Rear Admiral Jens Nykvist

Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff Swedish Armed Forces

RADM  Jens Nykvist was born 28th of August 1968 in Stockholm,Sweden. He is married with two children. 

Present Assignment

2023 Deputy Chief of Defence Staff Previous assignments

Previous Assignments

2020–2023 Military Representative to the EU and Nato

2016–2020 Chief of RSwN Promoted to Rear Admiral

2015–2016 Commander 1st Submarine Flotilla

2015 Chief of Staff EU NAVFOR EU NAVFOR FHQ

FHQ Operation Atalanta

2013–2015 Commander 1st Submarine Flotilla

2013 J3/Head of Naval Operations Joint Strategy nd Operational Staff

2012 Deputy ACOS Joint Strategy and Operational Staff

2011–2011 Chief of Staff 1st Submarine Flotilla

2010–2011 Commander (acting) 1st Submarine Flotilla

2009–2010 Chief of Staff 1st Submarine Flotilla

2006–2007 OIC/Swedish Liaison Officer US Navy/Third fleet (Two years in USA with HMS Gotland

2005–2007, CO HMS Gotland during the first year and Commander or the Swedish Contingent in USA during the second year).

2005–2006 Commanding officer Sub. of Gotland class

2004–2005 Staff officer, S3 Operations 1st Submarine Flotilla

2002–2004 Executive officer Sub. of Gotland class

2000–2001 Operations officer Sub. of Gotland class

1999 Teacher Submarine school

1998 Navigation officer Sub. of Gotland class

1997 Communication officer Sub. of Gotland class

1994–1995 Navigator Sub. of Västergötland class

1991–1994 Command Control officer Sub. of Västergötland class

1987–1988 Sonar operator as a conscript Sub. of Sjöormen class

Education/Courses

2013–2014 M:A. in International Relations Salve Regina University, Newport, USA

2012–2013 Naval Command College Naval War College, Newport, USA

2007–2009 Command course National Defence University, Sweden

2001–2002 Staff course National Defence University, Sweden

1996 Basic course Navy War Academy

1989–1991 Navy Academy, Karlskrona