Mikael Christoffersson
Brigadier General
Swedish Armed Forces
BG Mikael Christoffersson was born in 1962 in Malmö, Sweden. After graduation from High School in 1981 he joined the Swedish Air Force as a conscript.
He attended the Swedish Air Force Officers’ School in Halmstad and Stockholm, graduating in 1985. He was then posted at the Air Surveillance Battalion in Norrköping.
In 1991, with the rank of a captain, BG Christoffersson was selected to become Interceptor Controller at the Air Surveillance Battalion in Uppsala.
After promotion he attended the Advanced Military Studies course at the Swedish National Defence College. In 1998, then a Lieutenant-Colonel (select), he worked for two years as a head teacher at the National Defence College.
From 2000 to 2003, BG Christoffersson worked at the Swedish Air Component Command as ACOS A6 and A5.
In 2003, BG Christoffersson attended the Air War College at the Air University in Alabama, USA.
From 2004 until 2009, he worked as Head of the Planning Department at the Training and Procurement Directorate of the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters.
In September 2009, he was appointed Commander of the Air Combat Training School in Uppsala.
From March 2013 until December 2013, he was appointed KFOR Commander Joint Regional Detachment Center, CO 27th Swedish Contingent in Kosovo and SnR SWECON in Kosovo.
BG Christoffersson was promoted to his current rank in 2014.
Since 2014 he acts as SnR/LNO at US CENTCOM. His tour at US CENTCOM will be until June 2016.
Since 2005, BG Christoffersson also serves (one month every year) as Aide-de-Camp to His Majesty the King of Sweden.
BG Christoffersson and his wife Annika are proud parents of a daughter, Ida 22 years, and a son, Anton 20 years.
He speaks English and German.
During his military service, BG Christoffersson has been awarded by His Majesty, the King of Sweden, the Seraphim Medal of 8th size. Her Majesty, the Queen of Denmark has awarded BG Christoffersson with “The Order of the Dannebrog”. The President of the Republic of Romania has awarded BG Christoffersson with “The Military Virtue Medal”. The Minister of Defence of the republic of Slovenia has awarded BG Christoffersson with “Medal of International Cooperation”.
Other decorations as follows:
- Medal for Zealous and Devoted service of the Realm
- Armed Forces International Service medal
- Armed Forces Conscript medal
- National Union of Air Force Associations sign of merit
- NATO Non-Article 5 medal for the Balkans