Chief of Home Guard

The Chief of Home Guard,[1] also called the Chief of the National Swedish Home Guard[2] (Swedish: Rikshemvärnschefen, RiksHvC) is the Swedish Home Guard chief representative. He reports to the Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement. The Home Guard function and its development are the responsibility of the Chief of Home Guard and as support in his work at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters he has the staff of the Home Guard Department (Rikshemvärnsavdelningen).[3] The Chief of Home Guard with staff (the Home Guard Department, PROD RIKSHV) is part of the Swedish Armed Forces Training & Development Staff (Produktionsledningen, PROD).

Chief of Home Guard
Rikshemvärnschefen
Coat of arms.
Incumbent
Major general Stefan Sandborg
since 1 September 2018
Swedish Armed Forces
Reports toChief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement
SeatLidingövägen 24, Stockholm, Sweden
NominatorMinister for Defence
AppointerThe Government
Formation1 July 1940
First holderGustaf Petri

Tasks

The Chief of Home Guard leads the implementation of the National Home Guard Combat School (Hemvärnets stridsskola, HvSS) and the training units' mission activities relating to the Home Guard's operations and he inspects the Home Guard units. The Chief of Home Guard is also the chairman of the Home Guard Council (Rikshemvärnsrådet), the central co-influence body of the Home Guard; a council that is chosen at the National Home Guard Council (Rikshemvärnstinget) every other year.[3]

Since 30 January 2020, the following units are subordinated to the Chief of Home Guard: National Home Guard Combat School (Hemvärnets stridsskola, HvSS), Military Region North (Norra militärregionen, MR Norr), Military Region Centre (Mellersta militärregionen, MR Mitt), Western Military Region (Västra militärregionen, MR Väst), Southern Military Region (Södra militärregionen, MR Syd).[4]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the National Home Guard Staff (Rikshemvärnsstaben, Rikshvst) 1994–1948, National Home Guard Center (Rikshemvärnscentrum, RiksHvC) 1994–2000, and the Chief of Home Guard with the Home Guard Department within the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters (Rikshemvärnschefen med rikshemvärnsavdelningen inom HKV) 2000–present. Blazon: "Azure, the badge of the Home Guard, three crowns, placed two and one, above the letter H, all or. The shield surmounted two swords in saltire or".[5]

Chiefs

Chiefs of Home Guard
No. HemvärnschefTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Petri, GustafColonel
Gustaf Petri
(1885–1964)		1 July 194031 March 19476 years, 273 days[6]
2
Allstrin, Sven-ErikColonel
Sven-Erik Allstrin
(1891–1963)		1 April 194730 June 19481 year, 90 days[6]
No. RikshemvärnschefTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
2
Allstrin, Sven-ErikColonel
Sven-Erik Allstrin
(1891–1963)		1 July 194831 March 19523 years, 274 days[6]
3
Brinck, GunnarColonel
Gunnar Brinck
(1895–1972)		1 April 195230 September 19553 years, 182 days[6]
4
Kellin, PerColonel
Per Kellin
(1903–1973)		1 October 195530 September 196812 years, 365 days[6]
5
Brandberg, Karl GustafMajor general
Karl Gustaf Brandberg
(1905–1997)		1 October 196830 September 19712 years, 364 days[6]
6
Löwenhielm, FredrikMajor general
Fredrik Löwenhielm
(1916–2008)		1 October 197131 December 19809 years, 91 days[6]
7
Holm, Karl EricLieutenant general
Karl Eric Holm
(1919–2016)		1 January 198130 September 19832 years, 272 days[6]
8
Lugn, RobertMajor general
Robert Lugn
(1923–2016)		1 October 19831 March 19884 years, 152 days[6]
9
Wahlgren, Lars-ErikLieutenant general
Lars-Eric Wahlgren
(1929–1999)		1988-04-011988-09-30182 days[6]
10
Lahti, ReinholdMajor general
Reinhold Lahti
(1930–2002)		1 October 198831 March 19945 years, 181 days[6]
11
Borgén, Jan-OlofMajor general
Jan-Olof Borgén
(born 1937)		1 April 199430 September 19973 years, 182 days[6]
12
Sandqvist, AlfMajor general
Alf Sandqvist
(born 1945)		1 October 199730 June 20002 years, 273 days[6]
13
Welff, MatsMajor general
Mats Welff
(born 1947)		1 July 200030 September 20022 years, 91 days[6]
14
Lindström, AndersMajor general
Anders Lindström
(born 1955)		1 October 200230 June 20052 years, 272 days[6]
15
Ekenberg, RolandBrigadier general
Roland Ekenberg
(born 1957)		1 July 200530 August 201813 years, 61 days[6]
16
Sandborg, StefanMajor general
Stefan Sandborg
(born 1970)		1 September 2018Incumbent2 years, 147 days[7]

Deputy Chiefs of Home Guard
NameTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
Schéele, Åke vonColonel
Åke von Schéele
(1925–2020)		198019865–6 years[8]
Nilsson, RogerColonel
Roger Nilsson
(born ?)		August 20182–3 years[9]

References

Notes
  1. Grafisk profil 2013, p. 67
  2. Gullberg 1977, p. 742
  3. "RIKSHEMVÄRNSCHEFEN" [Chief of the National Swedish Home Guard] (in Swedish). Home Guard. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  4. "Försvarsmaktens interna bestämmelser med arbetsordning för Försvarsmakten (FM ArbO)" (PDF). FÖRSVARSMAKTENS INTERNA BESTÄMMELSER (FIB) 2020.1 (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 30 January 2020. p. 60. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  5. Braunstein 2006, p. 18
  6. Åkerstedt 2010, p. 61
  7. "Ny rikshemvärnschef" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  8. Kjellander 2003, p. 186
  9. "Roger Nilsson". Linkedin. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

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