Major General Bo Göran Roland Ekenberg né ''Arvidsson'' (born 21 March 1957) is retired a

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officer. His senior commands include commanding officer of the

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(1999–2000) and the

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(2005–2018).

Career

Ekenberg graduated from the

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in 1979 and was commissioned the same year as a lieutenant in the

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. He was promoted to captain in 1982 and to major in 1987. 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

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. He was deployed to

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from 1984 to 1985, serving in the Swedish battalion of the

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(UNFICYP). Ekenberg passed the staff course from 1987 to 1989 and then served in the Army Staff from 1989 to 1994. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1994 and served at the

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in 1994 and in the Middle Army Division from 1995 to 1996. Ekenberg was commanding officer of the Swedish Army Artillery School (''Artilleriets stridsskola'') from 1996 to 1999. and was promoted to colonel in 1997. In 1999, he was promoted to senior colonel, after which he was appointed commanding officer of the

. 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. He was promoted to brigadier general in 2002 and was appointed head of the Management Office (''Ledningskansliet'') at the

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in 2002. On 1 July 2005, Ekenberg was appointed

. He was promoted to major general on 31 May 2017. Ekenberg retired on 31 August 2018 and was succeeded as Chief of Home Guard by Major General Stefan Sandborg. Ekenberg has also served as a Home Guard instructor and an active member of the ''Artilleribefälsföreningen'' ("Artillery Officer's Association") in

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. Ekenberg has also been chairman for some time of the Swedish Women's Auxiliary Veterinary Corps (''Svenska Blå Stjärnan'') for

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Personal life

Ekenberg is married to Christina Ekenberg and they have two children. He has been living in

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since 1994.

Dates of rank

*1979 –

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*1982 –

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*1987 –

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*1994 – Lieutenant colonel *1997 –

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*1999 –

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*2002 – Brigadier general *2017 – Major general

Awards and decorations

Swedish

For Zealous and Devoted Service of the Realm ribbon

For Zealous and Devoted Service of the Realm For Zealous and Devoted Service of the Realm () is a reward medal awarded to one who has been a Swedish State employee for 30 years and has shown "zealous and devoted service". As an alternative to the medal one can choose a wristwatch or a crysta ...

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's Medal of Reward in gold, 8th size (12 November 2013) * Swedish Armed Forces Conscript Medal * SWE_Home_Guard_Royal_Medal_of_Merit_ribbon

Home Guard Medal of Merit Home Guard Medal of Merit (, HVGM & HVSM) is a Swedish reward medal established in 1947 by the National Home Guard Council. It is awarded to those who, through significant service, have contributed to developing the Home Guard in addition to what ...

Home Guard Bronze Medal *

Association of Home Guard Officers Royal Medal The Association of Home Guard Officers Royal Medal (, HBRGM/ HBRSM) is a Swedish medal established in 1996 by the Association of Home Guard Officers (''Hemvärnsbefälets Riksförbund'', HBR). It is awarded for meritorious activities for the asso ...

in gold *

Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Organization Medal of Merit The Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Organization Medal of Merit (, SLKgm/sm) is a medal awarded by the Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Organization since 1944 (silver) and 1967 (gold) for personal effort which has been useful for the organizat ...

in gold * H. M. The King's Medal, (silver-gilt) medal worn around the neck on a blue ribbon (13 February 2019) *

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Petri Medal in gold (HvPetriGM) * Swedish_Air_Force_Volunteers_Association_Badge_of_Merit_ribbon

Swedish Air Force Volunteers Association Merit Badge * Swedish Reserve Officers Federation Merit Badge in silver (''Förbundet Sveriges Reservofficerares förtjänsttecken i silver'') *

Commemorative Medal (''Östra arméfördelningens minnesmedalj'', ÖFördSMM) * Psychologic Defence Associations of the Total Defence Medal of Merit (''Totalförsvarets psykförsvarsförbunds förtjänstmedalj'', TfpsykfbGM/SM) (Criscom) * Swedish Working Dog Club Medal of Merit (''Svenska Brukshundklubbens förtjänstmedalj'') (2018) *

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Commemorative Medal of the Nobel Prize to the UN Peacekeeping Forces (''Medaljen till minne av Nobels fredspris till FNs fredsbevarande styrkor'', NobelFNSMM) * Ekenbergmedaljen

Ekenberg Medal in gold (2 April 2017) * Swedish Voluntary Engineers Medal of Merit (''Insatsingenjörernas Riksförbunds förtjänstmedalj'') (23 March 2017) *

Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Organization Royal Medal of Merit The Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Organization Royal Medal of Merit (, SLKGM/SM) is a medal awarded by the Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Organization since 1943 for great personal effort has been beneficial to the organization through extr ...

in gold (November 2018) * Swedish Voluntary Radio Organization Medal of Merit in gold (''Frivilliga Radioorganisationens förtjänstmedalj i guld'') (2012) *

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's Bernadotte Medal (''Frivilliga skytterörelsens Bernadotte-medalj'', FSRBernGM) (26 November 2018) * Swedish CBRN Association's gold medal no 5 (''Svenska CBRN-förbundets guldmedalj nr. 5'') (26 November 2018) * Swedish Working Dog Club, Skåne District Medal of Merit (''SBK Skånes förtjänstmedalj'') (31 August 2018)

Foreign

Badge of Merit (''Hjemmevaernets fortjensttegn'') * UNFICYP_Medal_bar

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( UNFICYP; award numeral 2) *etc

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