Michael Claesson
Lieutenant General, Chief Joint Operations of the Swedish Armed Forces
Michael Claesson started his military career in 1984 and commanded the Norrbotten Armoured Battalion and served as Deputy Brigade Commander of the Norrbotten Mechanized Brigade. He commanded the Armed Forces Land Warfare Centre in Skövde, and worked as Military Advisor within the Ministries of Defence and Foreign Affairs. He also served as Deputy Military Representative in the Swedish Mission to NATO in Brussels. From 2012 to 2013, he commanded the Swedish Contingent to ISAF Regional Command North and served as an operations planner in the early phases of the KFOR Mission in Kosovo. He also held the position as Head of the Policy and Strategic Plans Department of the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in Stockholm.
Updated: September 7, 2022