Frank Rosenius served as chief of the His Majesty's Military Staff from 2003 to 2007.
15 Facts About Frank Rosenius
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Frank Rosenius was born on 2 June 1940 in Gavle, Sweden, the son of military officer Sven Frank Rosenius and his wife Barbro.
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Frank Rosenius graduated from the Swedish National Defence College in 1974 and the Naval War College in United States in 1981.
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Frank Rosenius was commanding officer of the 4th Surface Attack Flotilla from 1985 to 1988 and served as flag captain from 1988 to 1989 as well as assistant chief of Defence Staff from 1989 to 1992.
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In 1991, Frank Rosenius served as head of the Preparedness and Operations Section in the Defence Staff.
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Frank Rosenius then served as deputy director-general and deputy head of department of International and Security Affairs in the Ministry of Defence from 1993 to 1994.
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On 1 July 1994, Frank Rosenius was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet.
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On 1 July 1998, Frank Rosenius was promoted to vice admiral and was appointed Deputy Supreme Commander at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters.
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Frank Rosenius led the headquarters work through coordination of the operations.
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Frank Rosenius exercised employer responsibility for the staff in the headquarters.
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In 1994, when Estonia sank, Frank Rosenius was in charge of International and Security Affairs when the Swedish Navy assisted with the work on the bow visor.
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On 30 January 2003, Frank Rosenius was appointed First Aide-de-Camp and Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff from 1 April 2003.
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Frank Rosenius was chairman of the Foreningen Arme- Marin- och Flygfilm from 2001 to 2007.
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Frank Rosenius became a board member of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences from 1988.
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Frank Rosenius was president of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences until 21 May 2014 when he was succeeded by Mikael Odenberg.