The Director General of the Swedish Armed Forces (, GD) is the director general of the Swedish Armed Forces and is the deputy head of the agency. The director general reports directly to the Chief of Defence. The position was established in 2005 to strengthen the financial management of the operations. The Director General of the Swedish Armed Forces is part of the Defence Board (Försvarsmaktsledningen, FML), a group of the Chief of Defence's top commanders. In practice, the Chief of Defence and the director general lead the development of the Swedish Armed Forces together.
From the Ordinance (2024:1333) containing instructions for the Swedish Armed Forces, it follows that the Chief of Defence is the head of the authority and that the Director General is the deputy head. The Chief of Defence is supported in his or her leadership of the authority by the Director General, the Chief of the Defence Staff, the Chief of Joint Operations, the Director of Military Intelligence and Security, Swedish Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee and the European Union (MILREP), as well as the Chief Legal Officer (chefsjuristen), the Chief Financial Officer (ekonomidirektören), and the Director of Human Resources within their respective areas of responsibility. (FIB 2023:5).
From Annex 8 it follows that, in such cases, the Deputy Head of the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters or the Chief of the Defence Staff decides on official travel, leave, and other benefits for the Director General.