Folke Rehnström

Lieutenant General Sven Evert Folke Rehnström (3 November 1942 – 1 September 2020) was a senior Swedish Army officer. Rehnström served as Chief of the Joint Forces Directorate from 1998 to 2002.

Early life Rehnström was born on 3 November 1942 in Halmstad Parish, Halland County, Sweden. Rehnström graduated from the Military Academy Karlberg in 1967 and was commissioned as an officer the same year in Wendes Artillery Regiment.

Career He attended the Artillery Officers' School at the Artillery and Engineering Officers School from 1969 to 1970, and was promoted to captain in 1972. He then served in the Army Staff from 1975 to 1980 (from 1977 as office head), He was promoted to major in the General Staff Corps on 1 September 1978, and then served in the Program Department in the Planning Command (Planeringsledningen) in the Defence Staff from 1980 to 1981. Rehnström served in the System Department in the Main Department for Army Equipment in the Defence Materiel Administration from 1986 to 1987 and as battalion commander in Karlskrona Coastal Artillery Regiment from 1987 to 1988. Rehnström was promoted to major general in 1991. Instead, Rehnström was appointed deputy director-general (departementsråd) in Ministry of Defence. He then served as Chief of Staff in Northern Military District from 1995 to 1996. and was director and head of the Main Unit for the Military Part of the Total Defense in the Ministry of Defence from 1996 to 1998. Rehnström was then the first Chief of the Joint Forces Directorate (Krigsförbandsledningen) in the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters from 1998 to 2002.

Personal life He was married to Gunilla (Nilla).

Dates of rank 1967 – Second lieutenant 19?? – Lieutenant 1972 – Captain 1 September 1978 – Major 1983 – Lieutenant colonel 1 July 1989 – Colonel – Senior colonel 1 July 1989 – Major general 1996 – Lieutenant general

Honours Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1986)

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