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Bo Erik Siwer Waldemarsson (born 28 November 1949) is a retired officer of the

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. His senior commands include commanding officer of the Middle Air Command and the

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. Waldemarsson also served as the

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for two years.

Early life

Waldemarsson was born on 28 November 1949 in Billinge Parish,

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, Sweden, the son of Waldemar Waldemarsson and his wife Ewy (née Olin). He passed ''

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'' in 1968.

Career

Waldemarsson was commissioned as an officer after graduating from the Royal Swedish Air Force Academy (''Flygvapnets krigsskola'', F 20) in 1973 and he was appointed lieutenant the same year at the

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, where he served from 1973 to 1976. In 1976, he was promoted to captain and served from 1976 to 1982 at the

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, where he was Radar Intercept Controller from 1976 to 1979 and company commander from 1980 to 1982. Waldemarsson attended the General Course at the

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from 1978 to 1979 and the Senior Course from 1982 to 1984. He was promoted to major in 1983 and then served as head of the Education Department in the Air Staff from 1984 to 1985. Waldemarsson served as head of the Planning Department in the Defence Staff from 1985 to 1986 and was combat control commander at the Blekinge Wing from 1986 to 1989. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1987 and then served again in the Planning Department in the Defence Staff from 1989 to 1990. Waldemarsson was appointed with lieutenant colonel with special position (''Överstelöjtnant med särskild tjänsteställning'') and was Director, Short Term Planning Department from 1991 to 1994. He attended the Higher Operational Management Course at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College in 1993. Waldemarsson was promoted to colonel in 1994 and was educated at the

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from 1994 to 1995. He served as Chief of Staff of the Middle Air Command (''Mellersta flygkommandot'') from 1995 to 1996 and attended the Main Course and Management Course at the

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in 1996 and in 1997. In 1997, Waldemarsson was promoted to senior colonel and then he served as commanding officer of the Middle Air Command from 1997 to 1998. He was promoted to major general in 1998 and was head of the Planning Staff at the

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from 1 July 1998 to 2000. In 1999, he attended the Senior International Defence Management Course at the

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. Waldemarsson was military advisor in the Swedish Parliamentary Defence Commission (''Försvarsberedningen'') from 1999 to 2000. He was deputy director-general (''departementsråd'') and deputy head of the Security Policy and International Affairs Unit at the

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from 2000 to 2002. On 1 January 2003, Waldemarsson assumed the position of commanding officer of the

. He served in this position until 2005. He was then military attaché at the

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from 2005 to 2008. After that he was an adviser on export issues regarding aircraft equipment at the Ministry of Defence from 2008 to 2010. Waldemarsson retired from the

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in 2010.

Personal life

In 1981, Waldemarsson married Gerd Olsson (born 1952), the daughter of Malte Olsson and Anna-Lisa (née Svensson).

Dates of rank

*1973 –

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*1976 –

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*1983 –

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*1987 –

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*1991 – ' *1994 –

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*1997 – Senior colonel *1998 –

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Awards and decorations

Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences The Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences ( sv, Kungliga Krigsvetenskapsakademien) is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden and was founded on 12 November 1796 by Gustaf Wilhelm af Tibell. The academy is an independent organization and a forum for m ...

's Reward Medal in Gold, 8th size (2017)

Honours

*Member of the

(1997) *Chairman, Air Warfare Department, Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (2012–2014) *Vice President of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (2014–2017) *Senior Fellow of the New Westminster College (2013)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Waldemarsson, Bo 1949 births Living people Swedish Air Force major generals People from Eslöv Municipality Swedish military attachés Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences Air War College alumni