Chief of Navy is the most senior appointment in the Swedish Navy. The position Chief of Navy was introduced in 1936 and the current form in 2014.
History
Until 1936 the Swedish monarch was the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces and had formally maintained the Chief of the Navy position together with the Chief of the Military Office of the Minister of Defence in the Ministry of Defence, which is in fact maintained the position. The position of a single professional "Chief of the Navy" was established in 1936 in accordance with the Defence Act of 1936. The position of Chief of the Navy existed from 1936 to 1994 and during this time it was his responsibility to lead the navy units production and development. During the period 1936 to 1961 the Chief of the Navy also had an operational commanding responsibility for the naval forces. Following a larger reorganization of the Swedish Armed Forces in 1994, the staff agency Chief of the Navy ceased to exist as an independent agency. Instead, the post Chief of Navy Staff was created at the then newly instituted Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters. In 1998, the Swedish Armed Forces was again reorganized. Most of the duties of the Chief of Navy Staff were transferred to the newly instituted post of "Inspector General of the Navy". The post is similar to that of the "Inspector General of the Swedish Army" and the "Inspector General of the Swedish Air Force". It was later renamed to "Inspector of the Navy". On 1 January 2014, the "Chief of Navy" position was reinstated in the Swedish Armed Forces. The position has not the same duties as before.
To the Chief of Swedish Armed Forces Training and Development propose the development of the units' abilities
Being the foremost representative of the units
Represent the units and the area of ability in international contacts
Heraldry
The command flag of the Chief of Navy is drawn by Brita Grep and embroidered by hand by the company Libraria. Blazon: "Fessed in yellow and blue; on yellow two blue batons of command with sets of yellow crowns placed two and one in saltire, on blue an anchor erect cabled over two gun barrels of older pattern in saltire, all yellow."
