Ewa Skoog Haslum

Vice Admiral Ewa Ann-Sofi Skoog Haslum née Skoog (born 26 March 1968) is a senior Swedish Navy officer. She currently serves as the Chief of Joint Operations since 15 November 2024. Skoog Haslum began her naval career in 1990 as an acting sub-lieutenant in Sweden's 2nd Surface Warfare Flotilla and was promoted to lieutenant in 1993. She served on HSwMS Gävle as an artillery officer and later taught at the Tactical Command School. Her first non-naval role was in the Future Planning Department at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters from 2001 to 2003. She commanded the corvette from 2006 to 2008, including a UN mission off Lebanon's coast to prevent arms smuggling. From 2010 to 2017, she also served as Aide-de-camp to Crown Princess Victoria. After leading the 4th Naval Warfare Flotilla and becoming Deputy Vice Chancellor of the Swedish Defence University in 2016, she was promoted to rear admiral. Skoog Haslum became Chief of Navy in 2020 and assumed the role of Chief of Joint Operations in November 2024, along with a promotion to vice admiral.

Early life Skoog was born on 26 March 1968 in Hov Parish, Kristianstad County, Sweden, and she grew up in Torekov. She attended the technical program in secondary school. Skoog Haslum began her military career in 1987 as a conscript enlisted radio telegraphist on board HSwMS Stockholm.

Career She was commissioned as a naval officer in the 2nd Surface Warfare Flotilla (Andra ytstridsflottiljen) in 1990 with the rank of acting sub-lieutenant (fänrik). She was promoted to lieutenant there in 1993. From 1994 to 1995, she served as an artillery officer/observer on HSwMS Gävle (K22). At this time, she also served as a steering officer and "kept watch together with Anders Olovsson, her future Deputy Chief of Navy. Skoog Haslum was promoted to lieutenant in 1995. From 1997 to 1998, she served as a teacher at the Tactical Command School (Ledningsstridsskolan) at Berga Naval Base. From 2008 to 2010, she attended the Management Program of the Swedish National Defence College and from 2010 to 2011 she was assigned to the Maritime Component Command at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters. and she took office on 21 January 2020. She was at the same time promoted to rear admiral.

On 24 October 2024 the Swedish government announced that Haslum would succeed Lieutenant General Carl-Johan Edström as Chief of Joint Operations on 15 November, and would be promoted to the rank of vice admiral.

Personal life Skoog is married to Stefan Haslum and they have two sons.

Dates of rank 1990 – Acting sub-lieutenant 1993 – Sub-lieutenant 1995 – Lieutenant 2001 – Lieutenant commander 2010 – Commander 2014 – Captain 2016 – Rear admiral (lower half) 2020 – Rear admiral 15 November 2024 – Vice admiral

Awards and decorations

Swedish

50x50px H. M. The King's Medal, 8th size gold (silver-gilt) medal worn on the chest suspended by the Order of the Seraphim ribbon (28 January 2015)

50x50px 2nd Surface Warfare Flotilla Commemorative Medal (2. ytstridsflottiljens minnesmedalj, 2ysfljMSM)

Foreign

Honours Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (2018)