Chief of Defence Staff (Sweden)

The Chief of Defence Staff[1] (Swedish: Chefen för ledningsstaben, C LEDS lit. 'Chief of the Management Staff') is the chief of the Defence Staff at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters. The Chief of Defence Staff is appointed as a three-star general or admiral.[2] The Chief of Defence Staff is part of the Defence Board (Försvarsmaktsledningen, FML), a group of the Supreme Commander's top commanders.[3]

Chief of Defence Staff
Chefen för ledningsstaben
Incumbent
VAdm Jonas Haggren

since 20 September 2018
Swedish Armed Forces
TypeChief of Defence Staff
AbbreviationC LEDS
Member ofDefence Board
Reports toSupreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces
SeatSwedish Armed Forces Headquarters, Lidingövägen 24, Stockholm
Term lengthNo fixed term
Constituting instrumentFFS 2013:4, Chapter 8
FFS 2016:2, Chapter 8
FIB 2020.1, Chapter 8
PrecursorChief of the Defence Staff
Formation1 April 2007
First holderLieutenant General Mats Nilsson
Unofficial namesLedningsstabschef

Organisation

At Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters's reorganization on 1 April 2007, the Defence Staff (Ledningsstaben, LEDS)[note 1] was created.[2] It handles major strategic issues, such as planning the Swedish Armed Forces' operations and financial control of the agency. The staff leads, coordinates and monitors the activities of the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters. The Defence Staff is in turn divided into departments with different responsibilities. The departments are:[4]

  • Plans and Finance Department (Planerings- och ekonomiavdelningen, LEDS PLANEK)
  • Policy and Plans Department (Inriktningsavdelning, LEDS INRI)
  • Communications Department (Kommunikationsavdelningen, LEDS KOMM)
  • Chief Information Officer Department (CIO-avdelningen, LEDS CIO)
  • Legal Department (Juridiska avdelningen, LEDS JUR)
  • Human Resources Department (Personalavdelningen, LEDS PERS)
  • Total Defence Department (Totalförsvarsavdelningen, LEDS TF).

In addition, there is a staff department for coordination and support to the agency's management. The Chief of Defence Staff is also head of the headquarters. The Chief of Defence Staff has extensive duties and powers, for example with regard to international cooperation and international agreements. The Chief of Defence Staff has, in his support, a deputy head of the headquarters and the administrative headquarters department.[4]

The Chief of Defence Staff reports directely to the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces and the chief financial officer of the Swedish Armed Forces reports to the Chief of Defence Staff.[5]

Chiefs of Defence Staff

No. Portrait Chief of Defence StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branchPrime MinisterRef
1
Nilsson, MatsLieutenant general
Mats Nilsson
(born 1956)
1 April 200731 October 2007213 days
Air Force
Fredrik Reinfeldt-
2
Göranson, SverkerLieutenant general
Sverker Göranson
(born 1954)
1 November 200720091–2 years
Army
Fredrik Reinfeldt[6]
3
Salestrand, JanLieutenant general
Jan Salestrand
(born 1954)
7 May 200920144–5 years
Air Force
Fredrik Reinfeldt
Stefan Löfven
-
4
Gyllensporre, DennisLieutenant general
Dennis Gyllensporre
(born 1964)
27 November 201420183–4 years
Army
Stefan Löfven-
5
Haggren, JonasVice admiral
Jonas Haggren
(born 1964)
20 September 2018Incumbent2 years, 128 days
Navy
Stefan Löfven[7]

Footnotes

  1. Not to be confused with the Defence Staff which existed from 1937 to 1994.

References

Notes

  1. "Försvarsmaktens gemensamma identitet – direktiv för användandet av Försvarsmaktens namn, profil och bild" (PDF). 1.3 (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 2013-09-16. p. 67. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. "Högkvarterets organisation från 1 april 2007" (in Swedish). Government of Sweden. 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. "FÖRSVARSMAKTSLEDNINGEN" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  4. "Ledningsstaben" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  5. "FFS 2013:4: Försvarsmaktens föreskrifter med arbetsordning för Försvarsmakten (FM ArbO)" (PDF). FÖRSVARETS FÖRFATTNINGSSAMLING (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 20 December 2013. p. 3. ISSN 0347-7576. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  6. "Chefsbyten i Försvarsmakten" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 1 November 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  7. "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets forum (5): 9. 2018. SELIBR 4109339.

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