Krister Larsson Lagersvärd

Major General Jan Krister Lennart Larsson Lagersvärd, né Larsson (born 14 September 1934) is a retired Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include postings as Chief of the Army Staff and of the General Staff Corps (1983–1988) and head of the Swedish National Defence College from 1988 to 1994.

Krister Larsson Lagersvärd
Birth nameJan Krister Lennart Larsson
Born(1934-09-14)14 September 1934
Lund, Sweden
AllegianceSweden
Service/branchSwedish Army
Years of service1956–1994
RankMajor General
Commands held

Career

Larsson was born on 14 September 1934 in Lund City Parish (Lunds stadsförsamling), Sweden,[1] the son of Lennart Larsson, a farmer, and his wife Kristina (née Bengtsson).[2] He attended a staff course at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1964 to 1966 and served in the Army Staff from 1966 to 1976. Larsson served in South Scanian Regiment from 1976 to 1977 and in the Southern Military District from 1977 to 1979 and then attended the Swedish National Defence College in 1979. He served as acting regimental commander of Värmland Regiment from 1979 to 1980 and Planning Director at the Defence Materiel Administration from 1980 to 1983.[2]

In 1983, Larsson attended a staff course in Monterey, California, United States and at the Swedish National Defence College. In 1983, Larsson was also appointed Chief of the Army Staff and of the General Staff Corps. He served in this position for five yars before being head of the Swedish National Defence College from 1988 to 1994.[2]

Larsson was an expert in the Swedish Armed Forces Management Investigation (Försvarets ledningsutredning, FLU 74) and in the 1979 Materiel Procurement Commission (1979 års materielanskaffningskommission), chairman of the Swedish Pistol Shooting Association (Svenska pistolskytteförbundet) from 1984 to 1989, chairman of the Swedish Military Sports Association (Sveriges militära idrottsförbund) from 1984, and a board member of the Swedish Ancestry Research Association (Sveriges Släktforskarförbund).[2]

He was chairman of the Swedish Military Sports Association from 1995 to 2000.

Personal life

In 1962, he married Solveig Lagersvärd (née Bergström) (born 1934), the daughter of Arvid and Ingrid Bergström.[2]

Dates of rank

Awards and decorations

Honours
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References
  1. Sveriges befolkning 1980 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges släktforskarförb. 2004. ISBN 9187676370. SELIBR 9632925.
  2. Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 640. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
  3. Kungl. Hovstaterna: Kungl. Maj:ts Ordens arkiv, Matriklar (D 1), vol. 14 (1970–1979), p. 78, digital avbildning.
Military offices
Preceded by
Robert Lugn		 Chief of the Army Staff
General Staff Corps
1983–1988		 Succeeded by
Curt Sjöö
Preceded by
Bror Stefenson		 Swedish National Defence College
1988–1994		 Succeeded by
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