Edmund Dillon
Edmund Dillon | |
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Dillon speaking as president of the XII Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas in 2016 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago Ambassador to Venezuela | |
| 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 | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Years of service | 1974–2010 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Chief of Defence Staff |
Edmund Ernest Dillon (born 7 November 1955) 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 enlisted with the Coast Guard and later joined the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment as a commissioned 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.