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Michael Claesson

Sweden's current Chief of the Defence Staff
Person Human Q15695236

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
March 1, 1965
Place of birth
Bankeryd, Jönköping[5]
Country of citizenship
Sweden[6]
Occupation
army officer, military officer
Educated at
Wikidata item, Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr
Award received
Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Dannebrog[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Swedish, German, English, French[15][16][17][18]
Family name
Claesson[13]
Given name
Michael[14]
Member of
Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences[9]
Military branch
Swedish Army[11]
Military unit
Swedish Armed Forces[19]
Military, police or special rank
general[12]
Native language
Swedish[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Michael Claesson
🔖 Identifiers · 8
VIAF cluster ID
8794167202658767930000
GND ID
1275475167
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Michael ClaessonG.jpg ↗
Altinget.se person ID
michael-claesson
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1ywpnptgd
IMDb ID
nm17283730
LinkedIn personal profile ID
michael-claesson-39bb4023
NE.se ID
michael-claesson

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Place of birth 2
Jönköping, Bankeryd
Country of citizenship 1
Sweden
Given name 1
Michael
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences
Military branch 1
Swedish Army
Military unit 1
Swedish Armed Forces
Military, police or special rank 1
general
Sex or gender 1
male
← Commanded by 1
Swedish Armed Forces
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Summary

Michael Claesson was born on March 1, 1965[1], in Bankeryd[2]. He has worked as an army officer[3] and military officer[4].

FAQs

Where was Michael Claesson born?

Michael Claesson was born in Bankeryd[2].

What did Michael Claesson do for work?

Michael Claesson worked as an army officer[3] and military officer[4].

What awards did Michael Claesson receive?

Honors received include Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Dannebrog[8].

Related Entities

Sweden

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Modtagere af danske dekorationer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17w ago · Kakan spelar · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Swedish, German, English +1
    "Created claim: Languages spoken, written or signed: English"
  2. 19w ago · Belteshassar · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Altinget.se person ID → michael-claesson
    "Created claim: Altinget.se person ID: michael-claesson, Matched to Michael Claesson (#296014257) in Altin…"
  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → army officer, military officer
    Image → Michael ClaessonG.jpg, Lieutenant General Michael Claesson, Chief of the Defense St, General Michael Claesson in 2025 (cropped).jpg
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31724: import P21 and P106 from GND (18)"
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