The Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement[1] (Swedish: Chefen för produktion, C PROD, sometimes as Chefen för produktionsledningen or Produktionschefen) was a three-star role within the Swedish Armed Forces, responsible the Training & Procurement Staff. The Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement was part of the Defence Board (Försvarsmaktsledningen, FML), a group of the Supreme Commander's top commanders.[2]
| Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement | |
|---|---|
| Chefen för produktion | |
| Swedish Armed Forces | |
| Type | Chief of the Training & Procurement Staff |
| Abbreviation | C PROD |
| Member of | Defence Board |
| Reports to | Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces |
| Seat | Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters, Lidingövägen 24, Stockholm |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Constituting instrument | FFS 2007:4, Chapter 5 FFS 2013:4, Chapter 9 FFS 2016:2, Chapter 9 FIB 2020:5, Chapter 9 |
| Formation | 1 April 2007 |
| First holder | Lieutenant General Jan Salestrand |
| Final holder | Lieutenant General Johan Svensson |
| Abolished | 31 December 2022 |
| Unofficial names | Chefen för produktionsledningen, Produktionschefen |
| Deputy | Assistant Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement |
Organisation
editAt the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters's reorganization on 1 April 2007, the Training & Procurement Staff was created.[3] The staff ensures that the Swedish Armed Forces have all the resources required to carry out operations. Its assignments include everything from recruitment and training of personnel to the development of equipment such as weapons, vehicles, ships, and aircraft. The Training & Procurement Staff had a broad area of responsibility which includes both supply of materiel and logistics as well as training of the Swedish Armed Forces' units. The Training & Procurement Staff's assignment was divided between departments with different areas of responsibility, such as the naval and aviation departments. The commanders of these departments are called stridskraftchefer ("combat forces commanders"): the Chief of Army, the Chief of Navy, the Chief of Air Force, the Chief of Defence Logistics, the Chief of Plans (Ledningssystemchefen) and the Chief of Home Guard. The Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement reports directly to the Supreme Commander. Sorting under the Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement, are all the Swedish Armed Forces' organizational units, i.e. all units, schools and centers, except the headquarters.[4]
Chiefs of Armed Forces Training & Procurement
edit| No. | Portrait | Chief of Defence Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Supreme Commander | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lieutenant general Jan Salestrand (born 1954) | 2007 | 2008 | 0–1 years |  Air Force | Håkan Syrén | [5] | |
| 2 | Lieutenant general Göran Mårtensson (born 1960) | 2009 | 2014 | 4–5 years |  Army | Sverker Göranson | [6] | |
| 3 | Lieutenant general Anders Silwer (born 1959) | 2014 | 2017 | 2–3 years | Air Force | Sverker Göranson Micael Bydén | - | |
| 4 | Lieutenant general Johan Svensson (born 1962) | 1 March 2017 | 31 December 2022 | 5 years, 0 days | Air Force | Micael Bydén | [7] |
References
edit- ^ "Försvarsmaktens gemensamma identitet – direktiv för användandet av Försvarsmaktens namn, profil och bild" (PDF). 1.3 (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 2013-09-16. p. 67. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-23. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "FÖRSVARSMAKTSLEDNINGEN" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Högkvarterets organisation från 1 april 2007" (in Swedish). Government of Sweden. 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Produktionsledningen" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ CURRICULUM VITAE (PDF) (in Swedish), Swedish Armed Forces, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2015, retrieved 6 November 2020
- ^ "Curriculum vitae Director General Göran Mårtensson" (PDF). Defence Materiel Administration. 2016-04-11. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Johan Svensson ny produktionschef" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2020.