Chief of Army (Sweden)

Chief of Army of the Swedish Army
Arméchef
Incumbent
Major general Karl Engelbrektson
since 1 June 2016
Swedish Army
Reports to The Chief of Swedish Armed Forces Training and Development[1]
Seat Lidingövägen 24, Stockholm, Sweden
Nominator Minister for Defence
Appointer The Government
Formation 1937
First holder Oscar Nygren

Chief of Army (Swedish: Arméchef, 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 Ministry (Swedish: Lantförsvaret). At his side, the CA had an Army Staff to assist the CA in his duties.[2] 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).[3]

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 Staff (Swedish: Chefen för arméledningen) was created at the then newly instituted Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters (Swedish: Högkvarteret, HKV). In 1998, the Swedish Armed Forces was again reorganized. Most of the duties of the Chief of Army Staff 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).[4] It was later renamed to "Inspector of the Army" (Swedish: Arméinspektören).[3]

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.[5]

Tasks

Tasks of the Chief of Army:[6]

Chiefs of Army

№ Chief of Army (Chefen för armén) Took office Left office
1
Nygren,Oscar Nygren
(acting)[8]		1 July 19361 October 1937
2
Sylvan, PerPer Sylvan19371940
3
Holmquist, IvarIvar Holmquist1 October 194031 March 1944
4
Douglas, ArchibaldArchibald Douglas19441948
5
Ehrensvärd, Carl AugustCarl August Ehrensvärd19481957
6
Bonde, ThordThord Bonde19571963
7
Göransson, CurtCurt Göransson19631969
8
Almgren, Carl EricCarl Eric Almgren19691976
9
Sköld, NilsNils Sköld19761984
10
Bengtsson, Erik G.Erik G. Bengtsson19841990
11
Sagrén, ÅkeÅke Sagrén19901994

Chiefs of Army Staff

№ Chief of Army Staff (Chef för arméledningen) Took office Left office
12
Sagrén, ÅkeÅke Sagrén19941996
13
Melin, MertilMertil Melin1 April 1996[9]1998

Inspectors General of the Army

№ Inspector General of the Army (Generalinspektör för armén) Took office Left office
14
Degerlund, PaulPaul Degerlund19982000
15
Sandqvist, AlfAlf Sandqvist20002003

Inspectors of the Army

№ Inspector of the Army (Arméinspektör) Took office Left office
16
Sandqvist, AlfAlf Sandqvist20032005
17
Göranson, SverkerSverker Göranson20052007
18
Grundevik, BerndtBerndt Grundevik13 December 200713 September 2012
19
Brännström, AndersAnders Brännström13 September 201220 December 2013

Chiefs of Army

№ Chief of Army (Arméchef) Took office Left office
20
Brännström, AndersAnders Brännström20 December 20132016
21
Engelbrektson, KarlKarl Engelbrektson1 June 2016[10]Incumbent

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PRODUKTIONSLEDNINGEN" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Wallberg, Evabritta (1987-01-13). "5. Arméstaben > Förteckning" (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  3. 1 2 Försvarets traditioner i framtiden med översiktlig historik från 1500-talet (PDF) (in Swedish). Statens försvarshistoriska museer TradN. 2015. p. 12. ISBN 9789197859554. LIBRIS 17552963.
  4. ↑ Nordgren, Annika; et al. (24 February 1998). "Motion till riksdagen 1997/98:Fö3" (in Swedish). Riksdag. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Nya namn på nya poster" [New names for new positions] (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Försvarets författningssamling: FFS 2013:4 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: TF-redaktionen, Försvarets materielverk. 2013-12-23. p. 18. ISSN 0347-7576. LIBRIS 3683131.
  7. ↑ Cronenberg, Arvid (1990–1991). "Oscar E Nygren". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden. p. 704. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  8. ↑ Cronenberg, Arvid (1990–1991). "Oscar E Nygren". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden. p. 704. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  9. ↑ "Vår nye armechef" [Our new Chief of Army] (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (4): 2. 1995. LIBRIS 8257600. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Ny arméchef utsedd" [New Chief of Army appointed] (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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