Igor Schvede
Rear Admiral Igor Schvede (born in 1970) is an Estonian military officer.[1]
He was born in 1970 in the Estonian SSR, beginning his military career at the Leningrad Nakhimov Naval School.[1][2] He later joined the Soviet Navy, receiving education at the Frunze Naval Academy (now the St. Petersburg Naval Institute).[1] Schvede was commissioned in 1993 in the navy, the beginning of which he participated in the withdrawal of the Soviet Armed Forces from Estonia.[1] He has commanded Estonian two patrol craft.[1] In 2005, he was deployed to Afghanistan.[1] In 2012, he graduated from US Naval Command College.[1] From 2007–2012, he commanded Estonian Navy.[1] From 2013-2016, Schvede was Chief of Staff at Defence Force Headquarters.[3] In August 2016, he was appointed as Estonia's representative to NATO and the European Union.[4]
Schvede was given the rank of Rear Admiral in February 2020. He is a recipient of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle of the Defence League.[1]
Personal life[]
He is fluent in English and Russian alongside the Estonian language.[1] He is married to a woman named Hedi with whom he has a daughter and son.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Igor Schvede, Military Representative of Estonian to NATO". NATO. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Генштаб Сил обороны Эстонии возглавил выпускник ленинградского нахимовского училища".
- ^ "Новым начальником Главного штаба Сил обороны Эстонии станет Игорь Шведе".
- ^ "Керсти Кальюлайд повысила в звании двух офицеров ВМС". 23 February 2020.
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