Chief of Home Guard
Rikshemvärnschefen
Coat of arms.
Incumbent
Major general Laura Swaan Wrede
since 1 October 2022
Swedish Armed Forces
Reports toChief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement
SeatLidingövägen 24, Stockholm, Sweden
NominatorMinister for Defence
AppointerThe Government
Formation1 July 1940
First holderGustaf Petri

The Chief of Home Guard,[1] also called the Chief of the National Swedish Home Guard[2] (Swedish: Rikshemvärnschefen, RiksHvC) is the Swedish Home Guard chief representative. He reports to the Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement. The Home Guard function and its development are the responsibility of the Chief of Home Guard and as support in his work at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters he has the staff of the Home Guard Department (Rikshemvärnsavdelningen).[3] The Chief of Home Guard with staff (the Home Guard Department, PROD RIKSHV) is part of the Training & Procurement Staff.

Tasks

The Chief of Home Guard leads the implementation of the National Home Guard Combat School and the training units' mission activities relating to the Home Guard's operations and he inspects the Home Guard units. The Chief of Home Guard is also the chairman of the Home Guard Council (Rikshemvärnsrådet), the central co-influence body of the Home Guard; a council that is chosen at the National Home Guard Council (Rikshemvärnstinget) every other year.[3]

Since 30 January 2020, the following units are subordinated to the Chief of Home Guard: National Home Guard Combat School, Northern Military Region, Central Military Region, Western Military Region, Southern Military Region.[4]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the National Home Guard Staff (Rikshemvärnsstaben, Rikshvst) 1994–1948, National Home Guard Center (Rikshemvärnscentrum, RiksHvC) 1994–2000, and the Chief of Home Guard with the Home Guard Department within the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters (Rikshemvärnschefen med rikshemvärnsavdelningen inom HKV) 2000–present. Blazon: "Azure, the badge of the Home Guard, three crowns, placed two and one, above the letter H, all or. The shield surmounted two swords in saltire or".[5]

Chiefs

Chiefs of Home Guard

No. Portrait NameTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
Chief of Home Guard (Hemvärnschef)
1
Gustaf Petri
Petri, GustafMajor general[lower-alpha 1]
Gustaf Petri
(1885–1964)		1 July 194031 March 19476 years, 273 days[7]
2
Sven Erik Allstrin
Allstrin, Sven ErikColonel
Sven Erik Allstrin
(1891–1963)		1 April 194730 June 19481 year, 90 days[7]
Chief of the National Swedish Home Guard (Rikshemvärnschef)
2
Sven Erik Allstrin
Allstrin, Sven ErikMajor general[lower-alpha 2]
Sven Erik Allstrin
(1891–1963)		1 July 194831 March 19523 years, 274 days[7]
3
Gunnar Brinck
Brinck, GunnarMajor general[lower-alpha 3]
Gunnar Brinck
(1895–1972)		1 April 195230 September 19553 years, 182 days[7]
4
Per Kellin
Kellin, PerMajor general[lower-alpha 4]
Per Kellin
(1903–1973)		1 October 195530 September 196812 years, 365 days[7]
5
Karl Gustaf Brandberg
Brandberg, Karl GustafMajor general
Karl Gustaf Brandberg
(1905–1997)		1 October 196830 September 19712 years, 364 days[7]
6
Fredrik Löwenhielm
Löwenhielm, FredrikMajor general
Fredrik Löwenhielm
(1916–2008)		1 October 197131 December 19809 years, 91 days[7]
7
Karl Eric Holm
Holm, Karl EricLieutenant general
Karl Eric Holm
(1919–2016)		1 January 198130 September 19832 years, 272 days[7]
8
Robert Lugn
Lugn, RobertMajor general
Robert Lugn
(1923–2016)		1 October 19831 March 19884 years, 152 days[7]
9
Lars-Eric Wahlgren
Wahlgren, Lars-ErikLieutenant general
Lars-Eric Wahlgren
(1929–1999)		1 April 198830 September 1988182 days[7]
–
Reinhold Lahti
Lahti, ReinholdMajor general
Reinhold Lahti
(1930–2002)
Acting		1 July 1988September 19912–3 years[9][10]
10
Reinhold Lahti
Lahti, ReinholdMajor general
Reinhold Lahti
(1930–2002)		September 199131 March 19942–3 years[10][7]
11
Jan-Olof Borgén
Borgén, Jan-OlofMajor general
Jan-Olof Borgén
(born 1937)		1 April 199430 September 19973 years, 182 days[7]
12
Alf Sandqvist
Sandqvist, AlfMajor general
Alf Sandqvist
(born 1945)		1 October 199730 June 20002 years, 273 days[7]
13
Mats Welff
Welff, MatsMajor general
Mats Welff
(born 1947)		1 July 200030 September 20022 years, 91 days[7]
14
Anders Lindström
Lindström, AndersMajor general
Anders Lindström
(born 1955)		1 October 200230 June 20052 years, 272 days[7]
15
Roland Ekenberg
Ekenberg, RolandMajor general[lower-alpha 5]
Roland Ekenberg
(born 1957)		1 July 200530 August 201813 years, 61 days[7]
16
Stefan Sandborg
Sandborg, StefanMajor general
Stefan Sandborg
(born 1970)		1 September 201830 September 20224 years, 29 days[12]
17
Laura Swaan Wrede
Swaan Wrede, LauraMajor general
Laura Swaan Wrede
(born 1964)		1 October 2022Incumbent1 year, 89 days[13]

Deputy Chiefs of Home Guard

Portrait NameTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
Åke von Schéele
Schéele, Åke vonColonel
Åke von Schéele
(1925–2020)		198019865–6 years[14]
Roger Nilsson
Nilsson, RogerColonel
Roger Nilsson
(born ?)		August 20184–5 years[15]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Petri was colonel when taking office on 1 July 1940 and was promoted to major general on 1 January 1946 while still in office.[6]
  2. ↑ Allstrin was colonel when taking office on 1 April 1947 and was promoted to major general in 1949 while still in office.
  3. ↑ Brinck was colonel when taking office on 1 April 1952 and was promoted to major general in 1954 while still in office.
  4. ↑ Kellin was colonel when taking office on 1 October 1955 and was promoted to major general on 1 October 1959 while still in office.[8]
  5. ↑ Ekenberg was brigadier general when taking office on 1 July 2005 and was promoted to major general on 31 May 2017 while still in office.[11]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Grafisk profil 2013, p. 67
  2. ↑ Gullberg 1977, p. 742
  3. 1 2 "RIKSHEMVÄRNSCHEFEN" [Chief of the National Swedish Home Guard] (in Swedish). Home Guard. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Försvarsmaktens interna bestämmelser med arbetsordning för Försvarsmakten (FM ArbO)" (PDF). FÖRSVARSMAKTENS INTERNA BESTÄMMELSER (FIB) 2020.1 (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 30 January 2020. p. 60. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  5. ↑ Braunstein 2006, p. 18
  6. ↑ Cronenberg 1995–1997, p. 200
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Åkerstedt 2010, p. 61
  8. ↑ Broomé 1975–1977, p. 39
  9. ↑ Lahti, Barbro, ed. (1988-06-15). "Reinhold Lahti". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 17. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Höga militärer". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 13 September 1991. p. 17. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Rikshemvärnschefen befordras" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 2017-05-31. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  12. ↑ "Ny rikshemvärnschef" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  13. ↑ "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets forum (5): 9. 2022. SELIBR 4109339.
  14. ↑ Kjellander 2003, p. 186
  15. ↑ "Roger Nilsson". LinkedIn. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

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