Chief of Army | |
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Arméchef (Swedish) | |
since 18 June 2023 | |
Swedish Army | |
Type | Branch chief |
Abbreviation | AC |
Reports to | Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement[1] |
Seat | Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters, Stockholm, Sweden |
Nominator | The Minister of Defence |
Appointer | The Government |
Constituting instrument | FIB 2020:5, Chapter 13 a |
Formation | 1937 |
First holder | Oscar Nygren |
Deputy | Deputy 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.