Roland Ekenberg

Roland Ekenberg
Ekenberg in 2013.
Birth nameBo Göran Roland Arvidsson
Born (1957-03-21) 21 March 1957 (age 67)
Jönköping, Sweden
AllegianceSweden
Service / branchSwedish Army
Years of service1979–2018
RankMajor General
UnitA 6 (1979–85)
UNFICYP (1984–85)
A 9 (1985–87)
CommandsSwedish Army Artillery School
Eastern Army Division
Chief of Home Guard
Battles / warsCyprus dispute

Major General Bo Göran Roland Ekenberg né Arvidsson (born 21 March 1957) is retired a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include commanding officer of the Eastern Army Division (1999–2000) and the Chief of Home Guard (2005–2018).

Career

Ekenberg graduated from the Military Academy Karlberg in 1979 and was commissioned the same year as a lieutenant in the Småland Artillery Regiment.[1][2] He was promoted to captain in 1982[2] and to major in 1987.[2] Ekenberg served as platoon leader and company commander from 1979 to 1987, first in Småland Artillery Regiment and then, after the regiment was disbanded in 1985, in the Bergslagen Artillery Regiment.[2] He was deployed to Cyprus from 1984 to 1985, serving in the Swedish battalion of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). Ekenberg passed the staff course from 1987 to 1989 and then served in the Army Staff from 1989 to 1994.[2] He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1994[2][3] and served at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in 1994 and in the Middle Army Division from 1995 to 1996.[2]

Ekenberg was commanding officer of the Swedish Army Artillery School (Artilleriets stridsskola) from 1996 to 1999[2][4][5][6] and was promoted to colonel in 1997.[2][7] In 1999, he was promoted to senior colonel,[2] after which he was appointed commanding officer of the Eastern Army Division.[2][8][9] Ekenberg was then head of the Land Warfare Department (Markstridsavdelningen) in the Joint Forces Directorate (Krigsförbandsledningen) at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters from 2000 to 2001.[9][10][2] He was promoted to brigadier general in 2002[2] and was appointed head of the Management Office (Ledningskansliet) at the Swedish Defence University in 2002.[2][11][12]

On 1 July 2005, Ekenberg was appointed Chief of Home Guard. He was promoted to major general on 31 May 2017.[13] Ekenberg retired on 31 August 2018 and was succeeded as Chief of Home Guard by Major General Stefan Sandborg.[14] Ekenberg has also served as a Home Guard instructor and an active member of the Artilleribefälsföreningen ("Artillery Officer's Association") in Jönköping. Ekenberg has also been chairman for some time of the Swedish Women's Auxiliary Veterinary Corps (Svenska Blå Stjärnan) for Jönköping County.[15]

Personal life

Ekenberg is married to Christina Ekenberg and they have two children. He has been living in Linköping since 1994.[2][15]

Dates of rank

Awards and decorations

Swedish

Foreign

References

Notes

  1. ^ Rullan 1989, p. 463.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Engman 2005, p. 471
  3. ^ Rullan 1995, p. 90.
  4. ^ Rullan 1999, p. 77
  5. ^ Statskalendern 1999, p. 234.
  6. ^ Statskalendern 2000, p. 232.
  7. ^ Rullan 1999, p. 120.
  8. ^ Statskalendern 2000, p. 227
  9. ^ a b Statskalendern 2001, p. 220
  10. ^ Statskalendern 2002, p. 242
  11. ^ Statskalendern 2005, p. 241.
  12. ^ Statskalendern 2006, p. 225
  13. ^ "Rikshemvärnschefen befordras" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 2017-05-31. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Ny rikshemvärnschef" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  15. ^ a b Olsson, Per Ola (2005-06-27). "Smålandsartillerist blir ny rikshemvärnschef" (in Swedish). Home Guard. Archived from the original on 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  16. ^ "Kronprinsessparet vid Kungl. Krigsvetenskapsakademiens högtidssammankomst" (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  17. ^ "Kungen delade ut medaljer" (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  18. ^ "RIKSHEMVÄRSTING 2017" (in Swedish). Home Guard. 2017-11-12. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Årets utmärkelser på kongressen". www.brukshundklubben.se (in Swedish). Swedish Working Dog Association. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  20. ^ "Ny hemvärnsmedalj" [New Home Guard medal]. www.phaleristica.com (in Swedish). 2 April 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  21. ^ "Brigadgeneral Roland Ekenberg och Kapten Thomas Hillemar (lärare på HvSS) dekorerades..." (in Swedish). Hemvärnets stridsskola. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2021 – via Facebook.
  22. ^ "Svenska Lottakåren genomför riksstämma i Helsingborg" (in Swedish). Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Organization. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  23. ^ Balkin Rung, Daisy (June 2012). "Solig stämma" (PDF). FRO-nytt: tjänstemeddelanden från Frivilliga radioorganisationen (in Swedish) (2). Stockholm: Frivilliga radioorganisationen (FRO): 4. SELIBR 8261314.
  24. ^ "Roland Ekenberg tilldelades Bernadotte-medaljen" (in Swedish). Swedish Shooting Sport Federation. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2022 – via Facebook.
  25. ^ Heinemann, Arasteh (29 August 2018). "Med anledning av generalmajor Roland Ekenberg lämnar sin befattning som rikshemvärnschef..." (in Swedish). Swedish CBRN Association. Retrieved 2 February 2022 – via Facebook.
  26. ^ "SBK Skånes förtjänstmedalj". www.sbkskane.com (in Swedish). Swedish Working Dog Association, Skåne District. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

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