Bo Westin

Lieutenant General Bo Lars Axel Westin (12September 1913 – 17January 2009) was a Swedish Coastal Artillery officer. Westin was Chief of the Naval Staff from 1968 to 1970 and Chief of the Defence Staff from 1970 to 1972.

Early life Westin was born on 12 September 1913 in Norrköping Saint Olof Parish in Norrköping, Sweden, the son of accountant Axel Westin and his wife Gottfrida "Frida" (née Nilsson). He passed studentexamen in 1933. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 1969 and was the Chief of the Naval Staff from 1968 to 1970 before assuming the position of Chief of the Defence Staff on 1 October 1970. In June 1972 he visited Cyprus and had meetings with Archbishop Makarios, Vice President Fazıl Küçük, the Secretary-General's Special Representative in Cyprus, Mr. Osorio-Tafall, the Force Commander, Major General Dewan Prem Chand as well as the Swedish Contingent. Westin retired from active service the same year. He was then head of the Swedish National Defence College from 1972 to 1978. the 1957 Navy Missile Committee and the 1957 Helicopter Committee. and Statens allmänna bevakning AB.

Personal life In 1939 he married Karin Rydin, the daughter of veterinarian Karl Rydin and Karin Boëthius. He was the father of Agneta (born 1941). He was also a formidable tomato grower, and his balcony in Lidingö was like a veritable greenhouse. The funeral service was held on 25 April 2019 in . He was buried at Lidingö Cemetery on 9 March 2009.

Dates of rank 1937 – Second lieutenant 1939 – Lieutenant 1945 – Captain 1951 – Major 1957 – Lieutenant colonel 1961 – Colonel 1966 – Major general 1969 – Lieutenant general

Awards and decorations

Honours Member of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences (1954) Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1959)