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General Håkan Syrén General Håkan Syrén was born on 31 January 1952 in Växjö, Sweden. He graduated in 1973 from the Swedish Naval Academy as Lieutenant in the Coast Artillery. His military education includes the Staff Course and the Command and General Staff Course at the Swedish War College in Stockholm. It also includes the Naval Command Course at the US Naval War College in Newport, USA. Since November 6 2009 General Syrén is the Chairman of the European Union Military Committee (CEUMC) in Brussels. Before taking up his present position, General Syrén was Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces for more than five years. His career also includes four years as Chief of Joint Military Intelligence and Security. Career 1973-79 Instructor and Platoon Commander at the Coast Artillery Regiment in Vaxholm (KA1) 1980-84 Student at the Swedish War College, Stockholm 1984-88 Staff Officer at Navy Staff, Stockholm 1988-89 Student at the Naval War College, Newport, USA 1989-90 Teacher of Strategy, Swedish War College, Stockholm 1990-92 Head of Planning Department, Navy Staff, Stockholm 1992-94 Commanding Officer Marine Amphibious Battalion 1994-96 Commanding Officer Coast Artillery Regiment 1996-98 Head of Operations Planning Department, Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters 1999 Secretary to the Defence Commission, Ministry of Defence 1999-03 Chief Joint Military Intelligence and Security, Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters 2004-09 Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces 2009 Chairman of the European Union Military Committee Promotions 1973 Lieutenant 1976 Captain 1983 Major 1988 Lieutenant Colonel 1994 Colonel 1996 Brigadier 1999 Major General 2000 Lieutenant General 2004 General In parallel with the positions within the Armed Forces, General Syrén has also served as ADC to His Majesty the King of Sweden from 1988 to 1996. He is member of the Royal Society of Naval Sciences and of the Royal Academy of War Sciences. General Syrén enjoys outdoor activities of various kinds. He is married to Birgitta and has two sons and a daughter..

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