Lennart Rönnberg

Major General Erik Lennart Rönnberg (born 21 November 1938) is a retired Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include postings as Chief of the Army Staff and of the General Staff Corps (1990–1994) and Chief of Staff of the Middle Military District (1994–1995).

Lennart Rönnberg
Birth name	Erik Lennart Rönnberg
Born	21 November 1938 Fjällsjö, Strömsund Municipality, Sweden
Allegiance	Sweden
Service/branch	Swedish Army
Years of service	1961–1999
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Västernorrland Regiment Chief of the Army Staff General Staff Corps Chief of Staff, Milo M NNSC

Career

Rönnberg was born on 21 November 1938 in Fjällsjö Parish, Strömsund Municipality, Sweden,[1] the son of Albin Rönnberg and his wife Hilda (née Viklund).[2] Rönnberg became an officer candidate in Västernorrland Regiment on 28 August 1960 and he graduated from Military Academy Karlberg in 1961 and was then commissioned as an officer with then rank Fänrik and assigned to Västernorrland Regiment on 1 September 1961.[3] Rönnberg was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 September 1963 and to Captain on 1 September 1969.[3] Rönnberg attended the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College in 1971[2] and he was promoted to Major on 1 October 1972.[3]

Rönnberg attended the British Army Staff College in 1976[2] and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on 1 October 1977.[3] He attended the and the Swedish National Defence College in 1981[2] and he was promoted to Colonel and appointed regimental commander of Västernorrland Regiment on 1 October 1982. On 1 April 1987, Rönnberg was promoted to Senior Colonel and was appointed Inspector of the Lower Norrland Military District. On 1 April 1990, Rönnberg was promoted to Major General and assumed the position of the last Chief of the Army Staff and of the General Staff Corps. On 1 July 1994, Rönnberg assumed the position of Chief of Staff of the Middle Military District.[2][3]

Rönnberg then served as head of the Swedish Delegation to the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC) from 1 January 1997 to February 1998.[4]

Personal life

In 1967, he married Iréne Hellman (born 1946), the daughter of P.K. Hellman and Lotten (née Valberg).[2]

Dates of rank

• 1961 – Fänrik
• 1963 – Lieutenant
• 1969 – Captain
• 1972 – Major
• 1977 – Lieutenant Colonel
• 1982 – Colonel
• 1987 – Senior Colonel
• 1990 – Major General

Bibliography

• Rönnberg, Lennart, ed. (1998). Generalstabskår och generalstabsofficerare 1973-1998 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 9187184559. SELIBR 7762938.
• Rönnberg, Lennart, ed. (1995). Arméns ledning från vasatid till nutid (in Swedish). Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 9187184427. SELIBR 7762926.

Honours

• Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1982)[2]

References

1. Sveriges befolkning 1980 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges släktforskarförb. 2004. ISBN 9187676370. SELIBR 9632925.
2. Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 971. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
3. "I21 1173 - regementschef". www.som.kulturhotell.se (in Swedish). Bilddatabas Sollefteå. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
4. Jonsson, Gabriel (2009). Peace-keeping in the Korean Peninsula: The Role of Commissions (PDF). Seoul: Korea Institute for National Unification. p. 693. ISBN 978-89-8479-517-4.