Lieutenant General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

Carl Göran Mårtensson (born 26 May 1960) is a

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officer. He is currently the Director General of the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration.

Career

Mårtensson was born in Kristianstad, Sweden. He became a lieutenant in 1983 and captain in 1984. Mårtensson served as company commander in the Wendes Artillery Regiment (A 3) in 1989 and attended the Junior Staff Course at the

Swedish Armed Forces Staff College The oyalSwedish Armed Forces Staff College ( sv, Militärhögskolan, MHS) was from 1961 to 1996 the Swedish Armed Forces highest institution for officers training, for staff and senior executive education and was located in Stockholm. In 1997 it ...

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 Swedish Defence Materiel Administration in 1993 and at the Army Command (''Arméledningen'') at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in 1994. He then served as Planning Officer at the Army Command (''Arméledningen'') at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in 1995 and as ADC to the

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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 Stockholm. In 2002, he was promoted to colonel and appointed commanding officer of the Artillery Regiment, School of Artillery and the Kristinehamn 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 Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement and promoted to major general in January 2009 when he and lieutenant general

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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 Joint Forces Command, a position he held for two years. He was from 2009 to 2016 when he retired from the Swedish Armed Forces, a member of the Swedish Armed Forces Command Group (''Försvarsmaktsledningen''). Mårtensson was then appointed Director General of the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (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 –

Lieutenant A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations. The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often ...

*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 *1998 – Lieutenant colonel *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 ...

*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 t ...

*2009 –

Major general Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

*2009 –

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Awards

For Zealous and Devoted Service of the Realm ribbon

For Zealous and Devoted Service of the Realm * FMGUSM - Försvarsmaktens grundutbildningsmedalj (Sverige)

Swedish Armed Forces Conscript Medal *

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 ...

(2003) *Member of the board of the 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