Kent Harrskog

Lieutenant General Kent Holger Harrskog (born 11 November 1944) is a retired Swedish Air Force officer. He was Chief of Air Force Staff from 1994 to 1998 and military commander of the Southern Military District from 1998 to 2000.

Kent Harrskog
Birth nameKent Holger Harrskog
Born (1944-11-11) 11 November 1944
Finspång, Sweden
Allegiance Sweden
Service/branchSwedish Air Force
Years of service1967–2000
RankLieutenant General
Commands held
Other workMilitary expert at MoD
Advisor for Saab

Career

Harrskog was born on 11 November 1944 in Finspång, Sweden[1] and grew up in Högsjö, Vingåker Municipality.[2] He passed studentexamen in Katrineholm in 1964 and joined the Swedish Air Force as an aspirant the same year. Harrskog finished first in his class at the Swedish Air Force Flying School in 1965.[2] He became an officer and was promoted to fänrik in 1967 and served as an A 32 attack fighter pilot at Skaraborg Air Force Wing (F 7). Harrskog was promoted to löjtnant in 1969 was transferred to the Defence Materiel Administration as a test pilot at the Swedish Center for Experimental Research (Försökscentralen) where he tested the Saab 37 Viggen.[2]

He completed the higher course at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1976 to 1978 and served at the Defence Staff from 1978 to 1981. In 1981 Harrskog took office as a flight commander during the introduction of the AJ 37 ground-attack fighter at Bråvalla Air Force Wing (F 13).[2][3] In 1983 Harrskog left F 13 and served at the Air Staff's Planning Department until 1985. He was then head of the same department from 1985 to 1987. Harrskog studied at the Air War College in the United States from 1987 to 1988 and at the Swedish National Defence College. In 1988, Harrskog took over the position of acting sector wing commander for the Norrbotten Air Force Wing (F 21/Se ÖN), and in 1990 he became head of the Air Staff's Program Management.[2]

In 1992, Harrskog became the commander of the Northern Air Command (FK N), and in 1994 he became the Chief of Air Force Staff.[3] On 1 July 1998, Harrskog assumed the position of military commander of the Southern Military District (Milo S).[4] In 2000, Harrskog left the Swedish Armed Forces, and until 2005, he was a military expert at the Ministry of Defence.[3] He was appointed in 2005 as chairman of the first MOU committee appointed to work towards Saudi Arabia which meant that Saab could sell the radar system Erieye. From there he went directly to Saab International in 2006 and worked as an adviser for the export of the Saab JAS 39 Gripen.[5]

Personal life

Harrskog was married to Rose-Marie Harrskog (born 1947),[1][6] and to Inger Amft Harrskog (born 1943).[7] His third wife is Inger Sterling Harrskog (born 1951). Harrskog has four children.[2]

He is Grand Prior the President of the Governing Council av Order of Saint Lazarus.[8][9]

Honours

Dates of rank

References

  1. Szabad, Carl, ed. (2002). Sveriges befolkning 1970 (in Swedish) (Version 1.00 ed.). Stockholm: Sveriges släktforskarförb. ISBN 91-87676-31-1. SELIBR 8861349.
  2. "Flygvapnets nye chef" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (1): 2. 1994. SELIBR 8257600.
  3. Kjellander, Rune (2013). Svenska flygvapnets högre chefer 1925-2005: chefsbiografier och befattningsöversikter (in Swedish). Värmdö: Rune Kjellander. p. 61. ISBN 9789163711831. SELIBR 15870537.
  4. "Utnämningar m m" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (2): 52. 1998. ISSN 0015-4792. SELIBR 8257600.
  5. Röstlund, Lisa; Kerpner, Joachim (7 April 2012). "Från departement direkt till välavlönat Saab-jobb". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  6. Sveriges befolkning 1980 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges släktforskarförb. 2004. ISBN 91-87676-37-0. SELIBR 9632925.
  7. Sveriges befolkning 1990 (in Swedish). Ramsele: Svensk arkivinformation (SVAR), Riksarkivet. 2011. ISBN 9789188366917. SELIBR 12076919.
  8. Winberg, Gunnar (2012). Milstolpen: Österåkers hembygdsförening (PDF) (in Swedish). 31. Åkersberga: Österåkers hembygds- och fornminnesförening. p. 12. SELIBR 654041.
  9. "Installationen av ny Stormästare i Jerusalem" [The installation of New Grandmaster in Jerusalem] (in Swedish). Order of Saint Lazarus. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  10. "Valda ledamöter" [Elected members] (in Swedish). Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
Military offices
Preceded by
Roland Magndahl
Norrbotten Air Force Wing
1991–1993
Succeeded by
Curt Westberg
Preceded by
None
Northern Air Command
1993–1994
Succeeded by
Gunnar Ståhl
Preceded by
Lars-Erik Englund
Chief of Air Force Staff
1994–1998
Succeeded by
Jan Jonsson
Preceded by
Sven-Åke Jansson
Southern Military District
1998–2000
Succeeded by
None
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