Håkan Pettersson (Swedish Air Force officer)


Sven Håkan Pettersson is a retired Swedish Air Force officer. He served as Director of the Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service from 2004 to 2007 and as Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff from 2007 to 2018.

Career

Pettersson was raised in Upplands Väsby outside Stockholm and began his military career as a combat control officer. In the 1980s, Pettersson served as head of the Air Section. He served as an ADC to His Majesty the King between 1983 and 1996. When the Berlin Wall fell, Pettersson was the head of the Air Defense Center in Bålsta. In 1992, he was appointed head of the intelligence and security department of the Middle Military Area Staff in Strängnäs. Pettersson then served as Deputy Director of the Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service in the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters from 1995 to 2004. On 1 July 1998, Pettersson was promoted to Colonel 1st Class. In 2001, Pettersson was promoted to brigadier general.
He served as acting Director of the Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service from 1 January 2004 until 19 February 2004, when Pettersson was promoted to major general and appointed Director of the Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service. He took office of 20 February 2004. This position included responsibility as Chief of Security for the Swedish Armed Forces and the Chief of Signal Protection for the Total Defense. He served in this position until 31 May 2007. During this time Petterssn also served as Chief ADC to His Majesty the King.
On 1 July 2007, Pettersson assumed the position of Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff. After the engagement of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling on 24 February 2009, Pettersson was appointed coordinator of the Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling by the King in March 2009. The Swedish government extended his appointment as First Aide-de-Camp and Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff on 1 July 2015. He served in this position until 1 October 2018 when he was succeeded by Lieutenant General Jan Salestrand.
Pettersson is a board member of Comex Electronics AB.

Personal life

Pettersson is the father of two children.

Dates of rank