Surgeon-General of the Swedish Armed Forces

Surgeon-General of the Swedish Armed Forces
Försvarsinspektören för hälsa och miljö
Coat of arms of the Surgeon-General.
Incumbent
BGen Claes Ivgren
since 20 October 2021
Swedish Armed Forces
AbbreviationFIHM
Reports toSupreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces
Constituting instrumentFIB 2020:5, Chapter 13, 9 §
Formation1914
First holderAnton Nettelblad

The Surgeon-General of the Swedish Armed Forces (Swedish: Generalläkaren, GL, previously Generalfältläkaren, since 2017 called the Försvarsinspektören för hälsa och miljö, FIHM) is the highest-ranking medical officer of the Swedish Armed Forces. The Surgeon-General is responsible for the supervision of the Swedish Armed Forces, the Defence Materiel Administration, the Swedish Fortifications Agency and the National Defence Radio Establishment. This includes supervision in the areas of environment, health, nature, sewage, waste and chemicals.