Major General Jan-Olof Borgén (born 6 December 1937) is a retired Swedish Army officer.

He served in various positions, including platoon leader and company commander, before being promoted to captain in 1970.

He achieved the rank of major general and served as the Chief of Home Guard from 1994 to 1997, and also held leadership roles in organizations like the National Association of Volunteer Motor Transport Corps.

[2] Borgén graduated from the Military Academy Karlberg in Stockholm in 1962 and was commissioned as an officer and assigned as a second lieutenant to the Västerbotten Regiment in Umeå in the same year.

[2] In 1978, Borgén was promoted to lieutenant colonel[3] and served as the head of the Equipment Department at the Army Staff from 1978 to 1981.