Chief of Army (Sweden)

Chief of Army
Arméchef (Swedish)
Flag of the Chief of Army
since 18 June 2023
Swedish Army
TypeBranch chief
AbbreviationAC
Reports toChief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement[1]
SeatSwedish Armed Forces Headquarters, Stockholm, Sweden
NominatorThe Minister of Defence
AppointerThe Government
Constituting instrumentFIB 2020:5, Chapter 13 a
Formation1937
First holderOscar Nygren
DeputyDeputy chief

The Chief of Army (Swedish: arméchef, lit.'Army Chief', AC) is the most senior appointment in the Swedish Army. The position Chief of Army was introduced in 1937 and the current form in 2014.

  1. ^ "Försvarsmaktens interna bestämmelser med arbetsordning för Försvarsmakten (FMArbo) - FIB 2020:5" (PDF). FÖRSVARSMAKTENS INTERNA BESTÄMMELSER (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 16 December 2020. p. 5. Retrieved 16 March 2021.