Laura Swaan Wrede
Laura Swaan Wrede | |
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 Swaan Wrede in 2015. | |
| Birth name | Laura Maria Swaan Wrede |
| Born | 17 August 1964 |
| Allegiance | Sweden |
| Service/ | Swedish Army |
| Years of service | 1987–present |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands held | |
Brigadier General Laura Maria Swaan Wrede (born 16 August 1964) is a Swedish Army officer. She currently serves as the Deputy Chief of Army appointed on 1 April 2020. She was earlier regimental commander of the Life Guards between 2017 and 2020. She was the first female commander of the Life Guards.[1]
Career[]
Swaan Wrede did her military service in Luleå Anti-Aircraft Regiment (LV 7) in Luleå.[2] Swaan Wrede was commissioned as an officer in the Swedish Armed Forces in 1987.[3]
Swaan Wrede has been in charge of several units throughout her career, mainly at the Life Guards. She has also served several international operations outside Swedish territory, including as a UN observer in the Middle East. She has also served in Lebanon and Bosnia. From 2008 Swaan Wrede served as ADC to Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden.[4]
On 14 December 2014, Swaan Wrede was promoted to colonel and appointed head of department in the Land Component Command (INSS ATS) at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in Stockholm.[5] On 1 November 2017, she assumed the position of regimental commander of the Life Guards,[6] and thus became the first woman regimental commander in Sweden.[1]
She was appointed Deputy Chief of Army on 1 April 2020 and promoted to brigadier general.[7]
Dates of rank[]
- 14 December 2014 – Colonel
- 1 April 2020 – Brigadier General
Awards and decorations[]
King Carl XVI Gustaf's Jubilee Commemorative Medal II (23 August 2013)
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel's Wedding Commemorative Medal (8 June 2010)- H. M. The King's Medal, 8th size gold (silver-gilt) medal worn on the chest suspended by the Order of the Seraphim ribbon[8]
For Zealous and Devoted Service of the Realm
Swedish Armed Forces Conscript Medal- etc
References[]
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- ^ a b Gabestad, Annika (8 November 2017). "Ett historiskt ögonblick" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Gummesson, Jonas (2018-02-24). "Hon är Livgardets första kvinnliga chef – på 497 år". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Swaan Wrede, Laura (2005-08-04). "KrV C:3 "krigsvetenskap,C-UPPSATS"" (in Swedish). Swedish Defence University. p. 5. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Sandberg, Mattias; Petersson, Claes (21 September 2011). "Militärerna tar hand om gåvor & blommor". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets forum (1): 9. 2015. SELIBR 4109339.
- ^ "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets forum (5): 15. 2017. SELIBR 4109339.
- ^ "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets forum (1): 8. 2020. SELIBR 4109339.
- ^ "Sök ordens- och medaljförläningar" (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Swedish Army brigadier generals
- 21st-century Swedish military personnel
- Female generals and flag officers of Sweden