Anders Persson

Brigadier General Per Anders Rolfson Persson (born 18 March 1968) is a Swedish Air Force officer. Since August 2023, Persson serves as deputy head of Sweden's military delegation to NATO in Brussels, Belgium.

Early life Persson was born on 18 March 1968 in Sollentuna, Sweden. He studied mechanics at the Chalmers University of Technology from 1989 to 1990 and attended the Swedish Air Force Flying School in Ljungbyhed from 1990 to 1991.

Persson served as Project Manager in the Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate (Strategiledningen) the Strategic Plans & Policy at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in Stockholm from July 2006 to July 2009. He then served as chief of staff of the Swedish Air Combat Training School (Luftstridsskolan) in Uppsala from July 2009 to November 2010 and then as Deputy Commander of the Swedish Air Combat Training School from 2010 to December 2011. Persson was then appointed Defense Attaché posted at the Swedish Embassy in Bern from June 2010 to June 2012. He was then chief of staff of the Air Component Command in Stockholm from January 2012 to May 2014, and as acting commander of the Air Component Command between 14 October 2013 and 31 December 2013, as well as commanding officer of the Swedish Air Combat Training School in Uppsala from 1 June 2014 to June 2017. During this time, Persson was also commander of Uppsala Garrison.

Persson was head of Training and Development (Air Force) (Chef för produktionsledningen för Flygvapnet, C PROD Flyg) at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters from June 2017 to December 2018, and as Chief of the newly formed Air Staff from January 2019 to October 2019. On 1 August 2022, Persson assumed the position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Swedish Defence University, and thus the highest-ranking military officer at the university. Persson was placed as deputy head of Sweden's military delegation to NATO in Brussels, Belgium from 1 August 2023.

Persson is regional chairman of the Swedish Air Force Volunteers Association from June 2014.

Honours Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences, Department III, Air Warfare Studies (October 2008)

Dates of rank 1992 – Second lieutenant 1996 – Lieutenant 1998 – Captain 19?? – Major 20?? – Lieutenant colonel 20?? – Colonel 2019 – Brigadier general