Göran Mårtensson

Göran Mårtensson
Birth name	Carl Göran Mårtensson
Born	(1960-05-26) 26 May 1960 (age 64) Kristianstad, Sweden
Allegiance	Sweden
Service / branch	Swedish Army
Years of service	1983–2016
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Artillery Regiment Land Warfare Centre Assistant Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement Chief of Joint Operations
Other work	Head of FMV

Lieutenant General Carl Göran Mårtensson (born 26 May 1960) is a Swedish Army officer. He is currently the Director General of the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration.[1]

Career

Mårtensson was born in Kristianstad, Sweden.[2] He became a lieutenant in 1983 and captain in 1984. Mårtensson served as company commander in the Wendes Artillery Regiment (A 3) in 1989 and attended the Junior Staff Course at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1989 to 1990.[2] He was promoted to major in 1990 and then attended the Advanced Staff Course at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1991 to 1993. Mårtensson served as a General Staff Aspirant at the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration in 1993 and at the Army Command (Arméledningen) at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in 1994.[3] He then served as Planning Officer at the Army Command (Arméledningen) at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in 1995 and as ADC to the Chief of Army Staff two years later.[2] Mårtensson was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1998 and attended the Joint Command and Staff College in London from 1998 to 1999.[2]

In 1999, he returned to his old unit, Wendes Artillery Regiment, as battalion commander and head of training.[3] The year after, Mårtensson was appointed chief of the Unit Section (Förbandssektionen) in the General Training and Management Directorate (Grundorganisationsledningen) at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in Stockholm.[2][3] In 2002, he was promoted to colonel and appointed commanding officer of the Artillery Regiment, School of Artillery and the Kristinehamn Garrison.[2] Mårtensson stayed in this position for four years, during this time responsible for relocation of the regiment to Boden in 2005.[4] In 2006 he was appointed commanding officer of the Land Warfare Centre in Skövde and Kvarn.[3] He was appointed Assistant Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement and promoted to brigadier general in 2007 and appointed Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement and promoted to major general in January 2009[2][3] when he and lieutenant general Anders Silwer changed positions.[5] He was promoted to lieutenant general later that same year.[2]

In 2014, Mårtensson was appointed Chief of Joint Operations and head of the Joint Forces Command, a position he held for two years.[2][3] He was from 2009 to 2016 when he retired from the Swedish Armed Forces, a member of the Swedish Armed Forces Command Group (Försvarsmaktsledningen). Mårtensson was then appointed Director General of the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) from 1 February 2016 and National Armament Director.[2] On 20 October 2021, the Swedish government decided to extend Mårtensson's employment as Director General and head of the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration from 1 February 2022 to 31 January 2025.[6]

Personal life

Mårtensson is married and has three children.[2]

Dates of rank

• 1983 – Lieutenant
• 1984 – Captain
• 1990 – Major
• 1998 – Lieutenant colonel
• 2002 – Colonel
• 2007 – Brigadier general
• 2009 – Major general
• 2009 – Lieutenant general

Awards

• For Zealous and Devoted Service of the Realm
• Swedish Armed Forces Conscript Medal
• Artillery Regiment (A 9) Medal of Medal (Artilleriregementets förtjänstmedalj)
• Swedish Reserve Officers Federation Merit Badge (Förbundet Sveriges Reservofficerares förtjänsttecken)
• Artillery Regiment (A 9) Commemorative Medal (Artilleriregementets (A 9) minnesmedalj) (2005)[7]
• etc

Honours

• Member of the board of the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (2014)[2]
• Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (2003)[2]
• Member of the board of the Swedish Defence University (2010–2016)[2]

References

1. "Göran Mårtensson ny generaldirektör för Försvarets Materielverk" (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
2. "Curriculum vitae Director General Göran Mårtensson" (PDF). Swedish Defence Materiel Administration. 2016-04-11. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
3. "Curriculum vitae generaldirektör Göran Mårtensson" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Defence Materiel Administration. 2016-05-10. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
4. "Göran Mårtensson, GD FMV: Kunskap och dialog stärker relationerna mellan FMV och leverantörerna". www.soff.se (in Swedish). Säkerhets- och försvarsföretagen. 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
5. "Chefsbyte i Högkvarteret" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
6. "Göran Mårtensson får förlängd anställning som generaldirektör för FMV" (in Swedish). Ministry of Defence. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
7. "Chefen för Artilleriregementet, överste Göran Mårtensson tilldelas regementets minnesmedalj" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 2005. Archived from the original on 2006-02-08. Retrieved 23 October 2019.

Military offices
Preceded by Jan Salestrand	Assistant Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement 2007–2009	Succeeded by Gunnar Karlson
Preceded by Jan Salestrand	Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement 2009–2014	Succeeded by Anders Silwer
Preceded by Anders Silwer	Chief of Joint Operations 2014–2016	Succeeded by Jan Thörnqvist
Government offices
Preceded by Dan Ohlsson	Swedish Defence Materiel Administration 2016–present	Succeeded by Incumbent