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Chief of Air Force of the Swedish Air Force
Flygvapenchef
Incumbent
Major general Mats Helgesson
since 1 October 2015
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

In 1926, the staff agency "Chief of the Air Force" (Swedish: Chefen för flygvapnet, CFA) was created for a central leadership of the Air Force in peace time.[2][3] 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 (Swedish: Högkvarteret, HKV). 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).[4] 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.[5]

Tasks

Tasks of the Chief of Air Force:[6]

  • 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

Chiefs of Air Force

No. Portrait Chief of the Air Force (Chefen för flygvapnet) Took office Left office
1
Karl Amundson
Amundson, KarlKarl Amundson1 July 192625 February 1931
2
Eric Virgin
Virgin, EricEric Virgin26 Februari 193130 June 1934
3
Torsten Friis
Friis, TorstenTorsten Friis1 July 193430 June 1942
4
Bengt Nordenskiöld
Nordenskiöld, BengtBengt Nordenskiöld1 July 194230 June 1954
5
Axel Ljungdahl
Ljungdahl, AxelAxel Ljungdahl1 July 195430 June 1960
6
Torsten Rapp
Rapp, TorstenTorsten Rapp1 July 196030 September 1961
7
Lage Thunberg
Thunberg, LageLage Thunberg1 October 196130 June 1968
8
Claës-Henrik Nordenskiöld
Nordenskiöld, Claës-HenrikClaës-Henrik Nordenskiöld
Acting		1 July 196830 September 1968
9
Stig Norén
Norén, StigStig Norén1 October 196830 September 1973
10
Dick Stenberg
Stenberg, DickDick Stenberg1 October 197330 September 1982
11
Sven-Olof Olson
Olson, Sven-OlofSven-Olof Olson1 October 198230 September 1988
12
Lars-Erik Englund
Englund, Lars-ErikLars-Erik Englund1 October 198830 September 1994

Chiefs of Air Force Staff

No. Portrait Chief of Air Force Staff (Chef för flygvapenledningen) Took office Left office
13
Kent Harrskog
Harrskog, KentKent Harrskog1 October 199430 June 1998

Inspectors General of the Air Force

No. Portrait Inspector General of the Air Force (Generalinspektör för flygvapnet) Took office Left office
14
Jan Jonsson
Jonsson, JanJan Jonsson1 July 199830 June 2000
15
Mats Nilsson
Nilsson, MatsMats Nilsson1 July 20001 December 2002[7]
16
Jan Andersson
Andersson, JanJan Andersson1 January 2003[7]2003

Inspectors of the Air Force

No. Portrait Inspector of the Air Force (Flygvapeninspektör) Took office Left office
16
Jan Andersson
Andersson, JanJan Andersson200329 February 2008
17
Anders Silwer
Silwer, AndersAnders Silwer1 March 200831 December 2011
18
Micael Bydén
Bydén, MicaelMicael Bydén1 January 20122014

Chiefs of Air Force

No. Portrait Chief of Air Force (Flygvapenchef) Took office Left office
18
Micael Bydén
Bydén, MicaelMicael Bydén201430 September 2015
19
Mats Helgesson
Helgesson, MatsMats Helgesson1 October 2015Incumbent

See also

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 (in Swedish). Statens försvarshistoriska museer TradN. 2015. p. 12. ISBN 9789197859554. SELIBR 17552963.
  4. ^ Nordgren, Annika; et al. (24 February 1998). "Motion till riksdagen 1997/98:Fö3" (in Swedish). Riksdag. Retrieved 11 March 2016. {{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)
  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. SELIBR 3683131.
  7. ^ a b Liander, Peter (2002). "Mats Nilsson lämnar GI-posten. Jan Andersson tar över" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish) (4). Stockholm: Flygstaben: 5. SELIBR 8257600.
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