Back Sveriges överbefälhavare Danish Comandante Supremo de las Fuerzas Armadas Suecas Spanish فرمانده عالی نیروهای مسلح سوئد Persian Ruotsin puolustusvoimien komentaja Finnish Commandant en chef des forces armées suédoises French המפקד העליון של הכוחות המזוינים של שוודיה HE Överbefälhavaren NB Sveriges överbefälhavare Swedish
| Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Överbefälhavaren | |
 Command flag of the Supreme Commander | |
| Swedish Armed Forces | |
| Reports to | The Government (in practice through the Minister for Defence) |
| Residence | Karlberg Palace |
| Seat | Lidingövägen 24, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nominator | Minister for Defence |
| Appointer | The Government |
| Constituting instrument | Förordning (2007:1266) med instruktion för Försvarsmakten (current ordinance) |
| Precursor | None[a] |
| Formation | 8 December 1939 |
| First holder | Olof Thörnell |
| Deputy | Director General of the Swedish Armed Forces |
| Website | Official website |
The Supreme Commander (Swedish: överbefälhavaren; acronym: ÖB) is the highest ranked professional military officer in the Swedish Armed Forces, and is by NATO terminology the Swedish chief of defence equivalent. The Supreme Commander is the agency head of the Swedish Armed Forces and formally reports to the Government of Sweden, though normally through the Minister for Defence.[2][b] The primary responsibilities and duties of the Supreme Commander (and the charter for the Armed Forces) are prescribed in an ordinance issued by the Government.[3]
The Supreme Commander is, apart from the honorary ranks held by the King of Sweden and in the past other members of the Swedish royal family, by unwritten convention normally the only professional military officer on active duty to hold the highest rank (a four-star General or Admiral).[4] An exception was made 2009-2014 when Håkan Syrén was chairman of the European Union Military Committee.
The present Supreme Commander, General Micael Bydén, took office on 1 October 2015.[1]
- ^ a b "Överbefälhavaren" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Supreme Commander". Swedish Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Förordning (2007:1266) med instruktion för Försvarsmakten" (in Swedish). Swedish Code of Statutes. Retrieved 24 October 2014 – via www.notisum.se.
- ^ "Överbefälhavare i historien" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
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