Colonel Mats Danielsson (born 20 June 1962) is a retired Swedish officer. He served as the Swedish ISAF troops in Afghanistan during the War in Afghanistan.[1] He was the head of the Military Academy Karlberg from 2009 to 2013.[2]
Mats Danielsson | |
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| Born | 20 June 1962 Porjus, Sweden |
| Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
| Service/ | Swedish Air Force |
| Years of service | 1980–2019 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands held | FS13 Military Academy Karlberg |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
Early life edit
Danielsson was born on 20 June 1962 in Porjus Parish, Norrbotten County, Sweden.[3]
Career edit
Military career edit
Danielsson graduated from the Military Academy Karlberg in 1980 and was commissioned as an officer the same year with the rank of second lieutenant[4] in Norrland Dragoon Regiment, where he served until 1988 in positions from instructor to platoon leader.[5] He was promoted to lieutenant in 1984[4] and to captain in 1987.[6] From 1988 to 1989 he was a teacher at the Infantry and Cavalry Officers’ College (Infanteriets och Kavalleriets officershögskola, Inf/KavOHS). In 1989 he joined the Air Force with service in Norrbotten Wing, first as deputy company commander from 1989 to 1990 and then as company commander from 1990. He then served on the staff of Northern Military District and at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in Stockholm.[5] In 1998, he was promoted to major.[7] After being promoted to lieutenant colonel, he served from 2000 to 2002 as adjutant to the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, General Johan Hederstedt.[8][9] After that he served again at Norrbotten Wing,[5] including as Chief of Staff from 2004 to 2005[10][11] and deputy wing commander from 2005 to 31 December 2008.[5][12][13] After being promoted to colonel, Danielsson served from April to November 2007 as commander of the Swedish operation in Afghanistan (FS13).[14]
Danielsson was head of the Military Academy Karlberg from 1 January 2009[5] to 2013. From 2013 to 2016, he was defense attaché at the Swedish Embassy in London. Since 1 November 2016, Danielsson has special assignments for the Chief of Air Force and the commander of the Air Combat Training School (Luftstridsskolan, LSS).[15] Danielsson retired in November 2019.[16]
Danielsson has been ADC to His Majesty the King from 2002.[17]
Business career edit
Danielsson worked as a senior consultant at MD Consulting from December 2019 to April 2020. He is a senior advisor at Pansanté since April 2020.[16]
Awards and decorations edit
Danielsson's awards:[16]
Swedish edit
For Zealous and Devoted Service of the Realm
Swedish Armed Forces Conscript Medal
H. M. The King's Medal (28 January 2007), 8th size gold (silver-gilt) medal worn on the chest suspended by the Order of the Seraphim ribbon, for his service as the king's adjutant.[18]
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel's Wedding Commemorative Medal
Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal
Norrbotten Wing Medal of Merit (Norrbottens flygflottiljs (F 21) förtjänstmedalj, NorrbffljGM)- Military Academy Karlberg (MHS K) Medal of Merit in Gold (Militärhögskolan Karlbergs (MHS K) förtjänstmedalj i guld, MHSKGM)
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Foreign edit
Dates of rank edit
- 1980 – Second lieutenant
- 1984 – Lieutenant
- 1987 – Captain
- 1998 – Major
- 2000 – Lieutenant colonel
- 2007 – Colonel
References edit
- ^ Lindholm, Peter (2008-02-20). "Vi kunde ha haft 15–20 döda med oss". Metro (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 March 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ Nilson, Lars O (1 March 2009). "Skolchefsbyte på Karlberg" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ Sveriges befolkning 1980 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges släktforskarförb. 2004. ISBN 9187676370. SELIBR 9632925.
- ^ a b Svenska försvarsväsendets rulla 1984–1985 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarsdep. 1985. p. 339. SELIBR 3684907.
- ^ a b c d e "MHS Karlberg får ny skolchef" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 2008-10-02. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
- ^ Svenska försvarsväsendets rulla 1988 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarsdep. 1988. p. 342. SELIBR 3684907.
- ^ Försvarsmaktens rulla 1999 (in Swedish). Stockholm. 1999. p. 141. SELIBR 21443548.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Sveriges statskalender. 2002 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 2002. p. 220. ISBN 91-38-31951-9. SELIBR 8428312.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender 2003 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 2003. p. 214. ISBN 9138320452. SELIBR 8869747.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender 2005 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. 2005. p. 231. ISBN 9138321971. SELIBR 9879458.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender 2006 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. 2006. p. 233. ISBN 9138322307. SELIBR 10156707.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender 2008 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB. 2008. p. 239. ISBN 9789138324059. SELIBR 10900526.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender 2009 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB. 2009. p. 238. ISBN 978-9138324646. SELIBR 11452377.
- ^ Blomgren, Jan (2007-04-01). "Uppdrag Afghanistan". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-10-18.
- ^ "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish) (6). Stockholm: Försvarets forum: 9. 2016. SELIBR 4109339.
- ^ a b c "Mats Danielsson". LinkedIn. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB. 2010. p. 33. ISBN 978-9138325209. SELIBR 11846164.
- ^ "Medaljförläningar" (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. 2007-01-28. Retrieved 27 March 2017.