Chief of Air Force (Sweden)

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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 to The Chief of Swedish Armed Forces Training and Development[1]
Seat Lidingövägen 24, Stockholm, Sweden
Nominator Minister for Defence
Appointer The Government
Formation 1 July 1926
First holder Karl 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

№ Chief of the Air Force (Chefen för flygvapnet) Took office Left office
1 Amundson, KarlKarl Amundson 1 July 1926 25 February 1931
2 Virgin, EricEric Virgin 26 Februari 1931 30 June 1934
3 Friis, TorstenTorsten Friis 1 July 1934 30 June 1942
4 Nordenskiöld, BengtBengt Nordenskiöld 1 July 1942 30 June 1954
5 Ljungdahl, AxelAxel Ljungdahl 1 July 1954 30 June 1960
6 Rapp, TorstenTorsten Rapp 1 July 1960 30 September 1961
7 Thunberg, LageLage Thunberg 1 October 1961 30 June 1968
8 Nordenskiöld, Claës-HenrikClaës-Henrik Nordenskiöld (Acting) 1 July 1968 30 September 1968
9 Norén, StigStig Norén 1 October 1968 30 September 1973
10 Stenberg, DickDick Stenberg 1 October 1973 30 September 1982
11 Olson, Sven-OlofSven-Olof Olson 1 October 1982 30 September 1988
12 Englund, Lars-ErikLars-Erik Englund 1 October 1988 30 September 1994

Chiefs of Air Force Staff

№ Chief of Air Force Staff (Chef för flygvapenledningen) Took office Left office
13 Harrskog, KentKent Harrskog 1 October 1994 30 June 1998

Inspectors General of the Air Force

№ Inspector General of the Air Force (Generalinspektör för flygvapnet) Took office Left office
14 Jonsson, JanJan Jonsson 1 July 1998 30 June 2000
15 Nilsson, MatsMats Nilsson 1 July 2000 1 December 2002[7]
16 Andersson, JanJan Andersson 1 January 2003[7] 2003

Inspectors of the Air Force

№ Inspector of the Air Force (Flygvapeninspektör) Took office Left office
16 Andersson, JanJan Andersson 2003 29 February 2008
17 Silwer, AndersAnders Silwer 1 March 2008 31 December 2011
18 Bydén, MicaelMicael Bydén 1 January 2012 2014

Chiefs of Air Force

№ Chief of Air Force (Flygvapenchef) Took office Left office
18 Bydén, MicaelMicael Bydén 2014 30 September 2015
19 Helgesson, MatsMats Helgesson 1 October 2015 Incumbent

See also

References

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