Chief of Air Force (Sweden)

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

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 peace time[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 (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).[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]

Chiefs of Air Force

№ Chief of the Air Force (Chefen för flygvapnet) Took office Left office
1
Amundson, KarlKarl Amundson1 July 192625 February 1931
2
Virgin, EricEric Virgin26 Februari 193130 June 1934
3
Friis, TorstenTorsten Friis1 July 193430 June 1942
4
Nordenskiöld, BengtBengt Nordenskiöld1 July 194230 June 1954
5
Ljungdahl, AxelAxel Ljungdahl1 July 195430 June 1960
6
Rapp, TorstenTorsten Rapp1 July 196030 September 1961
7
Thunberg, LageLage Thunberg1 October 196130 June 1968
8
Nordenskiöld, Claës-HenrikClaës-Henrik Nordenskiöld (Acting)1 July 196830 September 1968
9
Norén, StigStig Norén1 October 196830 September 1973
10
Stenberg, DickDick Stenberg1 October 197330 September 1982
11
Olson, Sven-OlofSven-Olof Olson1 October 198230 September 1988
12
Englund, Lars-ErikLars-Erik Englund1 October 1988[8]30 June 1994[9]

Chiefs of Air Force Staff

№ Chief of Air Force Staff (Chef för flygvapenledningen) Took office Left office
12
Englund, Lars-ErikLars-Erik Englund1 July 1994[9]30 September 1994[9]
13
Harrskog, KentKent Harrskog1 October 1994[9]30 June 1998[10]

Inspectors General of the Air Force

№ Inspector General of the Air Force (Generalinspektör för flygvapnet) Took office Left office
14
Jonsson, JanJan Jonsson1 July 1998[10]30 June 2000
15
Nilsson, MatsMats Nilsson1 July 20001 December 2002[11]
16
Andersson, JanJan Andersson1 January 2003[11]2003

Inspectors of the Air Force

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

Chiefs of Air Force

№ Chief of Air Force (Flygvapenchef) Took office Left office
18
Bydén, MicaelMicael Bydén201430 September 2015
19
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. 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. 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). Uttran: F18 kamratförening (42): 3. 2010. LIBRIS 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. LIBRIS 3683131.
  8. ↑ Charleville, Jahn, ed. (1988). "Ny CFV" [New Chief of the Air Force] (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (1): 2. LIBRIS 8257600.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Flygvapnets nye chef" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (1): 2. 1994. LIBRIS 8257600.
  10. 1 2 "Flygvapnets främste företrädare: Generalmajor JAN JONSSON" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (2): 2–3. 1998. LIBRIS 8257600.
  11. 1 2 Liander, Peter (2002). "Mats Nilsson lämnar GI-posten. Jan Andersson tar över" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (4): 5. LIBRIS 8257600.
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