Bo Waldemarsson

Major General Bo Erik Siwer Waldemarsson (born 28 November 1949) is a retired officer of the Swedish Air Force. His senior commands include commanding officer of the Central Air Command and the Central Military District. Waldemarsson also served as the Commandant General in Stockholm for two years.

Early life Waldemarsson was born on 28 November 1949 in Billinge Parish, Malmöhus County, Sweden, the son of Waldemar Waldemarsson and his wife Ewy (née Olin). He passed studentexamen in 1968.

Career Waldemarsson was commissioned as an officer after graduating from the Royal Swedish Air Force Academy (Flygvapnets krigsskola, F 20) in 1973 and he was appointed lieutenant the same year at the Kalmar Wing, where he served from 1973 to 1976. In 1976, he was promoted to captain and served from 1976 to 1982 at the Blekinge Wing, where he was Radar Intercept Controller from 1976 to 1979 and company commander from 1980 to 1982. Waldemarsson attended the General Course at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1978 to 1979 and the Senior Course from 1982 to 1984. He was promoted to major in 1983 and then served as head of the Education Department in the Air Staff from 1984 to 1985. Waldemarsson served as head of the Planning Department in the Defence Staff from 1985 to 1986 and was combat control commander at the Blekinge Wing from 1986 to 1989. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1987 and then served again in the Planning Department in the Defence Staff from 1989 to 1990. Waldemarsson was appointed with lieutenant colonel with special position (Överstelöjtnant med särskild tjänsteställning) and was Director, Short Term Planning Department In 1999, he attended the Senior International Defence Management Course at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. On 1 January 2003, Waldemarsson assumed the position of commanding officer of the Central Military District. He served in this position until 2005. at the Ministry of Defence from 2008 to 2010. Waldemarsson retired from the Swedish Armed Forces in 2010.

Foreign

Honours Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1997)