Chief of the Air Staff (Sweden)

Chief of the Air Staff ; Chefen för flygstaben
	Ministry of Defence
Type	Chief of the Air Staff
Status	Abolished
Abbreviation	CFS
Reports to	Chief of the Air Force
Seat	Banérgatan 62-64, Stockholm (1943–1981); Lidingövägen 24, Stockholm (1981–1994); Ärna Air Base (2019–)
Term length	At Her Majesty's pleasure
Formation	1936, 2019
First holder	Lieutenant Colonel Bengt Nordenskiöld (1936); Colonel Anders Persson (2019)
Final holder	Major General Bernt Östh
Abolished	1994
Unofficial names	Flygstabschef
Deputy	Vice Chief of the Air Staff (1936–1994)

The Chief of the Air Staff[1] (Swedish: Chefen för flygstaben, CFS, or Flygstabschef) was from 1936 to 1994 the second most senior member of the Swedish Air Force (after the Chief of the Air Force) and headed the Air Staff. The position was held by a senior member of Swedish Air Force. In 2019, the Air Staff was re-established and a Chief of the Air Staff was appointed again.

Chiefs of the Air Staff

Chiefs of the Air Staff (1936–1994)

No.	Chief of the Air Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch	Prime Minister	Ref
1	Nordenskiöld, BengtLieutenant Colonel[lower-alpha 1] Bengt Nordenskiöld (1891–1983)	1 July 1936	1942	5–6 years	Air Force	Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp Per Albin Hansson	[2]
2	Ljungdahl, AxelColonel[lower-alpha 2] Axel Ljungdahl (1897–1995)	1942	1947	4–5 years	Air Force	Per Albin Hansson Tage Erlander	-
3	Westring, Gustaf AdolfColonel[lower-alpha 3] Gustaf Adolf Westring (1900–1963)	1947	1957	9–10 years	Air Force	Tage Erlander	-
4	Peyron, LennartMajor General Lennart Peyron (1909–1981)	1957	1960	2–3 years	Air Force	Tage Erlander	-
5	Norén, StigMajor General Stig Norén (1908–1996)	1960	1964	3–4 years	Air Force	Tage Erlander	-
6	Odqvist, GöstaMajor General Gösta Odqvist (1913–2005)	1964	1966	1–2 years	Air Force	Tage Erlander	-
7	Nordenskiöld, Claës-HenrikMajor General Claës-Henrik Nordenskiöld (1917–2003)	1966	1970	3–4 years	Air Force	Tage Erlander Olof Palme	-
8	Stenberg, DickMajor General Dick Stenberg (1921–2004)	1 April 1970	30 September 1973	3 years, 182 days	Air Force	Olof Palme	[3]
9	Neij, HansMajor General Hans Neij (1921–1985)	1973	1978	4–5 years	Air Force	Olof Palme Thorbjörn Fälldin	-
10	Nygren, ErikMajor General Erik Nygren (1923–1999)	1978	1980	1–2 years	Air Force	Thorbjörn Fälldin Ola Ullsten	-
11	Båge, EvertMajor General Evert Båge (born 1925)	1980	1984	3–4 years	Air Force	Thorbjörn Fälldin Olof Palme	-
12	Lönnbom, BengtMajor General Bengt Lönnbom (born 1933)	1984	1987	2–3 years	Air Force	Olof Palme Ingvar Carlsson	-
13	Stenfeldt, BertMajor General Bert Stenfeldt (born 1933)	1987	1990	2–3 years	Air Force	Ingvar Carlsson	-
14	Östh, BerntMajor General Bernt Östh (born 1936)	1990	1994	3–4 years	Air Force	Ingvar Carlsson Carl Bildt	-
-	Nilsson, KjellColonel 1st Class Kjell Nilsson (1943–2018) Acting	1993	1994	0–1 years	Air Force	Carl Bildt	-

Chiefs of the Air Staff (2019–present)

No.	Chief of the Air Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch	Prime Minister	Ref
1	Persson, AndersColonel Anders Persson (born 1968)	1 January 2019	30 September 2019	272 days	Air Force	Stefan Löfven	[4]
2	Jönsson, AndersColonel Anders Jönsson (born ?)	1 October 2019	31 May 2020	243 days	Air Force	Stefan Löfven	[5][6]
3	Hedström, DennisColonel Dennis Hedström (born ?)	1 June 2020	31 May 2024	3 years, 365 days	Air Force	Stefan Löfven	[7]

Vice Chiefs of the Air Staff

No.	Vice/Deputy Chief of the Air Staff	Title	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch	Prime Minister	Ref
1	Silfverberg, KarlColonel Karl Silfverberg (1899–1978)	Vice Chief (Souschef)	1943	1948	4–5 years	Air Force	Per Albin Hansson Tage Erlander	-
2	Rapp, TorstenColonel Torsten Rapp (1905–1993)	Vice Chief (Souschef)	1 October 1948	1951	2–3 years	Air Force	Tage Erlander	[8]
3	Falk, GregerColonel Greger Falk (1910–1990)	Vice Chief (Souschef)	1951	1953	1–2 years	Air Force	Tage Erlander	-
4	Möller, StigColonel Stig Möller (1911–2002)	Vice Chief (Souschef)	1953	1959	5–6 years	Air Force	Tage Erlander	-
5	Odqvist, GöstaColonel Gösta Odqvist (1913–2005)	Vice Chief (Souschef)	1959	1961	1–2 years	Air Force	Tage Erlander	-
6	Personne, NilsColonel Nils Personne (1918–2013)	Vice Chief (Souschef)	1961	1966	4–5 years	Air Force	Tage Erlander	-

Footnotes

Promoted to Colonel on 1 July 1937.[2]
Promoted to Major General in 1943.
Promoted to Major General in 1950.

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References

Gullberg 1977, p. 134
Böhme 1990–1991, p. 292
Scheiderbauer 2007–2011, p. 225
Ullman 2019
"PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets forum (5): 8. 2018. 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 (1): 8–9. 2020. 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 (2): 9. 2020. SELIBR 4109339. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
Norén 1995–1997, p. 675

Print

Böhme, Klaus-Richard (1990–1991). "Bengt G Nordenskiöld". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). 27. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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.
Norén, Stig (1995–1997). "B Torsten Rapp". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). 29. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
Scheiderbauer, Sven (2007–2011). "Dick Stenberg". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). 33. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 29 May 2020.

Web

Ullman, Angela (2 October 2019). "Ny flygvapenchef tog befälet" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

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[3] Promoted to Colonel on 1 July 1937.[2]

[4] Promoted to Major General in 1943.

[5] Promoted to Major General in 1950.

[1] Gullberg 1977, p. 134

[Böhme_(1990–1991),_p._292-2] Böhme 1990–1991, p. 292

[6] Scheiderbauer 2007–2011, p. 225

[7] Ullman 2019

[8] "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets forum (5): 8. 2018. SELIBR 4109339. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

[9] "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets forum (1): 8–9. 2020. SELIBR 4109339. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

[10] "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets forum (2): 9. 2020. SELIBR 4109339. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

[Norén_(1995–1997),_p._675-11] Norén 1995–1997, p. 675

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