Chief of Staff (Barbados)

Chief of Staff
Incumbent Brigadier Carlos Lovell since 18 September 2024
Headquarters Barbados Defence Force
Abbreviation	COS
Reports to	President Prime Minister
Residence	St. Ann's Fort The Garrison
Formation	15 August 1979
First holder	Colonel Leonard Banfield
Deputy	Deputy Chief of Staff
Website	Official website

The Chief of Staff (COS) is the professional head of the Barbados Defence Force and the most senior uniformed military adviser to the Prime Minister of Barbados (Chairman of the Defence Board and Minister of National Security). The office of the (COS) is responsible for the administrative and operational control of the Barbados Armed Forces and is based at St. Ann's Fort The Garrison, Saint Michael.

List of Chiefs

No.	Picture	Chief of Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1		Banfield, Leonard Colonel Leonard Banfield	15 August 1979	1980	0–1 years	[1]
2		Lewis, Rudyard Brigadier Rudyard Lewis	1980	1999	18–19 years	[1]
3		Maynard, DeightonColonel Deighton Maynard	1999	September 2003	3–4 years	[1]
4		Quintyne, AlvinColonel Alvin Quintyne	September 2003	1 February 2017	13 years	[1] [2]
5		Grannum, GlyneColonel Glyne Sinatra Grannum	1 February 2017	31 August 2021	4 years, 211 days	[1] [2]
6		Shurland, Errington Rear Admiral Errington Shurland	1 September 2021	18 September 2024	3 years, 17 days	[3]
7		Lovell, CarlosBrigadier Carlos Lovell	18 September 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 51 days	[1]

References

1. "Former Command". bdfbarbados.com. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
2. "New BDF Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief appointed". loopnewsbarbados.com. LOOP NEWS. 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
3. "Change In Leadership At BDF". gisbarbados.gov.bb. BB Government Information Service. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.