Chief of the Naval Staff (Sweden)

Chief of the Naval Staff
Chefen för marinstaben
Incumbent
Captain Håkan Nilsson
since 17 June 2022
Ministry of Defence
TypeChief of the Naval Staff
AbbreviationCMS
Reports toChief of Navy
SeatBirger Jarlsgatan 7, Stockholm (1907–1942)
Banérgatan 62-64, Stockholm (1942–1981)
Lidingövägen 24, Stockholm (1981–1994)
Muskö naval base (2019–)
Term lengthNo fixed term
PrecursorChief of the Fleet Staff
Formation1907, 2019
First holderRear Admiral Theodor Sandström (1907)
Captain Håkan Magnusson (2019)
Final holderMajor General Lars G. Persson
Abolished1994
Unofficial namesMarinstabschef
DeputyVice Chief of the Naval Staff

The Chief of the Naval Staff[1] (Swedish: Chefen för marinstaben, CMS, or Marinstabschef) is the professional head of the Swedish Naval Staff. The post was created in 1907 with rear admiral Theodor Sandström as the first incumbent. The post disappeared in 1994 and was reintroduced in 2019 when the new Naval Staff was established.

  1. ^ Gullberg 1977, p. 134