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
  1. "Igor Schvede, Military Representative of Estonian to NATO". NATO. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  2. "Генштаб Сил обороны Эстонии возглавил выпускник ленинградского нахимовского училища".
  3. "Новым начальником Главного штаба Сил обороны Эстонии станет Игорь Шведе".
  4. "Керсти Кальюлайд повысила в звании двух офицеров ВМС". 23 February 2020.
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