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Chief of Army
Arméchef (Swedish)
Flag of the Chief of Army
Incumbent
Major General Jonny Lindfors
since 18 June 2023
Swedish Army
TypeBranch chief
AbbreviationAC
Reports toChief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement
SeatSwedish Armed Forces Headquarters, Stockholm, Sweden
NominatorThe Minister of Defence
AppointerThe Government
Constituting instrumentFIB 2020:5, Chapter 13 a
Formation1937
First holderOscar Nygren
DeputyDeputy chief

The Chief of Army (Swedish: arméchef, lit. 'Army Chief', AC) is the most senior appointment in the Swedish Army. The position Chief of Army was introduced in 1937 and the current form in 2014.

History

In 1937, the staff agency "Chief of the Army" (Swedish: Chefen för armén, CA) was created to lead the army in peace time. The CA would under the King in Council exercise the highest military leadership of the Land Defense (Swedish: Lantförsvaret). At his side, the CA had an Army Staff to assist the CA in his duties. Before 1937 the Chief of the General Staff was considered to be the Chief of Army, but he was not usually to the rank of chief, but formally only the king's chief of staff in his capacity as Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces. The oldest general was chairman of the special preparatory body called the Generals Commission (Generalskommissionen).

Following a larger reorganization of the Swedish Armed Forces in 1994, the staff agency Chief of the Army ceased to exist as an independent agency. Instead, the post Chief of Army Command (Swedish: Chefen för arméledningen) was created at the then newly instituted Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters. In 1998, the Swedish Armed Forces was again reorganized. Most of the duties of the Chief of Army Command were transferred to the newly instituted post of "Inspector General of the Army" (Swedish: generalinspektören för armén). The post is similar to that of the "Inspector General of the Swedish Navy" (Swedish: Generalinspektören för marinen) and the "Inspector General of the Swedish Air Force" (Swedish: Generalinspektören för flygvapnet). It was later renamed to "Inspector of the Army" (Swedish: Arméinspektören) on 1 January 2003. The position of Inspector of the Army had previously been used in from 1942 to 1949 for the head of the Army Inspectorate (Arméinspektionen).

On 1 January 2014, the "Chief of Army" (Swedish: Arméchefen, AC) position was reinstated in the Swedish Armed Forces. The position has not the same duties as before.

Tasks

Tasks of the Chief of Army:

  • Lead the units which the Chief of Swedish Armed Forces Training and Development has distributed
  • To the Chief of Swedish Armed Forces Training and Development propose the development of the units' abilities
  • Being the foremost representative of the units
  • Represent the units and the area of ability in international contacts

Heraldry

The command flag of the Chief of Army is drawn by Brita Grep and embroidered by hand by the Kedja studio, Heraldica. Blazon: "Fessed in yellow and blue; on yellow two blue batons of command with sets of yellow crowns placed two and one in saltire, on blue two yellow swords in saltire."

List of chiefs

No. Portrait Name Took office Left office Time in office Supreme Commander Ref.
Chief of the Army (Chefen för armén)
–
Oscar Nygren
Nygren, OscarLieutenant general
Oscar Nygren
(1872–1960)
Acting		1 July 19361 October 19371 year, 92 days–
–
Olof Thörnell
Thörnell, OlofLieutenant general
Olof Thörnell
(1877–1977)
Acting		15 July 193717 July 19372 days–
–
Axel Lyström
Lyström, AxelLieutenant general
Axel Lyström
(1873–1945)
Acting		19 July 19372 August 193714 days–
–
Lennart Lilliehöök
Lilliehöök, LennartLieutenant general
Lennart Lilliehöök
(1872–1950)
Acting		3 August 193714 August 193711 days–
1
Per Sylvan
Sylvan, PerLieutenant general
Per Sylvan
(1875–1945)		1 October 19371 October 19403 years, 0 daysOlof Thörnell-
–
Oscar Osterman
Osterman, OscarMajor general
Oscar Osterman
(1874–1956)
Acting		10 October 1938
13 October 1938		10 October 1938
14 October 1938		3 days–
–
Göran Gyllenstierna
Gyllenstierna, GöranMajor general
Göran Gyllenstierna
(1876–1968)
Acting		11 October 1938
15 October 1938		12 October 1938
22 October 1938		10 days–
–
Göran Gyllenstierna
Gyllenstierna, GöranMajor general
Göran Gyllenstierna
(1876–1968)
Acting		16 July 193915 August 193930 days–
2
Ivar Holmquist
Holmquist, IvarLieutenant general
Ivar Holmquist
(1879–1954)		1 October 194031 March 19443 years, 182 daysOlof Thörnell
3
Archibald Douglas
Douglas, ArchibaldLieutenant general
Archibald Douglas
(1883–1960)		1 April 194430 September 19484 years, 182 daysHelge Jung
4
Carl August Ehrensvärd
Ehrensvärd, Carl AugustLieutenant general
Carl August Ehrensvärd
(1892–1974)		1 October 194830 September 19578 years, 364 daysHelge Jung
Nils Swedlund
5
Thord Bonde
Bonde, ThordLieutenant general
Thord Bonde
(1900–1969)		1 October 195730 September 19635 years, 364 daysNils Swedlund
Torsten Rapp
6
Curt Göransson
Göransson, CurtLieutenant general
Curt Göransson
(1909–1996)		1 October 196330 September 19695 years, 364 daysTorsten Rapp
7
Carl Eric Almgren
Almgren, Carl EricLieutenant general
Carl Eric Almgren
(1913–2001)		1 October 19691 October 19767 years, 0 daysTorsten Rapp
Stig Synnergren
8
Nils Sköld
Sköld, NilsLieutenant general
Nils Sköld
(1921–1996)		1 October 197631 March 19847 years, 182 daysStig Synnergren
Lennart Ljung
9
Erik G. Bengtsson
Bengtsson, Erik G.Lieutenant general
Erik G. Bengtsson
(born 1928)		1 April 19841 April 19906 years, 0 daysLennart Ljung
Bengt Gustafsson
10
Åke Sagrén
Sagrén, ÅkeLieutenant general
Åke Sagrén
(1935–2022)		1 April 199030 June 19944 years, 90 daysBengt Gustafsson
Chief of Army Command (Chef för arméledningen)
10
Åke Sagrén
Sagrén, ÅkeLieutenant general
Åke Sagrén
(1935–2022)		1 July 199430 March 19961 year, 273 daysOwe Wiktorin
11
Mertil Melin
Melin, MertilLieutenant general
Mertil Melin
(1935–2023)		1 April 199619981–2 yearsOwe Wiktorin
Inspector General of the Army (Generalinspektör för armén)
12
Paul Degerlund
Degerlund, PaulMajor general
Paul Degerlund
(born 1948)		199830 June 20001–2 yearsOwe Wiktorin-
13
Alf Sandqvist
Sandqvist, AlfMajor general
Alf Sandqvist
(born 1945)		1 July 200031 December 20022 years, 183 daysJohan Hederstedt
Inspector of the Army (Arméinspektör)
13
Alf Sandqvist
Sandqvist, AlfMajor general
Alf Sandqvist
(born 1945)		1 January 200331 May 20052 years, 150 daysJohan Hederstedt
Håkan Syrén
14
Sverker Göranson
Göranson, SverkerMajor general
Sverker Göranson
(born 1954)		31 May 20051 November 20072 years, 154 daysHåkan Syrén-
15
Berndt Grundevik
Grundevik, BerndtMajor general
Berndt Grundevik
(born 1956)		1 November 200713 September 20124 years, 317 daysHåkan Syrén
Sverker Göranson
16
Anders Brännström
Brännström, AndersMajor general
Anders Brännström
(born 1957)		13 September 201220 December 20131 year, 98 daysSverker Göranson
Chief of Army (Arméchef)
16
Anders Brännström
Brännström, AndersMajor general
Anders Brännström
(born 1957)		20 December 20131 June 20162 years, 164 daysSverker Göranson
Micael Bydén
17
Karl Engelbrektson
Engelbrektson, KarlMajor general
Karl Engelbrektson
(born 1962)		1 June 201617 June 20237 years, 16 daysMicael Bydén
18
Jonny Lindfors
Lindfors, JonnyMajor general
Jonny Lindfors
(born 1975)		18 June 2023Incumbent314 daysMicael Bydén

List of deputy chiefs

Portrait Name Took office Left office Time in office Prime Minister Ref.
Deputy Chief of Army (Ställföreträdande arméchef)
Fredrik Ståhlberg
Ståhlberg, FredrikBrigadier general
Fredrik Ståhlberg
(born 1966)		September 201731 January 20202–3 yearsMicael Bydén
Laura Swaan Wrede
Swaan Wrede, LauraBrigadier general
Laura Swaan Wrede
(born 1964)		31 March 202030 September 20222 years, 183 daysMicael Bydén
Anders Svensson 
Svensson, AndersBrigadier general
Anders Svensson
(born 1965)		1 October 2022Incumbent1 year, 209 daysMicael Bydén

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ From 8 December 1939.

References

Notes

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  11. ^ a b SvD 1938, p. 4A.
  12. ^ SvD 1939, p. 4A.
  13. ^ Wikland 1971–1973, p. 288
  14. ^ SvD 1944, p. 6A.
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  19. ^ Skoglund 2009, p. 48
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