Roland Ekenberg

Major General Bo Göran Roland Ekenberg né Arvidsson (born 21 March 1957) is retired a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include commanding officer of the Eastern Army Division (1999–2000) and the Chief of Home Guard (2005–2018).

Career Ekenberg graduated from the Military Academy Karlberg in 1979 and was commissioned the same year as a lieutenant in the Småland Artillery Regiment. He was promoted to captain in 1982 and served at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in 1994 and in the Middle Army Division from 1995 to 1996. and was promoted to colonel in 1997. In 1999, he was promoted to senior colonel, Ekenberg was then head of the Land Warfare Department (Markstridsavdelningen) in the Joint Forces Directorate (Krigsförbandsledningen) at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters from 2000 to 2001.

On 1 July 2005, Ekenberg was appointed Chief of Home Guard. He was promoted to major general on 31 May 2017. Ekenberg retired on 31 August 2018 and was succeeded as Chief of Home Guard by Major General Stefan Sandborg. Ekenberg has also served as a Home Guard instructor and an active member of the Artilleribefälsföreningen ("Artillery Officer's Association") in Jönköping. Ekenberg has also been chairman for some time of the Swedish Women's Auxiliary Veterinary Corps (Svenska Blå Stjärnan) for Jönköping County.

Personal life Ekenberg is married to Christina Ekenberg and they have two children. He has been living in Linköping since 1994.

50x50px H. M. The King's Medal, (silver-gilt) medal worn around the neck on a blue ribbon (13 February 2019)

50x50px Swedish CBRN Association's gold medal no 5 (Svenska CBRN-förbundets guldmedalj nr. 5) (26 November 2018) Swedish Working Dog Club, Skåne District Medal of Merit (SBK Skånes förtjänstmedalj) (31 August 2018)

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