J Thörnqvist
Acting and Vice Chairman
FMV
Sweden
Biography
In April of 2016 Vice Admiral Jan Thörnqvist became Chief of Joint Operations for the Swedish Armed Forces. Prior to that Jan was Chief of Staff Royal for the Swedish Navy. He was also head of Counter IED for the Armed Forces for three of those years. Furthermore Jan has had assignments such as Force Commander for EUNAVFOR Operation ATALANTA, Commander of the Naval Base, Commander of the 4th Naval Warfare Flotilla, Head of Forces Development, Plans and Policy Staff in the Joint Headquarters, Chief of Staff for the Visby-class Corvette Trials Unit at the 3rd Surface Warfare Flotilla, Commanding Officer of Mine Clearance Divers (MCD) Squadron and Mine Counter Measure (MCM) Squadron as well as Commanding Officer of Diving Support Vessels and Mine Counter Measure Vessels in the Navy.
Research Interest
In April of 2016 Vice Admiral Jan Thörnqvist became Chief of Joint Operations for the Swedish Armed Forces. Prior to that Jan was Chief of Staff Royal for the Swedish Navy. He was also head of Counter IED for the Armed Forces for three of those years. Furthermore Jan has had assignments such as Force Commander for EUNAVFOR Operation ATALANTA, Commander of the Naval Base, Commander of the 4th Naval Warfare Flotilla, Head of Forces Development, Plans and Policy Staff in the Joint Headquarters, Chief of Staff for the Visby-class Corvette Trials Unit at the 3rd Surface Warfare Flotilla, Commanding Officer of Mine Clearance Divers (MCD) Squadron and Mine Counter Measure (MCM) Squadron as well as Commanding Officer of Diving Support Vessels and Mine Counter Measure Vessels in the Navy.