defence district commander
What position did Alf Sandqvist take from 1992 to 1993?
Alf Sandqvist Major General Alf Robert Sandqvist ( born 27 May 1945 ) is a retired Swedish Army officer . Sandqvists senior commands include the Chief of Home Guard and Inspector [ General ] of the Swedish Army . Early life . Sandqvist was born on 27 May 1945 in Othem , Gotland , Sweden , the son of John Robert Sandqvist ( 1919–2004 ) and his wife Alfhilda Gustava ( 1922–2010 ) . He passed studentexamen in 1966 and considered becoming a gymnastics director . Career . Sandqvist attended officer candidate school ( aspirantskola ) in 1967 and then the Royal Military Academy in Stockholm from 1968 to 1969 when he was commissioned as fänrik and was assigned to Södermanland Regiment ( P 10 ) in Strängnäs . He continued servering in Södermanland Regiment being promoted to lieutenant in 1971 and to captain in 1972 . Sandqvist attended the Army General Course ( AAK ) at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1974 to 1975 and then Higher Course ( HK ) at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1977 to 1979 . He was promoted to major in Södermanland Regiment in 1980 and served as company commander there from 1984 to 1985 . Sandqvist served as commander of the Maintenance Section ( Underhållssektionen ) at the Eastern Military District from 1985 to 1988 and he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1986 . He was commanding officer of the EU battalion in 1988 and the basic training battalion ( grundutbildningsbataljon ) at Södermanland Regiment from 1988 to 1989 . Sandqvist was then promoted to colonel and appointed commanding officer of Skaraborg Regiment ( P 4 ) in 1989 . In 1992 he was promoted to senior colonel and appointed defence district commander . Sandqvist was then Inspector of the Swedish Armoured Troops at the Swedish Army Armoured Warfare Centre ( Arméns pansarcentrum ) from 1 October 1993 to 30 June 1995 and Brigade Inspector at the Swedish Army Brigade Warfare Centre ( Arméns brigadcentrum ) from 1995 to 1997 , both in Skövde . Sandqvist served as the Chief of Home Guard from 1 October 1997 until 30 June 2000 and on 1 July 2000 , he assumed the position of General Inspector of the Army and commanding officer of the Army Tactical Command . On 28 November 2002 , the Swedish government appointed Sandqvist to the position of Inspector of the Army in the General Training and Management Directorate ( Grundorganisationsledningen ) in the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters from 1 January 2003 until 31 May 2005 . Sandqvist retired from the military in 2005 and then became head of the National Association of the Swedish Voluntary Motor Transportation Corps ( Frivilliga Automobilkårernas Riksförbund ) for 10 years until 2015 . On 3 December 2016 , Sandqvist became chairman of the association Ryttmästarbostället outside Skövde . Personal life . Sandqvist is married to Yvonne Marianne ( born 1948 ) and together they have two children : Pernilla Helen ( born 1970 ) and Per Robert Åke ( born 1973 ) . Dates of rank . - 1969 – Fänrik - 1971 – Lieutenant - 1972 – Captain - 1980 – Major - 1987 – Lieutenant Colonel - 1990 – Colonel - 1992 – Senior Colonel - 1997 – Major General Awards and decorations . Swedish . - For Zealous and Devoted Service of the Realm - Home Guard Medal of Merit - Association of Home Guard Officers Merit Badge - Swedish Armed Forces Conscript Medal - Swedish Womens Voluntary Defence Organization Medal of Merit in gold - Swedish Volunteer Air Corps Medal of Merit ( Frivilliga flygkårens förtjänstmedalj ) - Swedish Association of Women’s Auxiliary Driver Corps Royal Medal in Gold ( Svenska Kvinnliga Bilkårers kungliga medalj i guld ) Foreign . - Commander of the Legion of Merit - Home Guard Badge of Merit ( Hjemmevaernets fortjensttegn ) Honours . - Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences ( 2000 ) External links . - Article on Sandqvist