It sorted under the Ministry of Defence and had the task of coordinating the activities of the Swedish Armed Forces' central administrative authorities.
The Administration Board of the Swedish Armed Forces was established on 1 July 1954.
The Chief of the Defence Staff also had the right to attend, as did the head of the National Swedish Board of Economic Defence (Riksnämnden för ekonomisk försvarsberedskap) when issues of war industrial planning were dealt with.
[2][6][7] From 1 July 1957, the head of the Swedish National Defence Research Institute could also be called up as a member.
At the same time, the head of the newly formed National Swedish Board of Economic Defence was given the right to attend the dealing of issues concerning the board's area of activity, instead of the head of the disbanded Riksnämnden för ekonomisk försvarsberedskap.