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Allegiance
  
Sweden

Name
  
Sverker Goranson

Rank
  
General

Years of service
  
1975–2015

Service/branch
  
Swedish Army


Sverker Goranson

Born
  
3 May 1954 (age 69) Lund, Sweden (
1954-05-03
)

Commands held
  
Chief of Staff, Nordic Bn UNPROFOR, Bosnia – Deputy Bn Cmdr, Swebat IFOR, Bosnia – Deputy Bde Cmdr Southern Skane Brigade – Bde Cmdr Life Guards Bde, Stockholm – Military & Assistant Defence Attache, Washington, D.C., USA – Assistant Chief for Defence planning & ops, Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters – Chief of Staff Army, Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters – Director Joint Staff, Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters – Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces

Awards
  
Legion of Merit – United Nations Medal – NATO Medal

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Sverker John Olof Göranson (born 3 May 1954) is a General of the Swedish Army with an armoured forces background. He was the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces from 25 March 2009, when he succeeded Håkan Syrén, until 1 October 2015, when he was succeeded by Micael Bydén. Göranson was Inspector of the Swedish Army from 2005 to 2007, and has served as the Commander of the Armed Forces Headquarters since 2007. In 1995, he was the chief of staff of the Nordic battalion within UNPROFOR in Bosnia.

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Promotions

Göranson's promotions:

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  • 1977 – Commissioned as 1st Lieutenant, Tank Corps
  • 1980 – Captain
  • 1984 – Major
  • 1993 – Lieutenant Colonel
  • 1997 – Colonel
  • 2003 – Brigadier General
  • 2005 – Major General
  • 2007 – Lieutenant General
  • 2009 – General

    • Awards and decorations

    Göranson's decorations:

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  • Medal For Zealous and Devoted Service of the Realm
  • Swedish Armed Forces Conscript Medal
  • Swedish Armed Forces Medal for International Service
  • Life Guards Medal of Merit
  • Life Guards Dragoons Medal of Merit
  • Northern Scanian Regiment Memorial Medal
  • Old Comrades Alliance of the Swedish Korea Ambulance Cross of Remembrance and Merit
  • Finnish Freedom Fighters' Blue Cross
  • Officer of the Legion of Merit
  • US Army Command and General Staff Officer Course Badge
  • Italian CHOD Order of Merit for International Operations
  • United Nations Medal in bronze (UNPROFOR)
  • NATO Medal (IFOR)
  • Commander of the Legion of Merit
  • Commander of the Legion of Honour
  • German Order das Ehrenkreuz der Bundeswehr in Gold
  • Commander with star of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland
  • H. M. The King's Medal, 12th size gold medal with chain (2016)

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    References

    Sverker Göranson Wikipedia
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