The Chief of the Naval Staff ( sv, Chefen för marinstaben, CMS, or ''Marinstabschef'') is the professional head of the Swedish
Naval Staff. The post was created in 1907 with rear admiral Theodor Sandström as the first incumbent. The post disappeared in 1994 and was reintroduced in 2019 when the new Naval Staff was established.
History
The Chief of the Naval Staff post was created in 1907 after the Chief of the
Fleet Staff The Fleet Staff ( sv, Flottans stab) was a Staff (military), staff in the Swedish Navy created in 1884, which corresponded to the General Staff (Sweden), General Staff of the Swedish Army. It consisted of a commander of the rank of a flag officer or ...
was eliminated. The Chief of the Naval Staff was from 1936 to 1994 the second most senior member of the
Swedish Navy
The Swedish Navy ( sv, Svenska marinen) is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet () – as well as marine units, the Amphibious Corps ().
In Swedish, vessels o ...
after the
Chief of the Navy and headed the
Naval Staff. The position was initially held alternately by a
rear admiral
Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...
or a
captain
Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...
until 1964. In 1964, a change was made from which branch the Chief of the Naval Staff was selected. As a rule, the Chief of the Naval Staff was an officer of the
Swedish Coastal Artillery
The Swedish Coastal Artillery ( sv, Kustartilleriet, KA) has its origin in the Archipelago Artillery that was raised in 1866. The Coastal Artillery was formed from the Archipelago Artillery, the Marine Regiment and parts of the Artillery in 1902 ...
, if the Chief of the Navy was an officer of the Swedish Fleet (''Flottan''), and a naval officer if the coastal artillery officer was Chief of the Navy.
The Chief of the Navy was always a naval officer and thus the Chief of the Naval Staff remained a coastal artillery officer until the Naval Staff was disbanded in 1994 and the office was eliminated. In 2019, the Naval Staff was re-established and a Chief of the Naval Staff was appointed again, this time held by a captain.
Chiefs of the Naval Staff
Chiefs of the Naval Staff (1907–1994)
Chiefs of the Naval Staff (2019–present)
Vice Chiefs of the Naval Staff
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