Jan Jonsson (Swedish Air Force officer)

Jan Jonsson
Jan Jonsson
Birth name	Jan Bertil Gustav Jonsson
Nickname(s)	Pinnen
Born	22 September 1952 (age 69); Bräcke, Sweden
Allegiance	Sweden
Service/branch	Swedish Air Force
Years of service	1970–2007
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Air Force Tactical Center; Southern Air Force Command; Inspector General of the Air Force; Joint Forces Command; Chief of Joint Operations; Commandant General in Stockholm;

Lieutenant General Jan Bertil Gustav Jonsson (born 22 September 1952) is a retired Swedish Air Force officer. Jonsson served as Inspector General of the Air Force from 1998 to 2000, head of the Joint Forces Command from 2000 to 2007 as well as the Commandant General in Stockholm from 2006 to 2007.

Early life[]

Jonsson was born in Bräcke, Sweden,^[2] the son of fanjunkare Bertil Jonsson.^[3] He was gliding as a 15-year-old in Halmstad and enrolled at the Swedish Air Force Flying School in Ljungbyhed in 1970.^[1]

Career[]

Jonsson was commissioned as an officer in 1975 during his time at the Swedish Armed Forces School for Secondary Education in Uppsala. Jonsson then attended the Royal Swedish Air Force Academy (Flygvapnets krigsskola, F 20), also in Uppsala, from 1976 to 1978.^[1] At graduation, Jonsson was awarded the Chief of the Air Force's honorary gift as best student and F 20's sports shield for best athletic performance.^[4]

Jonsson flew Saab 32 Lansen and Saab 37 Viggen and was head of the tactical testing of Saab JAS 39 Gripen and was the head of the Air Force Tactical Center in Linköping from 1994 to 1997.^[1] Jonsson was commanding officer of the Southern Air Force Command (Södra flygkommandot) from 1997 to 1998. Jonsson was then appointed Inspector General of the Air Force and head of the Air Force Center on 1 July 1998.^[1]^[5] He left the post in 2000 when he was appointed head of the Joint Forces Command (OPIL).^[6] On 18 December 2003 his appointment was prolonged.^[7] On 1 September 2004, Jonsson was succeeded by Tony Stigsson. Jonsson then became available to the Supreme Commander for special assignments.^[8] From 2005 to 2007, he served as commander of the Insatsprocessen^[9] (which in 2007 was renamed Joint Forces Command^[a]) at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters. The Chief of Joint Operations was created in 2007 and Jonsson served in this position until 31 October 2007 when he left his position at his own request.^[10]

Jonsson was consultant of Hägglunds through the lobby company Svennerstål & Partners throughout 2008 and early 2009.^[11] In 2009 he was appointed head of the Norrköping Fire Department and Linköping Rescue Service.^[12]

Personal life[]

He is married to Annevi Jonsson^[13] and they have two children.^[1]

Dates of rank[]

1975 – Second Lieutenant
19?? – Lieutenant
19?? – Captain
19?? – Major
19?? – Lieutenant Colonel
19?? – Colonel
19?? – Senior colonel
1998 – Major general
2000 – Lieutenant general

Footnotes[]

^ Not to be confused with the Joint Forces Command which existed from 2000 to 2005.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Lidén, Erik (1999). "Aktiv generalinspektör - Jan Jonsson". Vårt försvar: tidskrift (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna försvarsföreningen. 110 (1). SELIBR 3430365. Archived from the original on 13 August 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
^ "Tysta Mari: TYSTA MARI". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 1998-09-20. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
^ Haglund, Sven-Åke (1999). "Lufttankning nödvändigt för framtida försvaret" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (2): 6. ISSN 0015-4792. SELIBR 8257600.
^ Pernling, C-Å (1978). "Examen vid F20" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (3): 18. ISSN 0015-4792. SELIBR 8257600.
^ Harrskog, Kent (1998). "Den 1 juli - ny framtid" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (2): 3. ISSN 0015-4792. SELIBR 8257600.
^ Liander, Peter (2000). "Mats Nilsson. Ny GI för flygvapnet" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (2): 38. SELIBR 8257600.
^ "Chefen för Opil får förlängt förordnande" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 18 December 2003. Archived from the original on 7 March 2005. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
^ "Ny chef för Operativa insatsledningen" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 26 August 2004. Archived from the original on 7 March 2005. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2007). Sveriges statskalender 2007 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB. p. 220. ISBN 9138323583. SELIBR 10414913.
^ "Ny insatschef i Försvarsmakten" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 17 August 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
^ Sundling, Janne (17 February 2011). "Toppmilitär blev konsult i Perssons lobbykampanj". Resumé (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 December 2017.
^ Dandels, Christer (2009-09-03). "Generallöjtnant blir ny chef för brandförsvaret". Norrköpings Tidningar (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 December 2017.
^ "GALAMIDDAG HOS DD.MM. KONUNGEN OCH DROTTNINGEN PÅ STOCKHOLMS SLOTT TISDAGEN DEN 11 SEPTEMBER 2007 MED ANLEDNING AV STATSBESÖK FRÅN BRASILIEN" (PDF) (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. p. 3. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

Military offices
Preceded by None	Air Force Tactical Center 1994–1997	Succeeded by Anders Johansson
Preceded by Arne Hansson	Southern Air Force Command 1997–1998	Succeeded by Robert Palmgren
Preceded by Kent Harrskog	Inspector General of the Air Force 1998–2000	Succeeded by Mats Nilsson
Preceded by None	Air Force Center 1998–2000	Succeeded by None
Preceded by None	Joint Forces Command 2000–2004	Succeeded by Tony Stigsson
Preceded by None	*Insatsprocessen* 2005–2007	Succeeded by None
Preceded by None	Chief of Joint Operations 1 April 2007–31 October 2007	Succeeded by Anders Lindström
Preceded by Bo Waldemarsson	Commandant General in Stockholm 2006–2007	Succeeded by Anders Lindström

[10] Not to be confused with the Joint Forces Command which existed from 2000 to 2005.

[Lidén_(1999)-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Lidén, Erik (1999). "Aktiv generalinspektör - Jan Jonsson". Vårt försvar: tidskrift (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna försvarsföreningen. 110 (1). SELIBR 3430365. Archived from the original on 13 August 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

[2] "Tysta Mari: TYSTA MARI". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 1998-09-20. Retrieved 11 December 2017.

[3] Haglund, Sven-Åke (1999). "Lufttankning nödvändigt för framtida försvaret" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (2): 6. ISSN 0015-4792. SELIBR 8257600.

[4] Pernling, C-Å (1978). "Examen vid F20" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (3): 18. ISSN 0015-4792. SELIBR 8257600.

[5] Harrskog, Kent (1998). "Den 1 juli - ny framtid" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (2): 3. ISSN 0015-4792. SELIBR 8257600.

[6] Liander, Peter (2000). "Mats Nilsson. Ny GI för flygvapnet" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (2): 38. SELIBR 8257600.

[7] "Chefen för Opil får förlängt förordnande" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 18 December 2003. Archived from the original on 7 March 2005. Retrieved 2 October 2018.

[8] "Ny chef för Operativa insatsledningen" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 26 August 2004. Archived from the original on 7 March 2005. Retrieved 2 October 2018.

[9] Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2007). Sveriges statskalender 2007 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB. p. 220. ISBN 9138323583. SELIBR 10414913.

[11] "Ny insatschef i Försvarsmakten" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 17 August 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2017.

[12] Sundling, Janne (17 February 2011). "Toppmilitär blev konsult i Perssons lobbykampanj". Resumé (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 December 2017.

[13] Dandels, Christer (2009-09-03). "Generallöjtnant blir ny chef för brandförsvaret". Norrköpings Tidningar (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 December 2017.

[14] "GALAMIDDAG HOS DD.MM. KONUNGEN OCH DROTTNINGEN PÅ STOCKHOLMS SLOTT TISDAGEN DEN 11 SEPTEMBER 2007 MED ANLEDNING AV STATSBESÖK FRÅN BRASILIEN" (PDF) (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. p. 3. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

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