Håkan Pettersson (Swedish Air Force officer)

Major General Sven Håkan Pettersson (born 3 May 1947) is a retired Swedish Air Force officer. He served as Director of the Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service from 2004 to 2007 and as Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff from 2007 to 2018.

Håkan Pettersson
Birth nameSven Håkan Pettersson
Born (1947-05-03) 3 May 1947
Bromma, Sweden
AllegianceSweden
Service/branchSwedish Air Force
Years of service19??–2007
RankMajor General
Commands heldSwedish Military Intelligence and Security Service
Other workChief of His Majesty's Military Staff

Career

Pettersson was raised in Upplands Väsby outside Stockholm and began his military career as a combat control officer.[1] In the 1980s, Pettersson served as head of the Air Section (Flygenheten).[2] He served as an ADC to His Majesty the King between 1983 and 1996.[3] When the Berlin Wall fell, Pettersson was the head of the Air Defense Center in Bålsta. In 1992, he was appointed head of the intelligence and security department of the Middle Military Area Staff in Strängnäs.[4] Pettersson then served as Deputy Director of the Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service in the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters from 1995 to 2004.[1] On 1 July 1998, Pettersson was promoted to Colonel 1st Class.[5] In 2001, Pettersson was promoted to brigadier general.[6]

He served as acting Director of the Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service from 1 January 2004 until 19 February 2004, when Pettersson was promoted to major general and appointed Director of the Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service. He took office of 20 February 2004.[7] This position included responsibility as Chief of Security for the Swedish Armed Forces and the Chief of Signal Protection for the Total Defense. He served in this position until 31 May 2007.[8] During this time Petterssn also served as Chief ADC to His Majesty the King.[3]

On 1 July 2007, Pettersson assumed the position of Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff.[9] After the engagement of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling on 24 February 2009, Pettersson was appointed coordinator of the Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling by the King in March 2009.[3] The Swedish government extended his appointment as First Aide-de-Camp and Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff on 1 July 2015.[10] He served in this position until 1 October 2018[8] when he was succeeded by Lieutenant General Jan Salestrand.

Pettersson is a board member of Comex Electronics AB.[8]

Personal life

Pettersson is the father of two children.[1]

Dates of rank

Awards and decorations

References
  1. "Spionchefen berättar om sitt livs operation". Dagens PS (in Swedish). 16 April 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. Frick, Lennart W.; Rosander, Lars (2004). Bakom hemligstämpeln: hemlig verksamhet i Sverige i vår tid (in Swedish). Lund: Historiska media. ISBN 9185057118. SELIBR 9501112.
  3. "Stabschef Håkan Pettersson utsedd till bröllopssamordnare" (Press release) (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. 2009-03-16. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. Askelin, Jan-Ivar, ed. (2006). "Kalla handen till kalla krigets tystnad" (PDF). Framsyn: FOI-tidningen : forskning och studier för totalförsvaret (in Swedish). Stockholm: Totalförsvarets forskningsinstitut, FOI, i samarbete med Försvarshögskolan, FHS (1): 8. SELIBR 3289564.
  5. "Utnämningar m m" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (2): 52. 1998. ISSN 0015-4792. SELIBR 8257600.
  6. "På nya befattningar" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (1): 46. 2001. ISSN 0015-4792. SELIBR 8257600.
  7. "Håkan Pettersson ny chef för MUST" (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry of Defence. 2004-02-19. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  8. "Håkan Pettersson, Major General". Comex. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  9. "Ny stabschef vid Hovet" (Press release) (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. 2007-05-14. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  10. "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets forum (5): 9. 2015. SELIBR 4109339. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  11. Hovkalendern (in Swedish). Stockholm: Riksmarskalksämbetet. 2010. p. 15. SELIBR 3616182.
  12. "VD:sBMM (guld)". www.medalj.nu (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  13. "Kungen delade ut medaljer" (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
Military offices
Preceded by
Håkan Syrén		 Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service
2004–2007		 Succeeded by
Stefan Kristiansson
Court offices
Preceded by
Frank Rosenius		 Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff
2007–2018		 Succeeded by
Jan Salestrand
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