# Chief of the Army Staff (Sweden)

The Chief of the Army Staff (Swedish: Chefen för arméstaben, CAst, or Arméstabschef) is the professional head of the Swedish Army Staff. The post was created in 1936 with colonel Helge Jung as the first incumbent. The post disappeared in 1994 and was reintroduced in 2019 when the new Army Staff was established.

## History

The Chief of the Army Staff was from 1937 to 1994 the second most senior member of the Swedish Army after the Chief of the Army and headed the Army Staff. The position was initially held by a colonel (1937–1943) and later by a major general (1943–1994). The Chief of the Army Staff was also Chief of the General Staff Corps. When the Army Staff was disbanded in 1994, the office was eliminated. In 2019, the Army Staff was re-established and a Chief of the Army Staff was appointed again, this time held by a colonel.

## Chiefs of the Army Staff
### Chiefs of the Army Staff (1937–1994)

| No. | Chief of the Army Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Prime Minister | Ref. |
| - | Klercker, Ernst afMajor general Ernst af Klercker (1881–1955) Acting | 1 August 1936 | 30 June 1937 | 333 days | Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp Per Albin Hansson | |
| 1 | Jung, HelgeMajor general Helge Jung (1886–1978) | 1 July 1937 | 30 September 1940 | 3 years, 91 days | Per Albin Hansson | - |
| 2 | Högberg, FolkeMajor general Folke Högberg (1884–1972) | 1 October 1940 | 30 September 1942 | 1 year, 364 days | Per Albin Hansson | |
| 3 | Tottie, HenryColonel Henry Tottie (1888–1952) | 1942 | 1943 | 0–1 years | Per Albin Hansson | - |
| 4 | Gadd, HugoMajor general Hugo Gadd (1885–1968) | 1943 | 1946 | 2–3 years | Per Albin Hansson | - |
| 5 | Backlund, IvarMajor general Ivar Backlund (1892–1969) | 1946 | 1948 | 2–3 years | Tage Erlander | - |
| 6 | Tamm, VikingMajor general Viking Tamm (1896–1975) | 1948 | 1953 | 4–5 years | Tage Erlander | - |
| 7 | Carpelan, BertMajor general Bert Carpelan (1895–1981) | 1953 | 1957 | 3–4 years | Tage Erlander | - |
| 8 | Åkerman, GustavMajor general Gustav Åkerman (1901–1988) | 1957 | 1961 | 3–4 years | Tage Erlander | - |
| 9 | Mohlin, ArneMajor general Arne Mohlin (1909–1992) | 1961 | 1963 | 1–2 years | Tage Erlander | - |
| 10 | Synnergren, StigMajor general Stig Synnergren (1915–2004) | 1963 | 1966 | 2–3 years | Tage Erlander | - |
| 11 | Ljung, OveMajor general Ove Ljung (1918–1997) | 1966 | 1968 | 1–2 years | Tage Erlander | - |
| - | Holm, Karl EricMajor general Karl Eric Holm (1919–2016) Acting | 1966 | 1968 | 1–2 years | Tage Erlander | - |
| 12 | Holm, Karl EricMajor general Karl Eric Holm (1919–2016) | 1968 | 1972 | 3–4 years | Tage Erlander Olof Palme | - |
| 13 | Ljung, LennartMajor general Lennart Ljung (1921–1990) | 1972 | 1974 | 1–2 years | Olof Palme | - |
| - | Hökmark, GöstaMajor general Gösta Hökmark (1920–1993) Acting | 1973 | 1976 | 2–3 years | Olof Palme | |
| 14 | Hökmark, GöstaMajor general Gösta Hökmark (1920–1993) | 1976 | 31 March 1979 | 2–3 years | Olof Palme Thorbjörn Fälldin Ola Ullsten | |
| 15 | Lugn, RobertMajor general Robert Lugn (1923–2016) | 1 April 1979 | 1983 | 3–4 years | Ola Ullsten Thorbjörn Fälldin Olof Palme | |
| 16 | Larsson, KristerMajor general Krister Larsson (1934–2022) | 1983 | 1988 | 4–5 years | Olof Palme Ingvar Carlsson | - |
| 17 | Sjöö, CurtMajor general Curt Sjöö (born 1937) | 1988 | 1990 | 1–2 years | Ingvar Carlsson | - |
| 18 | Rönnberg, LennartMajor general Lennart Rönnberg (1938–2022) | 1990 | 1994 | 3–4 years | Ingvar Carlsson Carl Bildt | - |

### Chiefs of the Army Staff (2019–present)

| No. | Portrait | Chief of the Army Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Prime Minister | Ref. |
| 1 | | Lidén, DagColonel Dag Lidén [sv] (born 1961) | 1 January 2019 | 31 May 2022 | 3 years, 150 days | Stefan Löfven Magdalena Andersson | |
| 2 | | Jansson, StefanColonel Stefan Jansson [sv] (born 1967) | 1 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 264 days | Magdalena Andersson | |

## Vice Chiefs of the Army Staff

Swedish: Souschef
| No. | Vice/Deputy Chief of the Army Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Prime Minister | Ref. |
| 1 | Möller, GunnarColonel Gunnar Möller [sv] (1897–1953) | 1942 | 1944 | 1–2 years | Per Albin Hansson | |
| 2 | Lindquist, RolfColonel Rolf Lindquist [sv] (1895–1944) | 1 April 1944 | 24 November 1944 | 237 days | Per Albin Hansson | |
| 3 | Carpelan, BertColonel Bert Carpelan (1895–1981) | 1 February 1945 | 1947 | 1–2 years | Per Albin Hansson Tage Erlander | |
| 4 | Norberg, AdolfColonel Adolf Norberg [sv] (1900–1988) | 1947 | 1948 | 0–1 years | Tage Erlander | - |
| 5 | Flach, MilesColonel Miles Flach [sv] (1902–1974) | 1949 | 1950 | 0–1 years | Tage Erlander | |

## Footnotes

* ↑ af Klercker was colonel when taking office on 1 August 1936 and was promoted to major general on 19 March 1937 while still in office.
* ↑ Jung was colonel when taking office on 1 July 1937 and was promoted to major general in 1938 while still in office.
* ↑ In the middle of 2021, Lidén's position as Chief of Army Staff was extended until further notice, however, until 30 June 2022 at the latest.
* ↑ Perished aboard SS Hansa on his way to Gotland.