title: Chief of Defence Staff (Jamaica)
text: # Chief of Defence Staff (Jamaica)
  
  The Chief of Defence Staff is the professional head of the Jamaica Defence Force. They are responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Jamaican military. It is the highest ranked military position in the country.
  
  ## JDF Chiefs
  
  ### Chiefs of Staff (1962–2007)
  
  | No. | Chief of Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Crook, PaulBrigadier Paul Edwin Crook [de] (1915–2004) | 31 July 1962 | 1965 | 2–3 years |
  | 2 | Smith, DavidBrigadier David Hartman Smith | 1965 | 1973 | 7–8 years |
  | 3 | Robinson, DunstanBrigadier Dunstan Fitzgerald Robinson (born 1944) | 1973 | 1973 | 0 years |
  | 4 | Green, RudolphMajor General Rudolph Edward George Green | 1973 | 1979 | 5–6 years |
  | 5 | Neish, RobertMajor General Robert James Neish | 1979 | 1990 | 10–11 years |
  | 6 | Brady, PeterRear Admiral Peter Lorenzo Brady | 1990 | 1998 | 7–8 years |
  | 7 | Simmonds, JohnMajor General John I Simmonds | 1998 | 2002 | 3–4 years |
  | 8 | Lewin, HardleyRear Admiral Hardley M Lewin | 2002 | 2007 | 4–5 years |
  | 9 | Saunders, StewartMajor General Stewart Emerson Saunders | 2007 | 2007 | 0 years |
  
  In December 2007 the title of Chief of Staff was replaced by Chief of Defence Staff and filled by an incumbent.
  
  ### Chiefs of Defence Staff (2008–present)
  
  | No. | Chief of Defence Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Saunders, StewartMajor General Stewart Emerson Saunders | 2008 | 9 October 2010 | 1–2 years |
  | 2 | Anderson, AntonyMajor General Antony Bertram Anderson | 9 October 2010 | 1 December 2016 | 6 years |
  | 3 | Meade, RockyLieutenant General Rocky Ricardo Meade | 1 December 2016 | 21 January 2022 | 6 years |
  | 4 | Wemyss Gorman, AntonetteRear Admiral Antonette Wemyss Gorman (born 1972 or 1973) | 21 January 2022 | Incumbent | 1 years |
  