Anders Callert

Major General Anders Bertil Callert (born 10 May 1965) is a Swedish Army officer. Callert served as Assistant Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement from 2016 to 2021. He currently serves as Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Swedish Defence University.

Early life Callert was born on 10 May 1965 in Österhaninge Parish, Haninge Municipality, Sweden. He attended a 4-year Technical Program at Falu Gymnasium in Falun between 1981 and 1985, with a specialization in telecommunications. Callert then attended the Field Artillery Officers Course at the Swedish Artillery Officer School (Artilleriets officershögskola, ArtOHS) in Kristinehamn from 1986 to 1988 when he was commissioned as an officer with the rank of second lieutenant and was assigned to Norrland Artillery Regiment.

Career Callert served in Norrland Artillery Regiment for about ten years. He was promoted to captain in 1992 and major in 1996. During this time, Callert attended the General Course at Military Academy Karlberg in Stockholm from 1989 to 1990, the Higher Course at the Artillery and Engineering College in Stockholm from 1992 to 1992 and the General Course, tactical course for the Army at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College in Stockholm from 1995 to 1996. Thereafter, Callert served from 2008 to 2010 as head of the Analysis and Follow-up Section in the Joint Forces Command at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in Stockholm.

In 2010, he was promoted to colonel and served as regimental commander of the Artillery Regiment from 2010 to 2014. From 1 February 2014, he served in the Implementation Department (Genomförandeavdelningen) of Training & Procurement Staff at the Headquarters, for a period in 2014 as deputy head and from 2014 to 2016 as head. Callert was promoted to brigadier general in 2016 and from 1 June 2016, he served as Assistant Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement in the Training & Procurement Staff at the Headquarters. He was promoted to major general in 2017.

Callert assumed the position of head of the Swedish delegation to the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission in Korea on 1 June 2021. On 23 October 2023, Callert assumed the position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Swedish Defence University.

Dates of rank 1988 – Second lieutenant 19?? – Lieutenant 1992 – Captain 1996 – Major 2004 – Lieutenant colonel 2010 – Colonel 2016 – Brigadier general 2017 – Major general

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