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Jonas Haggren
Haggren in 2019
Birth nameJonas Björnson Haggren
Born (1964-04-08) 8 April 1964 (age 60)
Stockholm, Sweden
AllegianceSweden
Service / branchSwedish Navy
Years of service1987–present
RankVice Admiral
Commands

Vice Admiral Jonas Björnson Haggren (born 8 April 1964) is a senior officer in the Swedish Navy. From 1 July 2023, he serves as Swedish Military Representative to the EU and NATO in Brussels. Prior to that, Haggren served as the Chief of Defence Staff and head of the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in Stockholm from 2018 to 2022 and as Chief of Policy and Plans Department from 2014 to 2018.

Career

Haggren attended the Swedish Navy Officers’ College (Marinens officershögskola, MOHS) from 1985 to 1987 when he received his commission as a naval officer and was promoted to acting sub-lieutenant. Haggren graduated from the Swedish Navy Staff College (Marinens krigshögskola, MKHS) in 1991. He then served in a variety of assignments on Västergötland and Gotland submarines from 1987 to 1995. In 1996, Haggren attended the Staff Officer Program at the Swedish National Defence College. Between 1996 and 1999, Haggren served as Executive Officer of HSwMS Uppland until he in 2000 was appointed commanding officer of HSwMS Uppland and HSwMS Gotland in which duty he stayed until 2001. Haggren passed the Management Program at the Swedish National Defence College from 2001 to 2002 and was promoted to commander.

In 2003, Haggren graduated from the Naval War College in the United States and from 2004 to 2005, he attended the International Course Security Policy at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy in Switzerland. Between 2002-2007 he was stationed at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters where he initially was responsible for military strategic planning regarding Swedish military deployment in Liberia (part of UNMIL) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (part of MONUC). This period also included a 4 month tour at the Ministry of Defence as an advisor. On completion of the former task, Haggren worked with the European Capabilities Action Plan as part of the working group developing SOP's for the European Union Operational Headquarters (EU OHQ) and Force Headquarters (FHQ).

In 2006, he assumed the position of chief of staff of the 1st Submarine Flotilla in Karlskrona and in 2007 he was promoted to captain and assumed the position of commanding officer. In 2010 he was appointed head of the Naval Department Training and Procurement Staff (Produktionsledningens marinavdelning) and was at the same time promoted to rear admiral (lower half). After completion of his studies at the Royal College of Defence Studies in late summer 2014 Haggren was appointed to Force Commander 19th rotation between February and May 2015 in EU Naval Force (Operation Atalanta) in Somalia. On 13 February 2015, Haggren assumed command of Operation Atalanta's Force Headquarters (FHQ) during a ceremony held in Djibouti.

On the 28 November 2014, he was promoted to rear admiral and assumed duty as Chief of Policy and Plans Department in the Defence Staff in the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in Stockholm. On 20 September 2018, Haggren was promoted to vice admiral and appointed Chief of Defence Staff and head of the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters, as well as commanding officer of the Swedish Armed Forces Special Forces.

Haggren was placed at the disposal of the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces from 1 January 2023 until further notice, but until 1 September 2023 at the latest. From 1 July 2023, Haggren will serve as Swedish Military Representative to the EU and NATO in Brussels.

Personal life

Haggren married Linda Wennberg on 6 September 1997, in Bromma Church in Stockholm. They have three children.

Dates of rank

Awards and decorations

Swedish

Foreign

Honours

References

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  2. ^ "Rear Admiral Jonas Haggren - Head of Policy and Plans Department Swedish Armed Forces HQ" (PDF). Swedish Armed Forces. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. Anderson, Björn (2011). "En kallades och sex ledamöter invaldes den 18 april 2011" (PDF). Kungl. Krigsvetenskapsakademiens Handlingar och Tidskrift (in Swedish). Stockholm: Kungl. Krigsvetenskapsakademien: 5. SELIBR 3417415.
  4. "EU Naval Force Has New Force Commander From Royal Swedish Navy". European External Action Service. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
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  10. "Viceamiral Jonas Haggren och konteramiral Ewa Skoog Haslum utnämnda till Kommendör av franska förtjänstorden Ordre National du Mérite" (in Swedish). Embassy of France, Stockholm. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
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Military offices
Preceded byGunnar Wieslander 1st Submarine Flotilla
2007–2010 		Succeeded byFredrik Norrby
Preceded byGuido Rando Force Commander of the EU Naval Force (Operation Atalanta)
February 2015 – May 2015 		Succeeded byAlfonso Gómez
Preceded byDennis Gyllensporre Chief of Policy and Plans Department
2014–2018 		Succeeded byMichael Claesson
Preceded byDennis Gyllensporre Chief of Defence Staff
2018–2022 		Succeeded byMichael Claessonas Chief of the Defence Staff
Preceded byDennis Gyllensporre Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters
2018–2022 		Succeeded byMichael Claesson
Preceded byDennis Gyllensporre Swedish Armed Forces Special Forces
2018–2022 		Succeeded byIncumbent
Preceded byDennis Gyllensporre Commandant General in Stockholm
2018–2019 		Succeeded byJan Thörnqvist
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