Peder Ohlsson Explained

Peder Ohlsson
Birth Name:Dennis Peder Dag Ohlsson
Birth Date:10 March 1962
Birth Place:Karlstorp, Sweden
Allegiance: Sweden
Branch:Amphibious Corps (Swedish Navy)
Serviceyears:1984–2023
Rank:Major General
Battles:Chadian Civil War
War in Afghanistan
Laterwork:Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff

Major General Dennis Peder Dag Ohlsson (born 10 March 1962) is a retired officer in the Swedish Amphibious Corps. He currently serves in the Royal Court of Sweden as Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff.

Early life

Ohlsson was born on 10 March 1962 in in Vetlanda Municipality, Sweden.[1] Ohlsson did his military service in Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment in Vaxholm and served after the basic training as an instructor in the summer of 1982 at the then Coastal Ranger School (Kustjägarskolan) at the regiment, a service that provided a few months of opportunity for instructor experience before the officer training began in Gothenburg.[2]

Career

Ohlsson graduated from the Swedish Navy Officers' College in Gothenburg (Marinens officershögskola i Göteborg, MOHS G)[3] in 1984 and was commissioned as an officer the same year and was assigned as a second lieutenant to Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment,[4] where he was promoted to lieutenant in 1988.[5] In 1988, Ohlsson served as acting platoon leader at the Coastal Ranger School (Kustjägarskolan) in Vaxholm. He was promoted to captain in 1991[6] and to major in 1996.[7] Ohlsson was educated at, among other places, the Marine Corps University at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, United States from 2004 to 2005. After being promoted to lieutenant colonel, he was battalion commander in the 1st Marine Regiment from 2006 to 2007 and commander of the Swedish contingent TD01, part of the European Union Military Operation in Chad and the Central African Republic (EUFOR Tchad/RCA) in Chad and the Central African Republic during 2008. Between 2008 and 2011, Ohlsson was posted as head of the Strategic Section at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters.[3] In 2011, Ohlsson served as a military adviser to the SRSG in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) located at UN Headquarters in Kabul.

After being promoted to colonel, Ohlsson served as chief developer in the Human Resources Staff (Personalstaben, PERSS) at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters from 2012 to 2013[3] and then commander of the 25th Swedish contingent (FS25), part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), from May to December 2013.[8] [9] From 2014 to 2018, he served as regimental commander of the 1st Marine Regiment[10] also commander of Haninge and Gotland Garrisons. From 2018 to 2020, Ohlsson served in the Joint Support Staff (Insatsstaben, INSS) at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters,[11] and from 12 April 2018 as head of the Joint Support Staff, as well as chief of staff of the Joint Forces Command.[12] On 20 March 2020, Ohlsson was promoted to brigadier general and was appointed Deputy Chief of Navy.[13] From 1 September 2022, Ohlsson serves as Director of Communication and Public Affairs and head of the Communications Department in the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters.[14] [15] On 1 October 2023, he was promoted to major general and appointed Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff, succeeding Lieutenant General Jan Salestrand.[16] [17]

From 2010 to 2023, Ohlsson served as ADC to Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and from 2013 to 2020 as ADC to his His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf. On 10 May 2014, Ohlsson succeeded brigadier general Ola Truedsson as chairman of Vapenbröderna, a friendship association of Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment.[2] Since 2018, Ohlsson serves as chairman of the KIng's Hospital Fund.

Dates of rank

Awards and decorations

Swedish

Foreign

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sveriges befolkning 1980 . 2004 . Sveriges släktforskarförb. . Stockholm . sv . 9187676370 . .
  2. I JANUARI TILLTRÄDE JAG BEFATTNINGEN SOM... . Borg-skum: Kungl. Vaxholms Kustartilleriregementes Tidning . Peder . Ohlsson . 2014 . 2 . Kungl. Vaxholms kustartilleriregemente . Vaxholm . sv . . 3.
  3. Book: Andersson, Björn . Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademien: Svenska krigsmanna sällskapet (till 1805), Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademien : 20 år med akademien och dess ledamöter 1996-2016 . 2016 . Kungl. Krigsvetenskapsakademien . Stockholm . sv . 9789198087888 . . 56.
  4. Book: Svenska försvarsväsendets rulla 1984–1985 . 1985 . Försvarsdep. . Stockholm . sv . . 669.
  5. Book: Svenska försvarets rulla 1989 . 1989 . Försvarets läromedelscentral . Stockholm . sv . . 695.
  6. Book: Försvarsmaktens rulla. 1995 . 1995 . Högkvarteret, Försvarsmakten . Stockholm . sv . . 463.
  7. Book: Försvarsmaktens rulla. 1999 . 1999 . Stockholm . sv . . 424.
  8. Web site: FS 25 på plats . . Laggar . Mats . 2013-05-14 . 2018-10-02 . sv.
  9. Web site: FS 26 tar över . . 2013-12-01 . 2018-10-02 . sv.
  10. Web site: Amfibieregementet får ny förbandschef . . Lindstedt . Magnus . 2018-01-19 . 2018-10-02 . sv.
  11. PÅ NY POST . Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten . 2017 . Försvarets forum . 5 . Stockholm . sv . . 12.
  12. PÅ NY POST . Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten . 2018 . Försvarets forum . 2 . Stockholm . sv . . 8.
  13. PÅ NY POST . Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten . 2020 . Försvarets forum . 2 . Stockholm . sv . . 9.
  14. Web site: Peder Ohlsson ny kommunikationsdirektör . . 26 August 2022 . 29 August 2022 . sv.
  15. PÅ NY POST . Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten . 2022 . Försvarets forum . 4 . Stockholm . sv . . 8.
  16. Web site: Anna Siverstig ny kommunikationsdirektör, Peder Ohlsson blir chef för H.M. Konungens stab . . 19 September 2023 . 19 September 2023 . sv.
  17. PÅ NY POST . Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten . 2023 . Försvarets forum . 4 . Stockholm . sv . . 6.
  18. Web site: DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS Brigadier General (M) Peder Ohlsson . . 1–2 . September 2022 . 23 May 2023.
  19. Web site: Sök ordens- och medaljförläningar . . 19 February 2021 . sv.
  20. Nya ledamöter invalda 2011 . Tidskrift i sjöväsendet . 2011 . 5 . Carlskrona . sv . . 403.