Fredrik Ståhlberg
Brigadier General Nils Fredrik Adam Ståhlberg (born 24 August 1966) is a Swedish Army officer. He was served as commanding officer of the Western Military Region (2013–2017), as Chief of the Land Component Command (2017–2018), and as Deputy Chief of Army (2017–2020). Since 2020, Ståhlberg serves as Deputy Vice Chancellor of the Swedish Defence University, responsible for the education. Early life. Ståhlberg was born on 24 August 1966 in Skövde, Sweden. He grew up in Karlsborg and moved to Skövde in 1986 to do his military service as company commander in Skaraborg Regiment (P 4). Then he had  no intention of becoming an officer but the plan was to study economics at the University of Gothenburg, but his platoon leader saw the potential and encouraged him to apply for officer training. Career. Ståhlberg graduated from the Military Academy Karlberg in 1989 and was commissioned as an officer and appointed second lieutenant the same year. In 1990–1991 he attended the General Course at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College and in 1991 was promoted to lieutenant. After taking the Higher Course at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1992 to 1993 he was promoted to captain in 1993 . From 1995 to 1996 he was Deputy Company Commander of the Implementation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina, after which he took the Tactical Course at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College (the Swedish National Defence College from 1 January 1997) from 1996 to 1997. In 1997 he was promoted to major, after which he served as company commander at the Combat School South ("Stridsskola Syd", SSS) from 1997 to 1998 and company commander at Skaraborg Regiment and Skaraborg Brigade from 1998 to 1999. He attended the Management Course at the Swedish National Defence College from 1999 to 2001 and served  from 2001 to 2003 in the Joint Forces Command at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters with defence planning and doctrine development within J5 and as head of field exercises. In 2003, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and he served from 2003 to 2005 as ADC to Minister of Defence Leni Björklund. He was head of education from 2005 to 2007 at Skaraborg Regiment, and served in 2008 as chief of staff in Afghanistan and was from 2009 to 2012 the chief of staff at the Land Component Command in the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters. After being promoted to colonel , Ståhlberg served as commander of the Skaraborg Regiment from 2012 to 2017 and also commander of the Western Military Region from 2013 to 2017. He was then project manager in the Training & Procurement Staff at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters from 1 April to 30 September 2017. From 1 October 2017, Ståhlberg was brigadier general and Chief of the Land Component Command in the Joint Support Staff ("Insatsstaben", INSS STAB) at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters. Between September 2017 and February 2020, Ståhlberg also served as Deputy Chief of Army. Ståhlberg took over as head of education and Deputy Vice  Chancellor of the Swedish Defence University on 1 February 2020 with an appointment until 30 June 2024. Personal life. He is married to Jeanette Ståhlberg with whom he has two children, Beatrice and Alexander. etc. etc.