| Director General of the Swedish Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Generaldirektör för Försvarsmakten | |
Incumbent since 1 June 2021Mikael Granholm | |
| Swedish Armed Forces | |
| Abbreviation | GD |
| 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 2013:4, Chapter 7 FFS 2016:2, Chapter 7 FIB 2020:5, Chapter 7 FIB 2022:6, Chapter 10 |
| Formation | 2005 |
| First holder | Marie Hafström |
The Director General of the Swedish Armed Forces[1] (Swedish: Generaldirektör för Försvarsmakten, GD) is the director general of the Swedish Armed Forces and is the deputy head of the agency. The director general reports directly to the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces. The position was established in 2005 to strengthen the financial management of the operations. The Director General of the Swedish Armed Forces is part of the Defence Board (Försvarsmaktsledningen, FML), a group of the Supreme Commander's top commanders.[2] In practice, the Supreme Commander and the director general lead the development of the Swedish Armed Forces together.[3]
- ^ "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 12 May 2021.
- ^ "FÖRSVARSMAKTSLEDNINGEN" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "GENERALDIREKTÖREN" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 17 May 2021.