| Chief of Home Guard | |
|---|---|
| Rikshemvärnschefen | |
 Coat of arms. | |
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| Swedish Armed Forces | |
| Reports to | Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement |
| Seat | Lidingövägen 24, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nominator | Minister for Defence |
| Appointer | The Government |
| Formation | 1 July 1940 |
| First holder | Gustaf Petri |
The Chief of Home Guard,[1] also called the Chief of the National Swedish Home Guard[2] (Swedish: Rikshemvärnschefen, RiksHvC) is the Swedish Home Guard chief representative. He reports to the Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement. The Home Guard function and its development are the responsibility of the Chief of Home Guard and as support in his work at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters he has the staff of the Home Guard Department (Rikshemvärnsavdelningen).[3] The Chief of Home Guard with staff (the Home Guard Department, PROD RIKSHV) is part of the Training & Procurement Staff.
- ^ Grafisk profil 2013, p. 67
- ^ Gullberg 1977, p. 742
- ^ "RIKSHEMVÄRNSCHEFEN" [Chief of the National Swedish Home Guard] (in Swedish). Home Guard. Retrieved 17 May 2019.