Anders Lindström (Swedish Army officer)

Lieutenant General Anders Reinhold Lindström (14 January 1955) is a retired Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include the Chief of Home Guard, the Chief of Joint Operations and the Commandant General in Stockholm. He retired from the military in 2011.

Early life
Lindström was born on 14 January 1955 in Borås, Sweden. His father, who came from Ådalen, started as a tailor apprentice and became designer in women's clothing. Lindström's mother came from a free church baptist family. He grew up in Borås, Västerås, Nässjö, and Halmstad and started school one year before his peers. Lindström graduated from Rudbeckianska gymnasiet in Västerås in 1971 and as a youth he became Swedish junior champion in bandy.

Military career
Lindström was commissioned into the Swedish Army in 1976 and he served as an officer in Göta Life Guards (P 1). Lindström also served many years in different positions in Södermanland Regiment (P 10) in Strängnäs. Lindström served in different staff positions before he became deputy brigade commander of the Life Grenadier Brigade (IB 4) in Linköping and then he served as commanding officer of Dalarna Brigade (NB 13) in Falun from 1997 to 1999 and in the staff of Middle Military District (Milo M).

Lindström then served as Deputy Inspector General of the Army from 2000 to 2002 and deputy commanding officer of the Army Tactical Command. He has also served as liaison officer at the United States Central Command in Tampa, Florida from March 2002. On 1 October 2002, Lindström was appointed Chief of Home Guard and was promoted to major general. On 13 December 2007, Lindström was appointed Chief of Joint Operations and head of the Joint Forces Command in the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in Stockholm. He was at the same time promoted to lieutenant general.

Business career
On 11 October 2011, Lindström was appointed CEO of AB Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL) and Waxholmsbolaget as well as the managing director of the Traffic Board (Trafiknämnden). He took office on 1 January 2012. In June 2014, Lindström was elected chairman of the Swedish Federation for Voluntary Defence Education and Training and he left the same position a year later. In May 2015, Lindström was fined 5,000 Hong Kong dollar by the Tsuen Wan Magistrates' Court in Hong Kong for having stolen a cardholder at Hong Kong International Airport during a business trip. Lindström himself claimed that he accidentally forgot to pay for it. In connection with this, he departed from his service, and resigned the same month as CEO of SL and Waxholmsbolaget. Since June 2015, Lindström works as a Senior Consultant for Count On Business Service AB.

Personal life
Lindström was married to Ann-Christine who died in May 2004. They had one son, Anders Junior. He later married his present wife Katharina and they have three children.

Dates of rank

 * 19?? – Second lieutenant
 * 19?? – Lieutenant
 * 19?? – Captain
 * 19?? – Major
 * 19?? – Lieutenant Colonel
 * 19?? – Colonel
 * 2000 – Brigadier general
 * 2002 – Major general
 * 2007 – Lieutenant general

Swedish

 * For Zealous and Devoted Service of the Realm ribbon.png 🇸🇪 For Zealous and Devoted Service of the Realm
 * SWE_Home_Guard_Royal_Medal_of_Merit_ribbon.png 🇸🇪 Home Guard Medal of Merit
 * Riksförbundet Sveriges lottakårers kungliga förtjänstmedalj (-1968).svg 🇸🇪 Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Organization Royal Medal of Merit
 * FMGUSM - Försvarsmaktens grundutbildningsmedalj (Sverige).png 🇸🇪 Swedish Armed Forces Conscript Medal
 * FMintBM bar.svg 🇸🇪 Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal
 * Hemvärnsbefälets Riksförbunds förtjänsttecken.svg 🇸🇪 Association of Home Guard Officers Merit Badge
 * Dalabrigadens förtjänstmedalj.svg 🇸🇪 Dala Brigade Medal of Merit (Dalabrigadens förtjänstmedalj)
 * Hemvärnets Petrimedalj med lagerkrans.svg 🇸🇪 Home Guard Petri Medal
 * Dalregementets och Dalabrigadens minnesmedalj.svg 🇸🇪 Dalarna Regiment and Dalarna Brigade Commemorative Medal in silver (Dalregementets och Dalabrigadens minnesmedalj i silver, DalregbrigSMM)
 * Mellersta militärdistriktets minnesmedalj.svg 🇸🇪 Central Military District Commemorative Medal (Mellersta militärdistriktets minnesmedalj, MDMMSM)
 * Östra_arméfördelningens_minnesmedalj.svg 🇸🇪 Eastern Army Division Commemorative Medal (Östra arméfördelningens minnesmedalj, ÖFördSMM)
 * Järnvägarnas driftvärns minnesmedalj.svg 🇸🇪 Järnvägarnas driftvärn Commemorative Medal in silver (Järnvägarnas driftvärns minnesmedalj i silver, JvgDvMSM)
 * The_Nordic_Blue_Berets_Medal_of_Honour_ribbon.png 🇸🇪 The Nordic Blue Beret Medal of Merit (Blå barettförtjänstmedaljen, BbarettBM)
 * etc

Foreign

 * DK_Hjemmevaernets_Fortjensttegn_Ribbon.png 🇩🇰 Home Guard Badge of Merit (Hjemmevaernets fortjensttegn)
 * etc