Brigadier General Jan Patrik Gardesten (born 7 July 1967) is an officer in the Swedish Amphibious Corps.

[2] Gardesten graduated from the Swedish Navy Officers' College (Marinens officershögskola, MOHS) in Karlskrona in 1991.

Gardesten later served in the Amphibious Combat School (Amfibiestridsskolan, AmfSS)[3] In 2006, Gardesten completed a bachelor's thesis in military science at the Swedish Defence University about the Swedish Navy's response organization by analyzing the Defence Act of 2004.

[3] In March 2012, Gardesten served as deputy commander of the mechanized battalion that marines were part of during exercise Cold Response in Norway.

[9] During 2013, Gardesten was posted as deputy commander of the 25th Swedish contingent (FS25) in Afghanistan, part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).