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.

No.	Portrait	Name (born–died)	Term of office			Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Gore, LeoCaptain Leo Gore	1958	1964	5–6 years	[1]
2		Gardiner, DennisLieutenant colonel Dennis Gardiner	1964	1971	6–7 years	[1]
3		Blackman, HermanMajor Herman Blackman	1971	1979	7–8 years	[1]
4		Haywood, LlewellynMajor Llewellyn Haywood	1979	1982	2–3 years	[1]
5		Walker, ClydeLieutenant colonel Clyde Walker	1982	1990	7–8 years	[1]

No.	Portrait	Name (born–died)	Term of office			Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
5		Thomas, TrevorColonel Trevor Thomas	1990	2020	29–30 years	[1]
6		Benjamin, TelbertBrigadier general Telbert Benjamin	21 March 2020	Incumbent	4 years, 338 days	[1]