Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement

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Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement
Produktionschefen
Incumbent
LtGen Johan Svensson
since 1 March 2017
Swedish Armed Forces
TypeChief of the Training & Procurement Staff
AbbreviationC PROD
Member ofDefence Board
Reports toSupreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces
SeatSwedish Armed Forces Headquarters, Lidingövägen 24, Stockholm
Term lengthNo fixed term
Constituting instrumentFFS 2013:4, Chapter 9
FFS 2016:2, Chapter 9
FIB 2020:5, Chapter 9
Formation1 April 2007
First holderLieutenant General Jan Salestrand
Unofficial namesChefen för produktionsledningen
DeputyAssistant Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement

The Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement[1] (Swedish: Produktionschefen, C PROD, sometimes as Chefen för produktionsledningen) is a three-star role within the Swedish Armed Forces, responsible the Training & Procurement Staff. The Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement is part of the Defence Board (Försvarsmaktsledningen, FML), a group of the Supreme Commander's top commanders.[2]

Organisation[]

At the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters's reorganization on 1 April 2007, the Training & Procurement Staff was created.[3] The staff ensures that the Swedish Armed Forces have all the resources required to carry out operations. Its assignments include everything from recruitment and training of personnel to the development of equipment such as weapons, vehicles, ships, and aircraft. The Training & Procurement Staff has a broad area of responsibility which includes both supply of materiel and logistics as well as training of the Swedish Armed Forces' units. The Training & Procurement Staff's assignment is divided between departments with different areas of responsibility, such as the naval and aviation departments. The commanders of these departments are called stridskraftchefer ("combat forces commanders"): the Chief of Army, the Chief of Navy, the Chief of Air Force, the Chief of Defence Logistics, the Chief of Plans (Ledningssystemchefen) and the Chief of Home Guard. The Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement reports directly to the Supreme Commander. Sorting under the Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement, are all the Swedish Armed Forces' organizational units, i.e. all units, schools and centers, except the headquarters.[4]

Chiefs of Armed Forces Training & Procurement[]

No. Portrait Chief of Defence Staff Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch Prime Minister Ref
1
Jan Salestrand
Salestrand, JanLieutenant general
Jan Salestrand
(born 1954)		200720080–1 yearsFlygvapnet vapen bra.svg
Air Force		Fredrik Reinfeldt[5]
2
Göran Mårtensson
Mårtensson, GöranLieutenant general
Göran Mårtensson
(born 1960)		200920144–5 yearsArmén vapen bra.svg
Army		Fredrik Reinfeldt[6]
3
Anders Silwer
Silwer, AndersLieutenant general
Anders Silwer
(born 1959)		201420172–3 yearsFlygvapnet vapen bra.svg
Air Force		Stefan Löfven-
4
Johan Svensson
Svensson, JohanLieutenant general
Johan Svensson
(born 1962)		1 March 2017Incumbent-Flygvapnet vapen bra.svg
Air Force		Stefan Löfven[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Försvarsmaktens gemensamma identitet – direktiv för användandet av Försvarsmaktens namn, profil och bild" (PDF). 1.3 (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 2013-09-16. p. 67. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. ^ "FÖRSVARSMAKTSLEDNINGEN" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Högkvarterets organisation från 1 april 2007" (in Swedish). Government of Sweden. 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Produktionsledningen" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  5. ^ CURRICULUM VITAE (PDF) (in Swedish), Swedish Armed Forces, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2015, retrieved 6 November 2020
  6. ^ "Curriculum vitae Director General Göran Mårtensson" (PDF). Defence Materiel Administration. 2016-04-11. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Johan Svensson ny produktionschef" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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