Director of Military Intelligence and Security (Sweden)

The Director of Military Intelligence and Security[1] (Swedish: Chefen för militära underrättelse- och säkerhetstjänsten, C MUST) is a two-star role within the Swedish Armed Forces, responsible the Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service. The Director of Military Intelligence and Security is part of the Defence Board (Försvarsmaktsledningen, FML), a group of the Supreme Commander's top commanders.[2]

Director of Military Intelligence and Security Chefen för militära underrättelse- och säkerhetstjänsten
Incumbent MajGen Lena Hallin since 1 May 2019
Swedish Armed Forces
Type	Director of the Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service
Abbreviation	C MUST
Member of	Defence Board
Reports to	Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces
Seat	Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters, Lidingövägen 24, Stockholm
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	FFS 2013:4, Chapter 11 FFS 2016:2, Chapter 11 FIB 2020.1, Chapter 11
Formation	1993
First holder	Major General Erik Rossander
Deputy	Deputy Director of Military Intelligence & Security

Tasks

The Director of Military Intelligence and Security duties are to—among other things—plan, lead, implement and follow up defense intelligence activities as well as military intelligence and security services. The military security service consists of security intelligence service, protective security service and signal protection service. The task includes leading and producing the National Intelligence Unit (Nationella underrättelseenheten, NUE) with the support of the Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement. The task includes supporting the Chief of Joint Operations with follow-up and analysis of external developments abroad. The Director of Military Intelligence and Security shall exercise the employer's duties and powers for the Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service unit at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters, including defense attachés, and for the NUE with the support of the Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement. The task includes recruiting, training, equipping and leading and distributing the work, taking into account requirements for maintaining preparedness and carrying out operations.[3]

Major General Gunnar Karlson (left) as Director of Military Intelligence and Security in 2014.

The Director of Military Intelligence and Security leads and coordinates the Total Defense's signal protection service, including the work with secure cryptographic functions that are intended to protect confidential information and negotiate international signal protection agreements. The task includes supporting the Chief of Armed Forces Training and Procurement in the acquisition of secure cryptographic functions and with statements regarding information technology security. The Director of Military Intelligence and Security shall lead and coordinate the development of the intelligence and security service within the Swedish Armed Forces within the framework of the Armed Forces' operational plan and the Supreme Commander's operational assignment. The Director of Military Intelligence and Security shall support the Chief of Defence Staff and prepare the documents or perform the tasks that the Chief of Defence Staff or the head of the Headquarters decides on within the framework of the Headquarters' operations.[3]

Furthermore, the Director of Military Intelligence and Security shall, with the support of the Chief of Joint Operations, obtain military unit evaluation as a basis for the Chief of Joint Operations' tactical and operational evaluation and support the Chief of Defence Staff's overall evaluation of the operational capability. The Director of Military Intelligence and Security shall support the Government Offices in matters relating to crypto operations and other signal protection activities.[3]

Directors of Military Intelligence and Security

No.	Portrait	Director of Military Intelligence and Security	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch	Prime Minister	Ref
1		Major general[lower-alpha 1] Erik Rossander (born 1939)	October 1993[lower-alpha 2]	1999	5–6 years	Army	Carl Bildt Ingvar Carlsson Göran Persson	[5]
2		Major general Håkan Syrén (born 1952)	1999	31 January 2003	3–4 years	Navy (Amphibious Corps)	Göran Persson	[7]
-		Brigadier general Håkan Pettersson (born 1947) Acting	1 January 2004	19 February 2004	49 days	Air Force	Göran Persson	[8]
3		Major general Håkan Pettersson (born 1947)	20 February 2004	31 May 2007	3 years, 100 days	Air Force	Göran Persson Fredrik Reinfeldt	[8]
4		Major general Stefan Kristiansson (born 1951)	June 2007	30 September 2012	4–5 years	Army	Fredrik Reinfeldt	[9][10]
5		Major general Gunnar Karlson (born 1958)	1 October 2012	30 April 2019	6 years, 211 days	Army	Fredrik Reinfeldt Stefan Löfven	[10]
6		Major general Lena Hallin (born 1961)	1 May 2019	Incumbent	-	Air Force	Stefan Löfven	[11]

Deputy Directors of Military Intelligence & Security

No.	Portrait	Deputy Director of Military Intelligence and Security	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch	Prime Minister	Ref
-		Senior captain Nils-Ove Jansson (born ?)	1992	1995	2–3 years	Navy	Carl Bildt Ingvar Carlsson	[12]
-		Brigadier general Stefan Kristiansson (born 1951)	May 2004	June 2007	2–3 years	Army	Göran Persson Fredrik Reinfeldt	[13]
-		Brigadier general Mats Engman (born 1954)	2007	2008	0–1 years	Air Force	Fredrik Reinfeldt	[14]
-		Pontus Melander (born ?)	October 2008	2010	1–2 years	-	Fredrik Reinfeldt	[14][15]
-		Helena Rietz (born 1968)	2010	2013	2–3 years	-	Fredrik Reinfeldt	[16]
-		Julius Liljeström (born 1969)	2014	2016	1–2 years	-	Stefan Löfven	-
-		Kristina Bergendal (born 1963)	1 May 2016	30 September 2018	2 years, 152 days	-	Stefan Löfven	[17][18]
-		Brigadier general Lena Hallin (born 1961)	1 October 2018	30 April 2019	211 days	Air Force	Stefan Löfven	[19]
-		Daniel Olsson (born ?)	1 October 2019	Incumbent	-	-	Stefan Löfven	[20]

Footnotes

1. Rossander had Senior Colonel's rank when taking office in 1993 and was promoted to Major General in 1994.[4]
2. Rossander began his new position in January 1993 and went in parallel with his predecessor, Senior Colonel Lennart Frick, until his retirement in September of the same year. In October 1993, MUST was organized within the interim organization the Swedish Armed Forces' organizational authority.[5] His appointment as Director was prolonged on 1 July 1994.[6]

References

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. "FÖRSVARSMAKTSLEDNINGEN" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
3. "Försvarsmaktens föreskrifter med arbetsordning för Försvarsmakten (FMArbo)" (PDF). FÖRSVARETS FÖRFATTNINGSSAMLING (FFS) 2016:2 (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 4 July 2016. pp. 25–27. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
4. Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 1700-2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter (in Swedish). Stockholm: Probus. p. 180. ISBN 9187184745. SELIBR 8981272.
5. Lövkrona, Carl, ed. (2014). Årsöversikt 2013: militära underrättelse- och säkerhetstjänsten (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. p. 9. SELIBR 17002474. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
6. "Sammanställning över utnämningar och nya befattningar" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (1): 34. 1994. SELIBR 8257600.
7. Heyman, Charles (2011). The British Army: A Pocket Guide, 2012-2013. Casemate Publishers. p. 49. ISBN 978-1848841079.
8. "Håkan Pettersson ny chef för MUST" (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry of Defence. 2004-02-19. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
9. "Stefan Kristiansson ny chef för MUST" (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry of Defence. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2020 – via Mynewsdesk.
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13. "Avgående chefen för Must ser tillbaka - och framåt" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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