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Chief of Air Force
Flygvapenchef
Command flag of the Chief of Air Force.
Incumbent
Major general Carl-Johan Edström
since 1 October 2019
Swedish Air Force
Reports toThe Chief of Swedish Armed Forces Training and Development[1]
SeatLidingövägen 24, Stockholm, Sweden
NominatorMinister for Defence
AppointerThe Government
Formation1 July 1926
First holderKarl Amundson

Chief of Air Force (Swedish: Flygvapenchef, FVC) is the most senior appointment in the Swedish Air Force. The position Chief of Air Force was introduced in 1926 and the current form in 2014.

History

The position and the staff agency "Chief of the Air Force" (Swedish: Chefen för flygvapnet, CFA) was created for a central leadership of the Air Force in peacetime[2][3] through the formation of the Swedish Air Force as an independent military branch which took place on 1 July 1926.[4] Following a larger reorganization of the Swedish Armed Forces in 1994, the staff agency Chief of the Air Force ceased to exist as an independent agency. Instead, the post Chief of Air Force Staff (Swedish: Chefen för flygvapenledningen) 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 Air Force Staff were transferred to the newly instituted post of "Inspector General of the Air Force" (Swedish: Generalinspektören för flygvapnet). The post is similar to that of the "Inspector General of the Army" (Swedish: Generalinspektören för armén) and the "Inspector General of the Navy" (Swedish: Generalinspektören för marinen).[5] It was later renamed to "Inspector of the Air Force" (Swedish: Flygvapeninspektören).[3]

On 1 January 2014, the "Chief of Air Force" (Swedish: Flygvapenchefen, FVC) position was reinstated in the Swedish Armed Forces. The position has not the same duties as before.[6]

Tasks

Tasks of the Chief of Air Force:[7]

  • 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 Air Force is drawn by Brita Grep and embroidered by hand by the company Libraria. Blazon: "Fessed in yellow and blue; on yellow two blue batons of command with sets of open yellow crowns placed two and one in saltire, on blue a winged two-bladed yellow propeller."[8]

List of chiefs

Chiefs of Air Force

No. Portrait Chief of the Air Force
Chefen för flygvapnet		 Took office Left office Time in office Ref.
1
Karl Amundson
Amundson, KarlMajor general
Karl Amundson
(1873–1938)		1 July 192625 February 19314 years, 239 days-
2
Eric Virgin
Virgin, EricMajor general
Eric Virgin
(1876–1950)		26 Februari 193130 June 19343 years, 124 days-
3
Torsten Friis
Friis, TorstenMajor general
Torsten Friis
(1882–1967)		1 July 193430 June 19427 years, 364 days-
4
Bengt Nordenskiöld
Nordenskiöld, BengtLieutenant general
Bengt Nordenskiöld
(1891–1983)		1 July 194230 June 195411 years, 364 days[9]
5
Axel Ljungdahl
Ljungdahl, AxelLieutenant general
Axel Ljungdahl
(1897–1995)		1 July 195430 June 19605 years, 365 days-
6
Torsten Rapp
Rapp, TorstenLieutenant general
Torsten Rapp
(1905–1993)		1 July 1960[note 1]30 September 19611 year, 91 days[10]
7
Lage Thunberg
Thunberg, LageLieutenant general
Lage Thunberg
(1905–1977)		1 October 196130 September 19686 years, 273 days[11]
-
Claës-Henrik Nordenskiöld
Nordenskiöld, Claës-HenrikMajor general
Claës-Henrik Nordenskiöld
(1917–2003)
Acting		1 July 196830 September 196891 days-
8
Stig Norén
Norén, StigLieutenant general
Stig Norén
(1908–1996)		1 October 196830 September 19734 years, 364 days-
9
Dick Stenberg
Stenberg, DickLieutenant general
Dick Stenberg
(1921–2004)		1 October 197330 September 19828 years, 364 days[12]
10
Sven-Olof Olson
Olson, Sven-OlofLieutenant general
Sven-Olof Olson
(born 1926)		1 October 198230 September 19885 years, 365 days-
11
Lars-Erik Englund
Englund, Lars-ErikLieutenant general
Lars-Erik Englund
(1934–2010)		1 October 198830 June 19945 years, 272 days[13][14]

Chiefs of Air Force Staff

No. Portrait Chief of Air Force Staff
Chef för flygvapenledningen		 Took office Left office Time in office Ref.
11
Lars-Erik Englund
Englund, Lars-ErikLieutenant general
Lars-Erik Englund
(1934–2010)		1 July 199430 September 199491 days[14]
12
Kent Harrskog
Harrskog, KentLieutenant general
Kent Harrskog
(born 1944)		1 October 199430 June 19983 years, 364 days[14][15]

Inspectors General of the Air Force

No. Portrait Inspector General of the Air Force
Generalinspektör för flygvapnet		 Took office Left office Time in office Ref.
13
Jan Jonsson
Jonsson, JanMajor general
Jan Jonsson
(born 1952)		1 July 199830 June 20001 year, 365 days[15][16]
14
Mats Nilsson
Nilsson, MatsMajor general
Mats Nilsson
(born 1956)		1 July 20001 December 20022 years, 153 days[16][17]
15
Jan Andersson
Andersson, JanMajor general
Jan Andersson
(born 1955)		1 January 2003[17]20030 years-

Inspectors of the Air Force

No. Portrait Inspector of the Air Force
Flygvapeninspektör		 Took office Left office Time in office Ref.
15
Jan Andersson
Andersson, JanMajor general
Jan Andersson
(born 1955)		200329 February 20084–5 years-
16
Anders Silwer
Silwer, AndersMajor general
Anders Silwer
(born 1959)		1 March 200831 December 20113 years, 305 days[18]
17
Micael Bydén
Bydén, MicaelMajor general
Micael Bydén
(born 1964)		1 January 201220141–2 years[19]

Chiefs of Air Force

No. Portrait Chief of Air Force
Flygvapenchef		 Took office Left office Time in office Ref.
17
Micael Bydén
Bydén, MicaelMajor general
Micael Bydén
(born 1964)		201430 September 20150–1 years-
18
Mats Helgesson
Helgesson, MatsMajor general
Mats Helgesson
(born 1964)		1 October 20151 October 20194 years, 0 days[20][21]
19
Carl-Johan Edström
Edström, Carl-JohanMajor general
Carl-Johan Edström
(born 1967)		1 October 2019Incumbent5 years, 35 days[21]

List of deputy chiefs

Deputy Chiefs of Air Force

Portrait Deputy Chief of Air Force
Ställföreträdande flygvapenchef		 Took office Left office Time in office Ref.
Carl-Johan Edström
Edström, Carl-JohanBrigadier general
Carl-Johan Edström
(born 1967)		1 January 201930 September 2019272 days[21]
Anders Persson
Persson, AndersBrigadier general
Anders Persson
(born 1968)		1 October 2019Incumbent5 years, 35 days[22]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Appointed on 15 January 1960 but didn't take office until 1 July 1960.[10]

References

  1. ^ "PRODUKTIONSLEDNINGEN" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Chefen för flygvapnet". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b Försvarets traditioner i framtiden med översiktlig historik från 1500-talet (PDF) (in Swedish). Statens försvarshistoriska museer TradN. 2015. p. 12. ISBN 9789197859554. SELIBR 17552963. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-24.
  4. ^ "Lars-Erik Englund, flygvapenchef 1988–1994" (PDF). F18-kamraten: tidning för F18 kamratförening med medlemmar ur Kungl Södertörns flygflottilj/flygvapnets Södertörnsskolor (in Swedish) (42). Uttran: F18 kamratförening: 3. 2010. SELIBR 10339544.
  5. ^ Nordgren, Annika; et al. (24 February 1998). "Motion till riksdagen 1997/98:Fö3" (in Swedish). Riksdag. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Nya namn på nya poster" [New names for new positions] (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  7. ^ Försvarets författningssamling: FFS 2013:4 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: TF-redaktionen, Försvarets materielverk. 2013-12-23. p. 18. ISSN 0347-7576. SELIBR 3683131.
  8. ^ Braunstein, Christian (2004). Svenska försvarsmaktens fälttecken efter millennieskiftet [The flags and standards of the Swedish armed forces after the turn of the millennium] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 7 [dvs 8] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. p. 108. ISBN 91-971584-7-X. SELIBR 9815350. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  9. ^ Böhme, Klaus-Richard (1990–1991). "Bengt G Nordenskiöld". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 27. National Archives of Sweden. p. 292. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  10. ^ a b Norén, Stig (1995–1997). "B Torsten Rapp". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 29. National Archives of Sweden. p. 675. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  11. ^ Skoglund, Claës (2009). Det bästa försvarsbeslut som aldrig kom till stånd: ett kontrafaktiskt uppslag (PDF). Publikation / Försvaret och det kalla kriget (FOKK), 1652-5388 ; 17 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Svenskt militärhistoriskt bibliotek. p. 48. ISBN 9789185789573. SELIBR 11704940.
  12. ^ Scheiderbauer, Sven (2007–2011). "Dick Stenberg". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 33. National Archives of Sweden. p. 225. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  13. ^ Charleville, Jahn, ed. (1988). "Ny CFV" [New Chief of the Air Force] (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish) (1). Stockholm: Flygstaben: 2. SELIBR 8257600.
  14. ^ a b c "Flygvapnets nye chef" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish) (1). Stockholm: Flygstaben: 2. 1994. SELIBR 8257600.
  15. ^ a b "Flygvapnets främste företrädare: Generalmajor JAN JONSSON" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish) (2). Stockholm: Flygstaben: 2–3. 1998. SELIBR 8257600.
  16. ^ a b Liander, Peter (2000). "Mats Nilsson. Ny GI för flygvapnet" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish) (2). Stockholm: Flygstaben: 38. SELIBR 8257600.
  17. ^ a b Liander, Peter (2002). "Mats Nilsson lämnar GI-posten. Jan Andersson tar över" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish) (4). Stockholm: Flygstaben: 5. SELIBR 8257600.
  18. ^ "VIKBO 1960" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  19. ^ Bydén, Micael (1 January 2012). "I NY BEFATTNING!" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  20. ^ "Mats Helgesson ny flygvapenchef" [Mats Helgesson new Chief of Air Force] (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  21. ^ a b c "Ny flygvapenchef utsedd" [New Chief of Air Force appointed] (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  22. ^ Ullman, Angela (2 October 2019). "Ny flygvapenchef tog befälet" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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