Dennis Gyllensporre

Lieutenant General (Ret.) Tage Dennis Gyllensporre KmstkSO (born Öztürkmen; 14 July 1964) is a Swedish military officer with extensive experience in defense planning, international operations, and strategic leadership. He was commissioned in 1987 and began his career at the Norrland Signal Regiment, later holding various command and staff positions within the Swedish Armed Forces, NATO, and the United Nations.

Gyllensporre served as Chief of Policy and Plans Department (2012–2014) and later as Chief of Defence Staff (2014–2018), where he also led the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters and Special Forces. From 2018 to 2021, he was the Force Commander of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). His international experience includes roles as a liaison officer in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chief of Staff for ISAF's Regional Command North in Afghanistan, and staff assignments within the European Union and Swedish Ministry of Defence.

He has completed military education at institutions such as the United States Army Command and General Staff College and the National Defense University. In addition to his military career, he holds a PhD in policy analysis and governance and has been involved in academic research and teaching. Since 2022, he has been an associate professor at the Swedish Defence University and a visiting fellow at Pembroke College, Oxford. From 2025, he will serve as chairman of the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA).