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Chief of staff of the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Chief of the Defence Staff (Swedish: Chefen för försvarsstaben, C FST, or Försvarsstabschef) is the second most senior uniformed member of the Swedish Armed Forces (after the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces) and heads the Defence Staff. The Chief of the Defence Staff is the chief of staff of the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces.[1]
Chief of the Defence Staff | |
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Chefen för försvarsstaben | |
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Ministry of Defence | |
Type | Chief of the Defence Staff |
Abbreviation | C FST |
Reports to | Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces |
Seat | Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters |
Term length | No fixed term |
Precursor | Chief of the General Staff (1st incarnation) Chief of Defence Staff (2nd incarnation) |
Formation | 1 July 1937 (1st incarnation) 1 January 2023 (2nd incarnation) |
First holder | Major General Olof Thörnell |
Final holder | Vice Admiral Peter Nordbeck (1st incarnation) Vice Admiral Jonas Haggren (2nd incarnation) |
Abolished | 1993 |
Unofficial names | Försvarsstabschef |
Deputy | Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff |
The position was created in 1937 as a successor to the Chief of the General Staff which was abolished the same year. The position was held by a senior member of one of the three main branches of the Swedish Armed Forces until 1993 when the position was abolished when the Defence Staff was disbanded. Between 2007 and 2022, the Ledningsstaben (LEDS) in the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters was called the Defence Staff in English and was commanded by the Chief of Defence Staff (Chefen för ledningsstaben, C LEDS). The Chief of the Defence Staff position was re-established on 1 January 2023 after the Defence Staff (Ledningsstaben, LEDS) was decommissioned.
No. | Portrait | Chief of the Defence Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Supreme Commander | Ref. |
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1937–1993 | ||||||||
1 | Olof Thörnell (1877–1977) | Lieutenant general1 July 1937[lower-alpha 1] | December 1939[lower-alpha 2] | 1–2 years | ![]() Army | – | [2] | |
2 | Axel Bredberg (1884–1960) | Major general1 July 1942 | 15 November 1945[lower-alpha 3] | 1 year, 204 days | ![]() Army | Olof Thörnell Helge Jung | [8][6][7] | |
- | Carl August Ehrensvärd (1892–1974) Acting | Major general22 January 1944 | 15 November 1945 | 1 year, 297 days | ![]() Army | Olof Thörnell Helge Jung | [6][7] | |
3 | Carl August Ehrensvärd (1892–1974) | Major general15 November 1945 | 30 April 1947 | 3 years, 98 days | ![]() Army | Helge Jung | [8][7] | |
4 | Nils Swedlund (1898–1965) | Major general1 April 1947[lower-alpha 4] | 1 April 1951 | 4 years, 0 days | ![]() Army | Helge Jung | [9] | |
5 | Richard Åkerman (1898–1981) | Major general1 April 1951 | 30 September 1957 | 6 years, 182 days | ![]() Army | Nils Swedlund | [10] | |
- | Curt Göransson (1909–1996) Acting | Major general1 April 1957 | 30 September 1957 | 182 days | ![]() Army | Nils Swedlund | [11][12] | |
6 | Curt Göransson (1909–1996) | Major general1 October 1957 | 30 September 1961 | 3 years, 364 days | ![]() Army | Nils Swedlund | [12] | |
7 | Carl Eric Almgren (1913–2001) | Major general1 October 1961 | 30 March 1967 | 5 years, 180 days | ![]() Army | Torsten Rapp | [11][13] | |
8 | Stig Synnergren (1915–2004) | Lieutenant general1 April 1967 | 30 September 1970 | 3 years, 182 days | ![]() Army | Torsten Rapp | [13][14] | |
9 | Bo Westin (1913–2009) | Lieutenant general1 October 1970 | 30 September 1972 | 1 year, 365 days | ![]() Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Stig Synnergren | [14][15] | |
10 | Gunnar Eklund (1920–2010) | Lieutenant general1 October 1972 | 30 September 1976 | 3 years, 365 days | ![]() Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Stig Synnergren | [15][16] | |
10 | Lennart Ljung (1921–1990) | Lieutenant general1 October 1976 | 30 September 1978 | 1 year, 364 days | ![]() Army | Stig Synnergren | [16][17] | |
11 | Bengt Schuback (1928–2015) | Vice admiral1 October 1978 | 30 September 1982 | 3 years, 364 days | ![]() Navy | Ola Ullsten Lennart Ljung | [17][18] | |
12 | Bror Stefenson (1929–2018) | Vice admiral1 October 1982 | 31 March 1987 | 4 years, 181 days | ![]() Navy | Lennart Ljung Bengt Gustafsson | [18][19] | |
13 | Torsten Engberg (1934–2018) | Lieutenant general1 April 1987 | 30 June 1991 | 4 years, 90 days | ![]() Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Bengt Gustafsson | [19][20] | |
14 | Owe Wiktorin (born 1940) | Lieutenant general1 July 1991 | 30 September 1992 | 0–1 years | ![]() Air Force | Bengt Gustafsson | [20][21] | |
15 | Peter Nordbeck (born 1938) | Vice admiral1 October 1992 | 1993 | 0–1 years | ![]() Navy | Bengt Gustafsson | [21] | |
2023–present | ||||||||
1 | Michael Claesson (born 1965) | Lieutenant general1 January 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 241 days | ![]() Army | Micael Bydén | [22] |
No. | Portrait | Vice/Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff | Title | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Supreme Commander | Ref. |
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1 | Major general Axel Rappe (1884–1945) | Deputy Chief (Ställföreträdande chef) | 15 December 1939 | 31 March 1941 | 1 year, 106 days | ![]() Army | Olof Thörnell | [lower-alpha 5] | |
2 | Colonel Samuel Åkerhielm (1887–1976) | Deputy Chief | 3 March 1941 | 1941 | 0 years | ![]() Army | Olof Thörnell | [lower-alpha 6] | |
3 | Carl August Ehrensvärd (1892–1974) | ColonelVice Chief (Souschef) | 1942 | 1944 | 1–2 years | ![]() Army | Olof Thörnell | [25] | |
4 | Nils Swedlund (1898–1965) | ColonelVice Chief (Souschef) | 1 January 1944 | 31 March 1946 | 2 years, 89 days | ![]() Army | Helge Jung | [9] | |
5 | Thord Bonde (1900–1969) | ColonelVice Chief | 1946 | 1950 | 3–4 years | ![]() Army | Helge Jung | [lower-alpha 7] | |
6 | Captain Moje Östberg (1897–1984) | Vice Chief | 1950 | 1951 | 0–1 years | ![]() Navy | Helge Jung | [29] | |
7 | Sam Myhrman (1912–1965) | ColonelVice Chief | 1956 | 1960 | 3–4 years | ![]() Army | Nils Swedlund | [30] | |
8 | Åke Mangård (1917–1998) | ColonelVice Chief | 1960 | 1961 | 0–1 years | ![]() Air Force | Nils Swedlund | [31] | |
9 | Dag Arvas (1913–2004) | CaptainVice Chief | 1961 | 1964 | 2–3 years | ![]() Navy | Torsten Rapp | [32] | |
10 | Bengt Lundvall (1915–2010) | CaptainVice Chief | 1964 | 1966 | 1–2 years | ![]() Navy | Torsten Rapp | [33] | |
11 | Bo Westin (1913–2009) | Major generalVice Chief | 1966 | 1968 | 1–2 years | ![]() Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Torsten Rapp | [34] | |
12 | Dick Stenberg (1921–2004) | Major generalVice Chief | 1 October 1968 | 1 April 1970 | 1 year, 182 days | ![]() Air Force | Torsten Rapp | [35] | |
13 | [lower-alpha 8] Nils-Fredrik Palmstierna (1919–1990) | Major generalVice Chief | 1 April 1970 | 1973 | 2–3 years | ![]() Air Force | Stig Synnergren | [36][14] | |
14 | Sven-Olof Olson (1926–2021) | Major generalVice Chief | 1973 | 1977 | 3–4 years | ![]() Air Force | Stig Synnergren | [37] | |
15 | Rear admiral Bengt Schuback (1928–2015) | Vice Chief | 1 July 1977 | 30 September 1978 | 1 year, 91 days | ![]() Navy | Stig Synnergren | [38][17] | |
16 | Bengt Lehander (1925–1994) | Major generalVice Chief | 1 October 1978 | 30 September 1982 | 3 years, 364 days | ![]() Air Force | Lennart Ljung | [38][18] | |
17 | Lars-Bertil Persson (born 1934) | Major generalDeputy Chief[39] | 1 October 1982 | 1986 | 3–4 years | ![]() Air Force | Lennart Ljung | [18][39] | |
18 | Owe Wiktorin (born 1940) | Major generalDeputy Chief[40] | 1986 | 30 June 1991 | 4–5 years | ![]() Air Force | Bengt Gustafsson | [40][20] | |
2023–present | |||||||||
1 | Jens Nykvist (born 1968) | Rear admiralDeputy Chief | 1 July 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 89 days | ![]() Navy | Micael Bydén | [41] |
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