His Majesty's Military Staff
His Majesty's Military Staff
Uniform
The chief of staff wears a large aiguillette m/1816 and guard stick m/1793. The stick is provided with a twist of black silk with two black tassels. An officer in the staff carries the king's royal cypher of gold-colored metal.[3]
Chiefs of Staff
The head of the staff in called either First Aide-de-Camp and Chief of the King's Staff (Swedish: Förste adjutant och chef för H.M. Konungens stab)[4] or Chief Principal Aide-de-Camp to the King (Swedish: Chef för H.M. Konungens stab).[5]
- During the reign of Oscar II
- 1872–1905: General Sven Lagerberg
- 1905–1907: General Hemming Gadd
- During the reign of Gustaf V
- 1908–1909: Major General Carl Rosenblad (acting)
- 1909–1910: Lieutenant General Carl Warberg
- 1910–1923: Lieutenant General[b] Gustaf Uggla
- 1924–1944: Admiral Carl August Ehrensvärd
- 1944–1950: General Olof Thörnell
- During the reign of Gustaf VI Adolf
- 1950–1963: Lieutenant General Hugo Cederschiöld
- 1963–1969: General Thord Bonde
- 1969–1973: Lieutenant General Gustav Åkerman
- During the reign of Carl XVI Gustaf
- 1973–1978: Lieutenant General Malcolm Murray
- 1978–1986: General Stig Synnergren
- 1986–1990: General Lennart Ljung
- 1990–1997: Admiral Bror Stefenson
- 1997–2003: Lieutenant General Curt Sjöö
- 2003–2007: Vice Admiral Frank Rosenius
- 2007–2018: Major General Håkan Pettersson
- 1 October 2018–2023: Lieutenant General Jan Salestrand
- 1 October 2023–present: Major General Peder Ohlsson
Footnotes
- ^ According to the name tag of Chief of Staff Håkan Pettersson pictured here.
- ^ Promoted to general in 1913.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "H.M. Konungens stab" [His Majesty's Military Staff] (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Anna Siverstig ny kommunikationsdirektör, Peder Ohlsson blir chef för H.M. Konungens stab" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ Reglemente: uniformsbestämmelser 2009 : Unibest FM 2009 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Swedish Armed Forces. 2011-09-01. pp. 82, 187, 2014. M7739-350014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2011.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender. 1963 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1963. p. 339.
- SELIBR 8345587.
- ^ Thyselius, Erik, ed. (1918). Vem är det? 1918: Uppslags- och handbok över samtida kända svenska män och kvinnor (in Swedish). Stockholm: P. A. Norstedt & Söners. pp. 393–394.
External links
- Official site (in Swedish)