Edmund Burton

For the American physician, see Edmund F. Burton. For the English footballer, see Edmund Burton (footballer).

Sir Edmund Burton
Born (1943-10-20) 20 October 1943 (age 81)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1963-2000
RankLieutenant-General
Service number475110
UnitRoyal Artillery
Commands27 Regiment RA
AwardsKnight 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 was the Chairman of the Information Assurance Advisory Council for many years, until March 2017.[3]

He remains the Chair of the Advisory Committee on Trustworthy Software (ACTS).[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Burton". Cranfield University. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-408-11414-8
  3. ^ "IAAC". Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.
  4. ^ "About TSFdn". Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019., retrieved 2017-04-20
Military offices
Preceded by Commandant of the Royal Military College of Science
1991–1994 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems)
1997−1999 		Succeeded by