Director of Communication and Public Affairs

Director of Communication and Public Affairs
Kommunikationsdirektör
Incumbent
BGen Anna Siverstig
since 1 October 2023
Swedish Armed Forces
TypeDirector of communications and public affairs
AbbreviationKOMDIR
Member ofDefence Board
Reports toChief of Defence Staff
SeatSwedish Armed Forces Headquarters, Lidingövägen 24, Stockholm
Term lengthNo fixed term
Constituting instrumentFFS 2013:4, Chapter 14
FFS 2016:2, Chapter 8
FIB 2020:5, Chapter 8
First holderStaffan Dopping

The Director of Communication and Public Affairs[1] (Swedish: Kommunikationsdirektör, KOMDIR, previously Informationsdirektör, INFODIR) is the director of communications of the Swedish Armed Forces, in charge of public affairs. KOMDIR, which heads the Communications Department (Ledningsstabens kommunikationsavdelning, LEDS KOMM, previously called the Office of Communication and Public Affairs (Informationsstaben, INFOS), is an administrative position based at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in Stockholm. The KOMDIR is part of the Defence Board (Försvarsmaktsledningen, FML), a group of the Supreme Commander's top commanders.[2]

  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. 68. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-23. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Försvarsmaktens interna bestämmelser med arbetsordning för Försvarsmakten (FMArbo)" (PDF). FÖRSVARSMAKTENS INTERNA BESTÄMMELSER (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 16 December 2020. p. 2. FIB 2020:5. Retrieved 22 September 2022.