Jens Nykvist

Nykvist was born on 23 August 1968 in Katarina Parish, Stockholm, Sweden.{{cite book |title=Sveriges befolkning 1980 |year=2004 |publisher=Sveriges släktforskarförb. |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=91-87676-37-0 |id={{LIBRIS|9632925}}}} Nykvist did his military service at Berga Naval Base south of Stockholm in 1987 and began his career on the submarine {{HSwMS|Sjöhästen|Shä|6}} in 1988.{{cite news |url=http://www.svd.se/marinchefen-nya-korvetter-viktigare-an-fler-ubatar |newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet |title=Marinchefen: "Nya korvetter viktigare än fler ubåtar" |trans-title=Chief of Navy: "New corvettes more important than more submarines" |first=Jonas |last=Gummesson |date=10 August 2016 |access-date=12 August 2016 |language=sv}}

Nykvist was commissioned as a naval officer in the Swedish Navy in 1991.{{cite book |title=Försvarsmaktens rulla 1999 |year=1999 |location=Stockholm |language=sv |id={{LIBRIS|21443548}} |page=411}} From 1991 to 1994, Nykvist served as a command control officer on a Västergötland-class submarine and between 1994 and 1995 he served as a navigator on a submarine of the same class. Nykvist attended the basic course at the Navy War Academy in 1996 and then served as a communications officer on a Gotland-class submarine in 1997 and as a navigation officer in 1998. He then served as a teacher at the submarine school in 1999 and as an operations officer on a Gotland-class submarine from 2000 to 2001. Nykvist attended the staff course at the Swedish National Defence College from 2001 to 2002 and served as an executive officer on a Gotland-class submarine from 2002 to 2004. Nykvist served as a staff officer, S3 Operations, of the 1st Submarine Flotilla from 2004 to 2005.

Nykvist has been commanding officer of the submarines {{HSwMS|Halland|Hnd|6}} and {{HSwMS|Gotland|Gtd|6}}.{{cite news |url=http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/aktuellt/2016/05/jens-nykvist-ny-marinchef/ |publisher=Swedish Armed Forces |title=Jens Nykvist ny marinchef |trans-title=Jens Nykvist becomes new Chief of Navy |date=4 May 2016 |access-date=14 July 2016 |language=sv}} Nykvist was stationed at the Naval Base Point Loma from 2005 to 2007 when the submarine HSwMS Gotland was leased by the United States Navy.{{cite news |url=http://www.transatlantic21.org/fileadmin/user_upload/transatlantic/Medien/medienspiegel_ab090507/Nordstjernan_june2007.pdf |newspaper=Nordstjernan |title=Swedish submarine wows U.S. Navy |first=Chipp |last=Reid |volume=135 |number=23 |date=7 June 2007 |access-date=14 July 2016}} There he served as Swedish liaison officer with the United States Third Fleet and commanding officer of HMS Gotland during the first year and as commander of the Swedish contingent in the United States during the second year. Back in Sweden, Nykvist attended the command course at the Swedish National Defence College in Stockholm from 2007 to 2009 and then served as chief of staff of the 1st Submarine Flotilla from 2009 to 2010. From December 2010 to April 2011, Nykvist served as acting commander of the 1st Submarine Flotilla and from April 2011 to December 2011 as its chief of staff.

From January 2012 to June 2012, Nykvist served in the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in Stockholm as Assistant Chief of Staff in the Joint Strategy and Operational Staff.{{cite news |url=http://dev.chens.eu/Sweden/Pages/Home.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020191422/http://dev.chens.eu/Sweden/Pages/Home.aspx |publisher=Chiefs of European Navies |website=www.dev.chens.eu |title=Rear Admiral Jens Nykvist, Chief of Staff Swedish Armed Forces |access-date=4 May 2017 |archive-date=20 October 2017}} He then attended the Naval Command College at the Naval War College in the United States from 2012 to 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.usnwc.edu/getattachment/011a8aa2-5fc0-4077-8f26-3e16822cd730/2012-Graduation-Program.aspx |publisher=Naval War College |title=CLASS OF 2013 NAVAL COMMAND COLLEGE CLASS OFFICERS |page=45 |date=2013 |access-date=14 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309164149/https://www.usnwc.edu/getattachment/011a8aa2-5fc0-4077-8f26-3e16822cd730/2012-Graduation-Program.aspx |archive-date= 9 March 2016 }} He also attended the Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island, USA between 2013 and 2014, receiving an MA in international relations. Nykvist served as head of naval operations at the J3 Department of the Joint Strategy and Operational Staff between August 2013 and November 2013. On 1 December 2013 he was promoted to captain and was appointed commanding officer of the 1st Submarine Flotilla.{{cite journal |url=https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/siteassets/4-om-myndigheten/dokumentfiler/forsvaretsforum/2013/forsvarets_forum_13_09_webb.pdf |journal=Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten |title=PÅ NY POST |year=2013 |publisher=Försvarets forum |number=9 |location=Stockholm |language=sv |id={{SELIBR|4109339}} |page=5}} Nykvist was then the EU Naval Force Chief of Staff during Operation Atalanta in the Gulf of Aden from April until September 2015{{cite web |url=http://eunavfor.eu/operation-atalanta-force-headquarters-staff-visit-japanese-detachment-in-djibouti/ |publisher=European External Action Service |title=Operation Atalanta Force Headquarters Staff Visit Japanese Detachment in Djibouti |date=31 July 2015 |access-date=14 July 2016 |archive-date=18 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818041450/http://eunavfor.eu/operation-atalanta-force-headquarters-staff-visit-japanese-detachment-in-djibouti/ |url-status=dead }} and back in Sweden he continued being the commander of the 1st Submarine Flotilla until 2016. On 4 May 2016, Nykvist was appointed Chief of Navy and was promoted to rear admiral. He held the position for almost four years when he was succeeded by Rear Admiral Ewa Skoog Haslum on 1 February 2020. Nykvist is from 1 February 2020 posted to the Ministry of Defence.{{cite web |url=https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/aktuellt/2019/12/ewa-skoog-haslum-blir-ny-marinchef/ |publisher=Swedish Armed Forces |title=Ewa Skoog Haslum blir ny marinchef |date=11 December 2019 |access-date=16 December 2019 |language=sv}} From September 2020, Nykvist serves as Swedish Military Representative to the EU and NATO in Brussels.{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/jens-nykvist-73250a70/ |publisher=LinkedIn |title=Jens Nykvist |access-date=26 October 2020}} In March 2022, Nykvist was appointed co-chair of the NATO Partner Interoperability Advocacy Group.{{Cite tweet |last=Hall |first=Matt |user=Aus_MILREP_NATO |number=1499771127144534017 |date=4 March 2022 |title=Thank you LtGen Franz Leitgeb for your fantastic service as co-chair of our @NATO Partner Interoperability Advocacy Group #PIAG of which 🇦🇺 is proud to be a member. We congratulate RADM @NykvistJens on his appointment as the new co-chair – we look forward to working with you. |script-title= |trans-title= |language= |retweet= |location= |access-date=7 March 2022 |link=pic.twitter.com/zn0q8Mxfbf |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |quote= |ref=}} Nykvist was placed as Sweden's military representative to NATO and the EU from 1 April 2023.{{cite journal |url=https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/siteassets/6-aktuellt/forsvarets-forum/2023/forum_2302_webb-lowres.pdf |journal=Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten |title=PÅ NY POST |year=2023 |publisher=Försvarets forum |number=2 |location=Stockholm |language=sv |id={{SELIBR|4109339}} |page=9}} Nykvist was appointed Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff from 1 July 2023.{{cite journal |url=https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/siteassets/3-aktuellt/forsvarets-forum/2023/forum_2304_webb_lowres.pdf |journal=Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten |title=PÅ NY POST |year=2023 |publisher=Försvarets forum |number=4 |location=Stockholm |language=sv |id={{SELIBR|4109339}} |page=6}}

Nykvist is married to Ulrika and together they have two children.

• 1991 – Acting sub-lieutenant
• ???? – Sub-lieutenant
• 1997 – Lieutenant
• 2002 – Lieutenant commander
• 2009 – Commander
• 2013 – Captain
• 2016 – Rear admiral

• 50x50px {{flagicon|Sweden}} For Zealous and Devoted Service of the Realm{{cite web |url=https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/cv_trad_nykvist_eng.pdf |publisher=European External Action Service |title=Curriculum vitae |pages=1–2 |date=1 February 2020 |access-date=28 March 2023}}
• 50x50px {{flagicon|Sweden}} Swedish Armed Forces Conscript Medal
• 50x50px {{flagicon|Sweden}} Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal
• 50x50px {{flagicon|Sweden}} Home Guard Silver Medal
• 50x50px {{flagicon|Sweden}} 1st Submarine Flotilla Medal of Merit

• 50x50px {{flagicon|France}} Commander of the Ordre du Mérite Maritime (2019){{Cite tweet |last=Nykvist |first=Jens |user=NykvistJens |number=1192787789114417152 |date=8 November 2019 |title=Mottog för någon vecka sedan Frankrikes Maritima Meritordern. En stor ära och ett bevis på våra flottors/mariners starka relation. J'ai été honoré de recevoir la médaille de commandeur de l'ordre du mérite maritime. |trans-title=Received the French Maritime Order of Merit a few weeks ago. A great honor and a testament to the strong relationship between our navies |language=sv |access-date=28 March 2023}}
• 50x50px {{flagicon|EU}} European Security and Defence Policy Service Medal – EUNAVFOR ATALANTA
• {{flagicon|Finland}} Naval Cross of Merit (Merivoimien ansioristin){{cite journal |url=https://www.officersforbundet.se/globalassets/pdfer/officerstidningen/2019-2020/officerstidningen_1_2020.pdf |journal=Officerstidningen |title=Jens Nykvist medaljerad av Finland |year=2020 |number=1 |publisher=Officerarnas riksförbund |location=Stockholm |language=sv |id={{LIBRIS|3614713}} |page=11 |access-date=2021-03-08 |archive-date=2022-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709033347/https://www.officersforbundet.se/globalassets/pdfer/officerstidningen/2019-2020/officerstidningen_1_2020.pdf |url-status=dead }}

• Member of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences (2014){{cite web |url=http://www.koms.se/om-koms/ledamoter/ordinarie-ledamoter/ |publisher=Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences |title=Ordinarie ledamöter |trans-title=Regular members |access-date=14 July 2016 |language=sv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813025834/http://www.koms.se/om-koms/ledamoter/ordinarie-ledamoter/ |archive-date=13 August 2016 |url-status=dead }} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813025834/http://www.koms.se/om-koms/ledamoter/ordinarie-ledamoter/ |date=13 August 2016 }}

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