Michael Claesson

Michael Claesson
Michael Claesson
	Claesson in 2024
Birth name	Leif Michael Claesson
Born	1 March 1965 (age 59); Jönköping, Sweden
Allegiance	Sweden
Service/branch	Swedish Army
Years of service	1987–present
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Norrbotten Armoured Battalion; Land Warfare Centre; FS 24, Afghanistan; Deputy Chief of Policy and Plans Department; Chief of Policy and Plans Department; Chief of Joint Operations; Commandant General in Stockholm; Chief of the Defence Staff; Supreme Commander;
Battles/wars	Kosovo War; War in Afghanistan

Lieutenant General Leif Michael Claesson (born 1 March 1965) is a Swedish Army officer. He currently serves at the Chief of the Defence Staff since 1 January 2023. Prior to this, he served as Chief of Policy and Plans Department in the Defence Staff from 2018 to 2020 and as Chief of Joint Operations from 2020 to 2022. General Claesson will assume the post of Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces on 1 October 2024.^[1]

^ "Regeringen utser Michael Claesson till ny överbefälhavare" (Press release) (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. 2024-06-07. Retrieved 7 June 2024.