Mats Helgesson
Mats Helgesson | |
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.jpg) Mats Helgesson in November, 2018 | |
| Birth name | Mats Eric Helgesson |
| Born | 7 May 1964 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Allegiance | Sweden |
| Service | Swedish Air Force |
| Years of service | 1988–2019 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | Blekinge Air Force Wing Chief of Air Force |
Major General Mats Eric Helgesson (born 7 May 1964) is a retired Swedish Air Force officer. He served as commanding officer of the Blekinge Air Force Wing and as Chief of Air Force.
Career
Helgesson was born on 7 May 1964 in Lundby Parish, Gothenburg, Sweden.[1] He did his military service in Norrland Dragoon Regiment (K 4) in Arvidsjaur where he also became a reserve officer. Helgesson was commissioned as an officer at the Hälsinge Air Force Wing (F 15) in 1988 with the rank of fänrik.[2] He was promoted to captain there in 1992[3] and in 1995 to major.[4] After Hälsinge Air Force Wing was disbanded, Helgesson served at Skaraborg Air Force Wing (F 7),[4] where he later served as squadron commander for four years.[5]
Helgesson then served as commanding officer of Blekinge Air Force Wing (F 17) from 2009 to 2012 when he was appointed as head of J 0 at the Swedish Joint Force Command's (Insatsstaben) Development Department at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters.[6] He was then appointed head of Test and Evaluation (T&E) at the Defence Materiel Administration in 2013.[5] Helgesson was appointed Chief of Air Force and was promoted to major general on 17 September 2015 and took office on 1 October 2015.[7] On 1 October 2019, Helgesson retired and became a reserve officer. He was succeeded as Chief of Air Force by Carl-Johan Edström.[8]
Personal life
Helgesson has two children.[9]
Honours
- Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (2018)[10]
Dates of rank
- 1988 – Fänrik
- 19?? – Lieutenant
- 1992 – Captain
- 1995 – Major
- 20?? – Lieutenant Colonel
- 2009 – Colonel
- 20?? – Brigadier General
- 2015 – Major General
References
- ^ Sveriges befolkning 1980 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges släktforskarförb. 2004. ISBN 9187676370. SELIBR 9632925.
- ^ Svenska försvarets rulla 1989 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets läromedelscentral. 1989. p. 796. SELIBR 4109293.
- ^ Försvarsmaktens rulla. 1995 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Högkvarteret, Försvarsmakten. 1995. p. 533. SELIBR 4343056.
- ^ a b Försvarsmaktens rulla. 1999 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Högkvarteret, Försvarsmakten. 1999. p. 141. SELIBR 4343055.
- ^ a b Helgesson, Mats (2015). "Mats Helgesson ny Flygvapenchef" (PDF). Flygvapenfrivilliga: Flygvapenfrivilligas medlemstidning (in Swedish) (3). Stockholm: Flygvapenfrivilliga: 6. SELIBR 11205733.
- ^ Löving, Kent (17 February 2012). "Chefsbyte på F 17" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "Mats Helgesson ny flygvapenchef" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ Levin, Louise (4 September 2019). "Ny flygvapenchef utsedd" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Kallinge – Mats Helgesson ny chef för F17" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "Nya ledamöter i akademien" (in Swedish). Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences. 2018-05-21. Retrieved 5 September 2019.