Chief of the Naval Staff (Sweden)
The Chief of the Naval Staff[1] (Swedish: Chefen för marinstaben, CMS, or Marinstabschef) was from 1907 to 1994 the second most senior member of the Swedish Navy (after the Chief of the Navy) and headed the Naval Staff. The position was held by a senior member of Swedish Navy. In 2019, the Naval Staff was re-established and a Chief of the Naval Staff was appointed again.
| Chief of the Naval Staff
Chefen för marinstaben | |
|---|---|
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Incumbent Captain Fredrik Palmquist since 1 June 2019 | |
| Ministry of Defence | |
| Type | Chief of the Naval Staff |
| Abbreviation | CMS |
| Reports to | Chief of Navy |
| Seat | Birger Jarlsgatan 7, Stockholm (1907–1942) Banérgatan 62-64, Stockholm (1942–1981) Lidingövägen 24, Stockholm (1981–1994) Muskö naval base (2019–) |
| Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 1907, 2019 |
| First holder | Rear Admiral Theodor Sandström (1907) Captain Håkan Magnusson (2019) |
| Final holder | Major General Lars G. Persson |
| Abolished | 1994 |
| Unofficial names | Marinstabschef |
| Deputy | Vice Chief of the Naval Staff |
Chiefs of the Naval Staff
Chiefs of the Naval Staff (1907–1994)
| No. | Portrait | Chief of the Naval Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Prime Minister | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rear Admiral Theodor Sandström (1852–1911) | 1907 | 1911 | 3–4 years |  Navy | Arvid Lindman | - | |
| 2 | Captain Sten Ankarcrona (1861–1936) | 17 February 1911 | 30 September 1913[lower-alpha 1] | 2 years, 225 days | Navy | Karl Staaff | [2] | |
| 3 | Vice Admiral Ludvig Sidner (1851–1917) | 1 October 1913[lower-alpha 2] | 27 June 1916 | 2 years, 270 days | Navy | Karl Staaff Hjalmar Hammarskjöld | [3] | |
| 4 | Rear Admiral Henning von Krusenstierna (1862–1933) | 27 June 1916 | 23 March 1927 | 10 years, 269 days | Navy | Hjalmar Hammarskjöld Carl Swartz Nils Edén Hjalmar Branting Gerhard Louis De Geer | [4] | |
| 5 | Rear Admiral Otto Lybeck (1871–1947) | 1 April 1927 | 1936 | 8–9 years | Navy | Carl Gustaf Ekman Arvid Lindman Felix Hamrin Per Albin Hansson Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp | [5] | |
| 6 | Rear Admiral Claës Lindsström (1876–1964) | 1936 | 1936 | 0 years | Navy | Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp Per Albin Hansson | - | |
| 7 | Rear Admiral Charles de Champs (1873–1959) | 1936 | 1937 | 0–1 years | Navy | Per Albin Hansson | - | |
| 8 | Captain[lower-alpha 3] Gösta Ehrensvärd (1885–1973) | 1937 | 1939 | 1–2 years | Navy | Per Albin Hansson | [6] | |
| 9 | Captain Yngve Ekstrand (1888–1951) | 1939 | 1942 | 2–3 years | Navy | Per Albin Hansson | - | |
| 10 | Captain[lower-alpha 4] Helge Strömbäck (1889–1960) | 1 April 1942 | 1945 | 2–3 years | Navy | Per Albin Hansson | [7] | |
| 11 | Rear Admiral Erik Anderberg (1892–1990) | 1945 | 1950 | 4–5 years | Navy | Per Albin Hansson, Tage Erlander | - | |
| 12 | Captain Ragnar Wetterblad (1894–1988) | 1950 | 1953 | 2–3 years | Navy | Tage Erlander | - | |
| 13 | Captain[lower-alpha 5] Bertil Berthelsson (1902–1977) | 1953 | 1957 | 3–4 years | Navy | Tage Erlander | [8] | |
| 14 | Rear Admiral Einar Blidberg (1906–1993) | 1957 | 1961 | 3–4 years | Navy | Tage Erlander | - | |
| - | Rear Admiral Åke Lindemalm (1910–2004) Acting | 1960 | 1961 | 0–1 years | Navy | Tage Erlander | - | |
| - | Rear Admiral Oscar Krokstedt (1908–1985) Acting | 1961 | 1961 | 0 years | Navy | Tage Erlander | - | |
| 15 | Rear Admiral Oscar Krokstedt (1908–1985) | 1962 | 1964 | 1–2 years | Navy | Tage Erlander | - | |
| 16 | Major General Henrik Lange (1908–2000) | 1964 | 1968 | 3–4 years |  Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Tage Erlander | - | |
| 17 | Major General Bo Westin (1913–2009) | 1968 | 1970 | 1–2 years | Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Tage Erlander Olof Palme | - | |
| 18 | Major General Gunnar Eklund (1920–2010) | 1970 | 1972 | 1–2 years | Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Olof Palme | - | |
| 19 | Major General Bo Varenius (1918–1996) | 1972 | 1984 | 11–12 years | Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Olof Palme Thorbjörn Fälldin Ola Ullsten | - | |
| 20 | Major General Torsten Engberg (1934–2018) | 1984 | 1987 | 2–3 years | Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Olof Palme Ingvar Carlsson | - | |
| 21 | Major General Lars G. Persson (born 1937) | 1987 | 1994 | 6–7 years | Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Ingvar Carlsson Carl Bildt | - |
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Chiefs of the Naval Staff (2019–present)
| No. | Portrait | Chief of the Naval Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Prime Minister | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Captain Håkan Magnusson (born 1958) | 1 January 2019 | 31 May 2019 | 150 days | Navy | Stefan Löfven | [9] | |
| 2 | Captain Fredrik Palmquist (born ?) | 1 June 2019 | 31 December 2022 | 3 years, 213 days | Navy | Stefan Löfven | [10] |
Vice Chiefs of the Naval Staff
| No. | Portrait | Vice/Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff | Title | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Prime Minister | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lieutenant Colonel[lower-alpha 6] Ragnar Smith (1892–1975) | Vice Chief (Souschef) | 1941 | 1945 | 3–4 years | Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Per Albin Hansson | [11] | |
| 2 | Colonel Waldemar Wesström (1894–1987) | Vice Chief (Souschef) | 1945 | 1954 | 8–9 years | Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Per Albin Hansson Tage Erlander | [12] |
Footnotes
References
- Gullberg 1977, p. 134
- Lybeck 1920, p. 12
- Nevéus 2003–2006, p. 126
- Wikland 1975–1977, p. 634
- Åberg 1982–1984, p. 424
- Harnesk 1948, p. 241
- Gäfvert 2013–2019, p. 20
- Davidsson 1968, p. 518
- "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets forum (1): 9. 2019. SELIBR 4109339. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets forum (3): 9. 2019. SELIBR 4109339. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- Andersson 2003–2006, p. 571
- Harnesk 1962, p. 1375
Print
- Andersson, Mattias (2003–2006). "Smith, släkt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). 32. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- Davidsson, Åke, ed. (1968). Vem är vem?. 5, Norrland : supplement, register [Who's Who?. 5, Norrland : supplements, directory] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. SELIBR 53513.
- Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning [A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. ISBN 91-1-775052-0. SELIBR 8345587.
- Gäfvert, Björn (2013–2019). "Helge Hj I Strömbäck". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). 34. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1948). Vem är vem?. D. 3, Götalandsdelen utom Skåne [Who's Who?. D. 3, Götaland part except Scania] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. SELIBR 8198271.
- Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? 1, Stor-Stockholm [Who's Who? 1, Greater Stockholm] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. SELIBR 53509.
- Lybeck, Otto (1920). "Sten J T C Ankarcrona". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). 2. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- Nevéus, Torgny (2003–2006). "J W Ludvig Sidner". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). 32. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- Wikland, Erik (1975–1977). "Henning V M Krusenstierna, von". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). 21. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- Åberg, Alf (1982–1984). "Otto E Lybeck". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). 24. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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