Peter Hederstedt

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Peter Hederstedt
War in Afghanistan

Särskilda operationsgruppen (SOG). He has also served in various staff positions at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in Stockholm
and abroad.

Early life

Hederstedt was born 29 August 1963 in Skövde, Sweden, the son of General Johan Hederstedt. Hederstedt did his mandatory military service at the Gotland Regiment (P 18) in Visby in 1983.[1] In 1984 Hederstedt did his first United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cyprus, part of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), as a squad leader. Back in Sweden he trained to be a reserve officer in the Swedish Armoured Troops and then did two more UN missions, in Cyprus and with United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Lebanon, as a platoon leader.[1]

Career

Hederstedt began his officer training at the Infantry and Cavalry Officers' College (Infanteriets och kavalleriets officershögskola, Inf/KavOHS) in

Särskilda Skyddsgruppen (SSG) in 1994, where he then served in various positions until 2010.[1] From 2004 to 2006, Hederstedt underwent the management course at the Swedish Defence University[2] and in 2016 he completed a bachelor's thesis in military science about the planning of the Swedish participation with special forces in Operation Artemis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]

From 2006 to 2007, he served as deputy commander of the

Särskilda operationsgruppen (SOG). Hederstedt was appointed the unit's first commander 2011–2015. He was promoted to colonel in 2013. Within the special forces, he has carried out operations, in various command positions, in Kosovo, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]

On 1 August 2015, Hederstedt became head of the Experience and Analysis Department in the Joint Forces Command (Insatsstaben, INSS) at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters.[4] On 15 August 2016, Hederstedt became head of the International Relations Section in the Policy and Plans Department in the Defence Staff.[5] He was also appointed as one of His Majesty's aide-de-camp's on duty in 2015.[1] On 1 January 2018, Hederstedt took command of the Western Military Region in Skövde.[6] In early 2020, Hederstedt's appointment was extended to 31 December 2023.[7] In mid-2023, Hederstedt's appointment was extended to 31 August 2024.[8] In early 2024, his appointment was extended again, to 31 August 2026.[9]

Personal life

Hederstedt lives in Skövde and has two sons, Jonathan (born 2004) and Hampus (born 2006). Besides work, he likes to play golf.[1]

Dates of rank

Awards and decorations

Swedish

Foreign

References

  1. ^
    SELIBR 10670279
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  2. ^ Rehnström, Josef (2011-05-03). "Svenska militära interventioner" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Defence University. p. 13. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  3. ^ Hederstedt, Peter (2007-03-26). "Civil-militär planering och beredskap i en ny tid: blev Operation Artemis "politisk bingo"?" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Defence University. p. 1. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  4. SELIBR 4109339
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  8. SELIBR 4109339
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  9. SELIBR 4109339
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  10. ^ "Medaljförläningar 28 januari 2020" (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. 2020-01-28. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
Military offices
Preceded by
Bengt Alexandersson
 Western Military Region
2018–present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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