The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration ( sv, Försvarets materielverk, FMV) is a
Swedish
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government agency
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that reports to the
Ministry of Defence
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A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is an often-used name for the part of a government responsible for matters of defence, found in states ...
. The agency is responsible for the supply of
materiel
Materiel (; ) refers to supplies, equipment, and weapons in military supply-chain management, and typically supplies and equipment in a commercial supply chain context.
In a military context, the term ''materiel'' refers either to the specifi ...
to the Swedish defence organisation. It is located in
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
.
Director Generals since 1968
*1968–1975:
Sten Wåhlin
Lieutenant General Sten Wåhlin (19 February 1914 – 15 March 1981) was a Swedish Army officer. Wåhlin served as Master-General of the Ordnance and head of the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration and as chairman of the Administration Bo ...
*1974–1982:
Ove Ljung
Lieutenant General Per-Ove Poul Ljung (18 May 1918 – 31 May 1997) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include Chief of the Army Staff and the General Staff Corps, Master-General of the Ordnance, head of the Royal Swedish Army Materi ...
*1982–1988: Carl-Olof Ternryd
*1988–1995: Per Borg
*1995–2005: Birgitta Böhlin
*2005–2012: Gunnar Holmgren
*2012–2015: Lena Erixon
*2015–2016: Dan Ohlsson (acting)
*2016–present:
Göran Mårtensson
Lieutenant General Carl Göran Mårtensson (born 26 May 1960) is a Swedish Army officer. He is currently the Director General of the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration.
Career
Mårtensson was born in Kristianstad, Sweden. He became a lieute ...
See also
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Government agencies in Sweden
The government agencies in Sweden are state-controlled organizations that act independently to carry out the policies of the Government of Sweden. The ministries are relatively small and merely policy-making organizations, allowed to monitor the ...
References
External links
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1968 establishments in Sweden
Defence agencies of Sweden
Government agencies established in 1968
Government agencies of Sweden
Military logistics of Sweden
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