Curt Sjöö

Lieutenant General Curt Ove Leonard Sjöö (born 16 March 1937) is a retired Swedish Army officer. Sjöö's senior commands include Chief of the Army Staff (1988–1990) and military commander of the Upper Norrland Military District (1990–1992) and of the Northern Military District (1993–1996). He also served as Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff from 1997 to 2003.

Early life Sjöö was born on 16 March 1937 in Eksjö Parish, Jönköping County, Sweden, the son of Ernst Sjöö and his wife Ester (née Isaksson). He passed studentexamen in Eksjö in 1955.

Career Sjöö was commissioned as an officer in the Scanian Logistic Regiment (T 4) in 1958 with the rank of second lieutenant. On 1 October 1974, he was appointed lieutenant colonel in the General Staff Corps. During April 1975, he served as ADC on duty to His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf, including during his visit to Denmark. On 25 April 1975, Sjöö was ordered to be available as an expert in the commission Kvinnan och försvarets yrken ("Women and military professions") (SOU 1977:26). During November 1978, he served as ADC of duty to His Majesty the King.

Sjöö served as battalion commander in the Svea Logistic Regiment (T 1) in Linköping from 1978 to 1980. On 1 April 1980 he was promoted to colonel and assumed the position as head of the Military Academy Karlberg. In March 1983, Sjöö was elected chairman of the Trängklubben, an association of military logistic officers in active service and in the reserve. On 1 April 1983, Sjöö was promoted to senior colonel and assumed the position of Inspector of the Swedish Army Service Troops. In May 1983, Sjöö became a board member of the National Society for Road Safety. Sjöö was section chief in the staff of the Western Military District (Milo V) from 1987 to 1988 On 1 April 1990, Sjöö was promoted to lieutenant general and assumed the position of military commander of the Upper Norrland Military District, succeeding lieutenant general Åke Sagrén on the post. In 1993, the Upper Norrland Military District (Milo ÖN) and the Lower Norrland Military District (Milo NN) amalgamated and created the Northern Military District (Milo N) of which Sjöö became commander. He left the position and retired in 1996. He served in this position until 2003.

Personal life On 14 June 1958, Sjöö got engaged to Birgitta Sköld. In 1960, he married Birgitta Sköld (born 1936), the daughter of major Nils Sköld and Karin (née Fredriksson).

Foreign

Honours Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1983) Honorary member of the Swedish Pistol Shooting Association (Svenska pistolskytteförbundet)