Anders Lindström

Lieutenant General Anders Reinhold Lindström (14 January 1955) is a retired Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include the Chief of Home Guard, the Chief of Joint Operations and the Commandant General in Stockholm. He retired from the military in 2011.

Early life Lindström was born on 14 January 1955 in Borås, Sweden. His father, who came from Ådalen, started as a tailor apprentice and became designer in women's clothing. Lindström's mother came from a free church baptist family. He grew up in Borås, Västerås, Nässjö, and Halmstad and started school one year before his peers. and as a youth he became Swedish junior champion in bandy.

Career

Military career Lindström was commissioned into the Swedish Army in 1976 Lindström also served many years in different positions in Södermanland Regiment (P 10) in Strängnäs. and deputy commanding officer of the Army Tactical Command. On 1 October 2002, Lindström was appointed Chief of Home Guard and was promoted to major general.

Business career On 11 October 2011, Lindström was appointed CEO of AB Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL) and Waxholmsbolaget as well as the managing director of the Traffic Board (Trafiknämnden). He took office on 1 January 2012. In June 2014, Lindström was elected chairman of the Swedish Federation for Voluntary Defence Education and Training and he left the same position a year later. In May 2015, Lindström was fined 5,000 Hong Kong dollar by the Tsuen Wan Magistrates' Court in Hong Kong for having stolen a cardholder at Hong Kong International Airport during a business trip. Lindström himself claimed that he accidentally forgot to pay for it. In connection with this, he departed from his service, and resigned the same month as CEO of SL and Waxholmsbolaget. Since June 2015, Lindström works as a Senior Consultant for Count On Business Service AB.

Personal life Lindström was married to Ann-Christine who died in May 2004. They had one son, Anders Junior. He later married his present wife Katharina and they have three children.

Dates of rank 19?? – Second lieutenant 19?? – Lieutenant 19?? – Captain 19?? – Major 19?? – Lieutenant Colonel 19?? – Colonel 2000 – Brigadier general 2002 – Major general 2007 – Lieutenant general

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