Commandant General in Stockholm
The Commandant General in Stockholm is a military position in Sweden with responsibility for state ceremonial activities. Lieutenant General Michael Claesson, Chief of Defence Staff is the Commandant General in Stockholm since 2020.
Commandant General in Stockholm
The Commandant General, Lieutenant General Michael Claesson (center) in 2023.
Image: Carl Fredrik Lorichs
Image: Sven Lagerberg portrait cropped
Lieutenant General Leif Michael Claesson is a Swedish Army officer. He currently serves at the Chief of the Defence Staff since 1 January 2023. Prior to this, he served as Chief of Policy and Plans Department in the Defence Staff from 2018 to 2020 and as Chief of Joint Operations from 2020 to 2022.
Claesson in 2024
Claesson (right) and municipal commissioner Klas Håkansson in 2012.