Lieutenant General Hans Göran Berndtson (born 2 July 1945) was a Swedish Army officer.

[6] In December 1980, Berndtson, an army officer, was awarded by the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences, which was unusual.

[3] In 1996, Berndtson was promoted to major general[5] and from 1996 to 1998 he served as head of the Supreme Commander's coordination group for implementation of the Defence Act of 1996.

[5] From 2001, Berndtson served as Deputy Supreme Commander and head of the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters.

[4][5] The Swedish government decided on 25 March 2004 that Berndtson would continue to be employed as Deputy Supreme Commander from 1 April 2004 to 31 October 2004.