Henrik Landerholm

Henrik Landerholm
Landerholm in 2013.
National Security Advisor to the Government of Sweden
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 November 2022
Prime Minister	Ulf Kristersson
Preceded by	Office established
Member of the Riksdag
In office 1991–2002
Constituency	Södermanland County
Personal details
Born	(1963-08-10) 10 August 1963 Uppsala, Sweden
Political party	Moderate Party

Carl Henrik Jacob Landerholm (born 10 August 1963) is a Swedish politician who has served as first National Security Advisor to the Government of Sweden since 2022. He is a member of the Moderate Party and has previously served as a Member of the Riksdag. Between 1998 and 2002 he was Chairman of the Defense Committee.

Background

Henrik Landerholm is the only son of Staffan Landerholm and Olena Tingdahl. He has 2 sisters, former Minister of Defense Karin Enström and Uppsala Municipial Politican Louise Landerholm Bill, who is married to the Governor of Gävleborg County Per Bill. Henrik is married to Ann Landerholm. Together they have 3 children.

Landerholm and Ulf Kristersson have been friends since their childhood.

Career

Between 1991 and 2002 he served as a Member of the Riksdag. During this time he held a number of roles. For example he was a Member of the Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs and the War Delegation as well as Chairman of the Defense Committee.

In 2002 he became Vice-Chancellor of the Swedish Defence University, a post he held until 2008. He had previously served in the Swedish Armed Forces and currently hold the rank of Lietenant Colonel in the army reserve.

Landerholm was appointed as the first National Security Advisor the Government of Sweden by Ulf Kristersson in 2022. In this role he advices the National Security Council and the Prime Minister in matters of foreign and security policy, as well as matters of national security.