Chief of the Army Staff | |
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Chefen för arméstaben | |
Ministry of Defence | |
Type | Chief of the Army Staff |
Abbreviation | CAst |
Reports to | Chief of Army |
Seat | Östermalmsgatan 87, Stockholm (1937–1981) Lidingövägen 24, Stockholm (1981–1994) Enköping (2019–) |
Term length | No fixed term |
Formation | 1937, 2019 |
First holder | Colonel Helge Jung (1937) Colonel Dag Lidén (2019) |
Final holder | Major General Lennart Rönnberg |
Abolished | 1994 |
Unofficial names | Arméstabschef |
Deputy | Vice Chief of the Army Staff |
The Chief of the Army Staff[1] (Swedish: Chefen för arméstaben, CAst, or Arméstabschef) is the professional head of the Swedish Army Staff. The post was created in 1936 with colonel Helge Jung as the first incumbent. The post disappeared in 1994 and was reintroduced in 2019 when the new Army Staff was established.