Igor Schvede (born on 5 December 1970) is an Estonian Rear Admiral and the former Commander of the Estonian Navy from 2007 to 2012.
Biography[edit]
Schvede was born in 1970 in, his military career began 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), where he graduated with a bachelors in Electromechanical Engineering.[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.[3] He has commanded Estonian two patrol craft. In 2005, he was deployed to Afghanistan.[1] In 2012, he graduated from US Naval Command College.[1] From 2007 to 2012, he commanded Estonian Navy.[1] From 2013 to 2016, Schvede was Chief of Staff at the Headquarters of the Estonian Defence Forces[4] In August 2016, he was appointed as Estonia's representative to NATO and the European Union.[5] Since 2021, he has been an advisor at the Ministry of Defence.
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[edit]
He is fluent in Estonian, English and Russian.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g NATO. "Igor Schvede, Military Representative of Estonian to NATO". NATO. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Генштаб Сил обороны Эстонии возглавил выпускник ленинградского нахимовского училища".
- ^ "Igor Schvede, Military Representative of Estonian to NATO". NATO. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Новым начальником Главного штаба Сил обороны Эстонии станет Игорь Шведе".
- ^ "Керсти Кальюлайд повысила в звании двух офицеров ВМС". 23 February 2020.