List of Officeholders
Every time a new Supreme Commander is to be appointed, there is some debate between the different services. Some feel that some kind of rotational system would be appropriate. In actuality, most Supreme Commanders have come from the Army, and only one, Håkan Syrén, from the Navy. Because he is a General of the Amphibious Corps, there has to this day not been a single Admiral to hold the office.
| # | Rank and name | Branch | Term began | Term ended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Olof Thörnell | Army | 8 December 1939 | 31 March 1944 |
| 2 | General Helge Jung | Army | 1 April 1944 | 31 March 1951 |
| 3 | General Nils Swedlund | Army | 1 April 1951 | 30 September 1961 |
| 4 | General Torsten Rapp | Air Force | 1 October 1961 | 30 September 1970 |
| 5 | General Stig Synnergren | Army | 1 October 1970 | 30 September 1978 |
| 6 | General Lennart Ljung | Army | 1 October 1978 | 30 September 1986 |
| 7 | General Bengt Gustafsson | Army | 1 October 1986 | 30 June 1994 |
| 8 | General Owe Wiktorin | Air Force | 1 July 1994 | 30 June 2000 |
| 9 | General Johan Hederstedt | Army | 1 July 2000 | 31 December 2003 |
| 10 | General Håkan Syrén | Navy | 1 January 2004 | 24 March 2009 |
| 11 | General Sverker Göranson | Army | 25 March 2009 | Incumbent |
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