| Benjamin Defensor | |
| Office: | Vice Chairman Clark Development Corporation |
| Term Start: | 2003 |
| Term End: | 2010 |
| President: | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Office1: | 31st Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines |
| President1: | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Office2: | Commanding General Philippine Air Force |
| Termstart2: | January 2000 |
| Termend2: | September 2002 |
| Alma Mater: | Air University De La Salle University University of the Philippines Philippine Military Academy (1969) |
| President2: | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Joseph Ejercito Estrada |
| Relations: | Atty. Benjamin Defensor Sr. (Father) Dimpna Palma - Defensor (Mother) Miriam Defensor-Santiago (Sister) Narciso Santiago (Brother-in-law) |
| Birth Name: | Benjamin Defensor Jr. |
| Birth Place: | Iloilo City, Iloilo Province, Western Visayas |
| Branch: | Philippine Air Force |
| Allegiance: | Philippines |
| Spouse: | Margaret Defensor |
| Birth Date: | September 12, 1946 |
| Awards: | Presidential Award for Military Leadership Golden Aviator Award for Leadership and Command PAF Flying School for leadership excellence |
| Education: | Masters in Business and Public Management Masters in Mass Communication Bachelor of Science Degree |
| Serviceyears: | 1969 - 2002 |
| Occupation: | Combat Pilot |
| Profession: | Combat Pilot |
| Commands: | Armed Forces of the Philippines Philippine Air Force PAF Tactical Operations Command 100th Training Wing Clark Air Base |
| Honorific Suffix: | AFP (Ret.) |
| Termend1: | November 28, 2002 |
| Termstart1: | September 12, 2002 |
| Predecessor1: | Roy Cimatu |
| Predecessor2: | William Hotchkiss III |
| Successor1: | Dionisio Santiago |
| Successor2: | Nestor Santillan |
Benjamin Palma Defensor Jr., is retired Philippine Air Force General who served as 31st Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines for 69 days, the shortest stint of a Chief of Staff. He succeeded General Roy Cimatu of the Philippine Army on September 12, 2002, until his mandatory retirement at the age of 56 on November 28, 2002. He is the fourth Chief of Staff coming from the Air Force which he was the commanding general from 2000 - September 2002.[1]
Defensor was born in Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines on September 12, 1946, to parents Benjamin Defensor Sr. a local judge and Dimpna Palma a college dean. He is the second eldest among the seven siblings which include his famous elder sister Miriam. He entered Philippine Military Academy and graduated in 1969.[2]
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