Chief of the Defence Staff (Sweden)

The Chief of the Defence Staff (Swedish: Chefen för försvarsstaben, C FST, or Försvarsstabschef) is the second most senior uniformed member of the Swedish Armed Forces (after the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces) and heads the Defence Staff. The Chief of the Defence Staff is the chief of staff of the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces.

History

The position was created in 1937 as a successor to the Chief of the General Staff which was abolished the same year. The position was held by a senior member of one of the three main branches of the Swedish Armed Forces until 1993 when the position was abolished when the Defence Staff was disbanded. Between 2007 and 2022, the Ledningsstaben (LEDS) in the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters was called the Defence Staff in English and was commanded by the Chief of Defence Staff (Chefen för ledningsstaben, C LEDS). The Chief of the Defence Staff position was re-established on 1 January 2023 after the Defence Staff (Ledningsstaben, LEDS) was decommissioned.

Chiefs of the Defence Staff

Vice Chiefs of the Defence Staff

See also

• Chief of the General Staff (1873–1937)
• Chief of Defence Staff (2007–2022)

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• "Försvarsmaktens interna bestämmelser (FIB 2022:6) med arbetsordning för Försvarsmakten (FIB 2022:6)" (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Swedish Armed Forces. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023.