Edmund Burton

For the American physician, see Edmund F. Burton.
Sir Edmund Burton
Born 20 October 1943
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1963-2000
Rank Lieutenant-General
Commands held 27 Regiment RA
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Fortescue Gerard Burton KBE (born 20 October 1943) is a former British Army officer who became Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems).

Military career

Educated at Cheltenham College[1] and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, Burton was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1963.[2] He served as commanding officer of 27 Regiment RA before become Commander, Royal Artillery for 1st (UK) Armoured Division in 1987.[1] He became military attaché in Washington D. C. in 1990, Commandant of the Royal Military College of Science in 1991 and Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff Operational Requirements (Land) in 1994.[2] He went on to be Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems) in 1997 and retired in 2000.[2]

Later career

In retirement he became Chairman of the former Police Information Technology Organisation,[2] and remains Chairman of the Information Assurance Advisory Council.[3]

He is President of the Trustworthy Software Initiative.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Burton". Cranfield University. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-408-11414-8
  3. ↑ "IAAC".
  4. ↑ "TSI".
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir John Dunt		 Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems)
1997–1999 		Succeeded by
Sir Jeremy Blackham