Paul Degerlund

Major General Fritz Erling Paul Degerlund (born 16 December 1948) is a retired Swedish Army officer. Degerlund's senior commands include Inspector General of the Swedish Army and commanding officer of the Southern Military District (Södra militärdistriktet).

Paul Degerlund
Birth name	Fritz Erling Paul Degerlund
Born	(1948-12-16) 16 December 1948 Överstbyn, Sweden
Allegiance	Sweden
Service/branch	Swedish Army
Years of service	1974–2004
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Halland Brigade Combat School South Inspector General of the Army Southern Military District

Career

Military career

Degerlund was born in Överstbyn, Boden Municipality, Sweden.[1] He graduated as an engineer in 1971 and then attended the Royal Military Academy from 1973 to 1974. Degerlund was trained in the air defense service and served in the Luleå Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Lv 7) in Luleå. He underwent the traditional general staff training and got 1987-88 the privilege to be a student at the United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth in the United States. Degerlund has, among other things, been a teacher at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College and was head of the Army Staff's Planning Department. He was commanding officer of the Halland Brigade (Hallandsbrigaden, IB 16) from 1993 to 1995[2] and then commanding officer of the Combat School South (Stridsskola Syd, SSS) from 1995 to 1997.[1]

Degerlund was an expert in the 1997 Parliamentary Conscript Training Committee[1] and in charge of conscription issue at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters until 1998 when he was promoted to major general and appointed to the position of Inspector General of the Army and head of the Army Tactical Center in Enköping.[3] Degerlund was then commanding officer of the Southern Military District (Södra militärdistriktet, MD S) from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2004 when he retired from active service and was appointed reserve officer in the Swedish Armed Forces from 1 July 2004.[4]

Business career

Degerlund was working in the industry from 2004 and 2009[5] and was then a member of the by Swedish government appointed Signals Intelligence Committee (Signalspaningskommittén) from 2009 to 2011.[6] He is CEO of the Emirates Advanced Investment Group’s branch in Sweden and has worked as head of marketing and senior military advisor for BAE Systems Hägglunds, and as an advisor to Midroc International AB.[7] Degerlund was director of the board of the personal security service company GWS Production AB from 2014 to 27 June 2017.[8] He was also CEO of SBBS Solutions AB and sat on the board of directors of ISD Technologies AB.[9]

Personal life

Degerlund is married to Eva Andersson, a hearing pedagogue. He has two children, Sofie and Peter.[1]

Dates of rank

• 19?? – Fänrik
• 19?? – Lieutenant
• 19?? – Captain
• 19?? – Major
• 19?? – Lieutenant Colonel
• 1994 – Colonel
• 1997 – Colonel 1st Class
• 1998 – Major General

Honours

• Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1992)[1]

References

1. Lidén, Erik (1999). "Hård kamp om budgeten för arméns nye generalinspektör". Vårt försvar: tidskrift (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna försvarsföreningen. 110 (2). SELIBR 3430365. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
2. "Mer om IB 16 historia" (PDF). www.i16.se (in Swedish). Hallands regemente och Hallandsbrigadens kamratförening. p. 5. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
3. Charleville, Jahn (1997). "Helt nytt högkvarter tar vid 1 juli" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (5): 5. SELIBR 8257600.
4. Edin, Magnus (2004-06-17). "Utnämning/ befattningsplacering" (in Swedish). Ministry of Defence. p. 160. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
5. Försvarsutskottets offentliga utfrågning om utvärdering av 2004 års försvarspolitiska beslut. Rapporter från riksdagen, 1653-0942 ; 2007/08:RFR25 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges riksdag. 2008. p. 24. ISBN 9789185943388. SELIBR 11212510.
6. Sverige. Signalspaningskommittén (2011). Uppföljning av signalspaningslagen: betänkande. Statens offentliga utredningar, 0375-250X ; 2011:13 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritze. p. 3. ISBN 9789138235324. SELIBR 12092326.
7. Rodman, Andreas (2015-01-28). "Kära aktieägare!" (in Swedish). GWS Production AB. p. 1. Retrieved 14 June 2017 – via Mynewsdesk.
8. "BIOGRAPHIES". Reuters. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
9. "Fritz Erling Paul Degerlund, 69". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 12 December 2017.

Military offices
Preceded by Mertil Melin	Inspector General of the Army 1998–2000	Succeeded by Alf Sandqvist
Preceded by None	Southern Military District 2000–2004	Succeeded by Göran Boijsen