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Carl Göran Mårtensson (born 26 May 1960) is a

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officer. He is currently the Director General of the

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Career

Mårtensson was born in

Kristianstad Kristianstad (, ; older spelling from Danish language, Danish ''Christianstad'') is a Urban areas in Sweden, city and the seat of Kristianstad Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 40,145 inhabitants in 2016. During the last 15 years, it has ...

, Sweden. He became a lieutenant in 1983 and captain in 1984. Mårtensson served as company commander in the

Wendes Artillery Regiment The Wendes Artillery Regiment ( sv, Wendes artilleriregemente), designation A 3, was a Swedish Army artillery regiment that traced its origins back to the 17th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from Scania, where it was ...

(A 3) in 1989 and attended the Junior Staff Course at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1989 to 1990. He was promoted to major in 1990 and then attended the Advanced Staff Course at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1991 to 1993. Mårtensson served as a General Staff Aspirant at the

in 1993 and at the Army Command (''Arméledningen'') at the

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in 1994. He then served as Planning Officer at the Army Command (''Arméledningen'') at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in 1995 and as

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to the Chief of Army Staff two years later. Mårtensson was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1998 and attended the Joint Command and Staff College in

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from 1998 to 1999. In 1999, he returned to his old unit, Wendes Artillery Regiment, as battalion commander and head of training. The year after, Mårtensson was appointed chief of the Unit Section (''Förbandssektionen'') in the General Training and Management Directorate (''Grundorganisationsledningen'') at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in

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. In 2002, he was promoted to colonel and appointed commanding officer of the Artillery Regiment, School of Artillery and the

Kristinehamn Kristinehamn is a locality and the seat of Kristinehamn Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden, with 17,839 inhabitants in 2010. Geography Kristinehamn is situated by the shores of lake Vänern where the small rivers ''Varnan'' and ''Löt'' dr ...

Garrison. Mårtensson stayed in this position for four years, during this time responsible for relocation of the regiment to Boden in 2005. In 2006 he was appointed commanding officer of the Land Warfare Centre in

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and Kvarn. He was appointed Assistant Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement and promoted to brigadier general in 2007 and appointed

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and promoted to major general in January 2009 when he and lieutenant general Anders Silwer changed positions. He was promoted to lieutenant general later that same year. In 2014, Mårtensson was appointed Chief of Joint Operations and head of the

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, a position he held for two years. He was from 2009 to 2016 when he retired from the

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, a member of the Swedish Armed Forces Command Group (''Försvarsmaktsledningen''). Mårtensson was then appointed Director General of the

(FMV) from 1 February 2016 and National Armament Director. On 20 October 2021, the Swedish government decided to extend Mårtensson's employment as Director General and head of the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration from 1 February 2022 to 31 January 2025.

Personal life

Mårtensson is married and has three children.

Dates of rank

*1983 –

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*1984 –

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 ...

*1990 –

Major Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ...

*1998 –

Lieutenant colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colone ...

*2002 –

Colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...

*2007 –

Brigadier general Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed ...

*2009 –

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*2009 –

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Awards

For Zealous and Devoted Service of the Realm ribbon

For Zealous and Devoted Service of the Realm For Zealous and Devoted Service of the Realm ( sv, För nit och redlighet i rikets tjänst) is a reward medal awarded to one who has been a Swedish State employee for 30 years and has shown "zealous and devoted service". As an alternative to the m ...

FMGUSM - Försvarsmaktens grundutbildningsmedalj (Sverige)

Swedish Armed Forces Conscript Medal Swedish Armed Forces Basic Training Medal ( sv, Försvarsmaktens grundutbildningsmedalj, FMGUSM), previously the Swedish Armed Forces Conscript Medal ( sv, Försvarsmaktens värnpliktsmedalj, FMvplSM) is a Swedish reward medal instituted by the Sw ...

Artillery Regiment (A 9) Medal of Medal (''Artilleriregementets förtjänstmedalj'') * Swedish Reserve Officers Federation Merit Badge (''Förbundet Sveriges Reservofficerares förtjänsttecken'') * Artillery Regiment (A 9) Commemorative Medal (''Artilleriregementets (A 9) minnesmedalj'') (2005) * etc

Honours

*Member of the board of the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (2014) *Member of the

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 ...

(2003) *Member of the board of the

Swedish Defence University The Swedish Defence University ( sv, Försvarshögskolan, FHS) is situated on Drottning Kristinas väg 37 in Östermalm, Stockholm City Centre, next to the campus of the Royal Institute of Technology. History Today's Swedish Defence University ...

(2010–2016)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Martensson, Goran 1960 births Living people Swedish Army lieutenant generals People from Kristianstad Municipality Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences