff, a position that he held from 2006 to 2010. He was a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for Point Fortin between 2015 and 2020, when he served as the Minister of National Security and the Minister of Housing and Urban Development.
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