Chief of Navy (Sweden)

Chief of Navy of the Swedish Navy
Marinchef

Command sign of the Chief of Navy.
Incumbent
Rear admiral Jens Nykvist
since 4 May 2016
Swedish Navy
Reports to The Chief of Swedish Armed Forces Training and Development[1]
Seat Lidingövägen 24, Stockholm, Sweden
Nominator Minister for Defence
Appointer The Government
Formation 1936
First holder Charles de Champs

Chief of Navy (Swedish: Marinchef, MC) is the most senior appointment in the Swedish Navy. The position Chief of Navy was introduced in 1936 and the current form in 2014.

History

Until 1936 the Swedish monarch was the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces and had formally maintained the Chief of the Navy position together with the head of the Defence Command Expedition (Försvarets kommandoexpedition) in the Defense Ministry, which is in fact maintained the position. The position of "Chief of the Navy" (Swedish: Chefen för marinen, CM) was established in 1936 in accordance with the same year defense resolution. The position of Chief of the Navy existed from 1936 to 1994 and during this time it was his responsibility to lead the navy units production and development. During the period 1936 to 1961 the Chief of the Navy also had an operational commanding responsibility for the naval forces.[2]

Following a larger reorganization of the Swedish Armed Forces in 1994, the staff agency Chief of the Navy ceased to exist as an independent agency. Instead, the post Chief of Navy Staff (Swedish: Chefen för marinledningen) was created at the then newly instituted Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters (Swedish: Högkvarteret, HKV). In 1998, the Swedish Armed Forces was again reorganized. Most of the duties of the Chief of Navy Staff were transferred to the newly instituted post of "Inspector General of the Navy" (Swedish: Generalinspektören för marinen). The post is similar to that of the "Inspector General of the Swedish Army" (Swedish: Generalinspektören för armén) and the "Inspector General of the Swedish Air Force" (Swedish: Generalinspektören för flygvapnet).[3] It was later renamed to "Inspector of the Navy" (Swedish: Marininspektören).[2]

On 1 January 2014, the "Chief of Navy" (Swedish: Marinchefen, MC) position was reinstated in the Swedish Armed Forces. The position has not the same duties as before.[4]

Tasks

Tasks of the Chief of Navy:[5]

Chiefs of Navy

№ Chief of the Navy (Chefen för marinen) Took office Left office
1
de Champs, CharlesCharles de Champs19361939
2
Tamm, FabianFabian Tamm19391945
3
Strömbäck, HelgeHelge Strömbäck1 April 194530 September 1953
4
H:son Ericson, StigStig H:son Ericson1 October 19531961
5
Lindemalm, ÅkeÅke Lindemalm19611970
6
Lundvall, BengtBengt Lundvall19701978
7
Rudberg, PerPer Rudberg19781984
8
Schuback, BengtBengt Schuback19841990
9
Börjesson, DickDick Börjesson19901994

Chiefs of Navy Staff

№ Chief of Navy Staff (Chef för marinledningen) Took office Left office
10
Nordbeck, PeterPeter Nordbeck19951998

Inspectors General of the Navy

№ Inspector General of the Navy (Generalinspektör för marinen) Took office Left office
11
Lindh, TorstenTorsten Lindh19982001
12
Ericsson, JörgenJörgen Ericsson20012003

Inspectors of the Navy

№ Inspector of the Navy (Marininspektör) Took office Left office
12
Ericsson, JörgenJörgen Ericsson20032005
13
Grenstad, AndersAnders Grenstad20052011
14
Thörnqvist, JanJan Thörnqvist1 March 20112013

Chiefs of Navy

№ Chief of Navy (Marinchef) Took office Left office
14
Thörnqvist, JanJan Thörnqvist201418 April 2016[6]
15
Nykvist, JensJens Nykvist4 May 2016[7]Incumbent

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PRODUKTIONSLEDNINGEN" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 Försvarets traditioner i framtiden med översiktlig historik från 1500-talet (PDF) (in Swedish). Statens försvarshistoriska museer TradN. 2015. p. 12. ISBN 9789197859554. LIBRIS 17552963.
  3. ↑ Nordgren, Annika; et al. (24 February 1998). "Motion till riksdagen 1997/98:Fö3" (in Swedish). Riksdag. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Nya namn på nya poster" [New names for new positions] (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Försvarets författningssamling: FFS 2013:4 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: TF-redaktionen, Försvarets materielverk. 2013-12-23. p. 18. ISSN 0347-7576. LIBRIS 3683131.
  6. ↑ "Jan Thörnqvist ny insatschef" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Jens Nykvist ny marinchef" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
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