Sverker John Olof Göranson, born 3 May 1954 in Lund

Lund

-Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...

, is a General

General

A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....

 of the Swedish Army

Swedish Army

The Swedish Army is one of the oldest standing armies in the world and a branch of the Swedish Armed Forces; it is in charge of land operations. General Sverker Göranson is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Army.- Organization :...

 with an armoured forces background and is the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces since 25 March 2009, when he succeeded Håkan Syrén

Håkan Syrén

General Håkan Erik Gunnar Syrén is a General of the Swedish Amphibious Corps and chairman of the European Union Military Committee...

. Göranson was Inspector General of the Swedish Army from 2005 to 2007, and serves as the Commander of the Armed Forces Headquarters since 2007. In 1995, he was the chief of staff of the Nordic battalion

Battalion

A battalion is a military unit of around 300–1,200 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel...

 within UNPROFOR in Bosnia.

Promotions

Göranson's promotions:

• 1977 - Lieutenant
• 1980 - Captain
• 1984 - Major
• 1993 - Lieutenant Colonel
• 1997 - Colonel
• 2003 - Brigadier General
• 2005 - Major General
• 2007 - Lieutenant General
• 2009 - General