Mats Helgesson

Mats Eric Helgesson (born 7 May 1964) is a Swedish Air Force major general. He was appointed Chief of Air Force in October 2015.

Career
Helgesson was born and raised in Gothenburg. He began his military career as a reserve officer at Norrland Dragoon Regiment in Arvidsjaur in the early 1980s. He served as squaron commander at the Skaraborg Air Force Wing (F 7) before being appointed commanding officer of Blekinge Air Force Wing (F 17) in 2009. Helgesson served in this position until 2012 when he was appointed as head of J 0 at the Swedish Joint Force Command's (Insatsstaben) Development Department at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters. He was then appointed head of Test and Evaluation (T&E) at the Defence Materiel Administration in 2013. Helgesson was appointed Chief of Air Force and was promoted to major general on 17 September 2015 and took office on 1 October 2015.

Personal life
Helgesson has two children.