(1960-12-27) December 27, 1960 (age 63) Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance
Soviet Union Lithuania
Service/branch
Soviet Army Lithuanian Land Force
Years of service
1978–2009
Rank
Lieutenant general
Commands held
Chief of Defence of Lithuania
Lieutenant General Valdas Tutkus (born 27 December 1960) is a Lithuanian former military officer who served as the Chief of Defence of the Republic of Lithuania from 2004 until 2009, having previously served as an Armed Forces Commander from 2001 to 2004.[1][2] Tutkus was a candidate in the 2024 Lithuanian presidential election, but withdrew in April.
^NATO. "Lieutenant General Valdas Tutkus, Chief of Defence of the Lithuanian Armed Forces". NATO. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
^"Valdas Tutkus". www.vle.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2021-05-23.
"V.Tutkus traukiasi". lzinios.lt. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2022. Tutkus, Valdas (2023-11-15). "ValdasTutkus –...
kariuomenės vadas Tutkus sieks prezidento posto". Delfi (in Lithuanian). 5 October 2023. Tutkus, Valdas (15 November 2023). "ValdasTutkus – Principinės Programinės...
Party "Together with the Vytis". 17 December 2022. Tutkus, Valdas (15 November 2023). "ValdasTutkus – Principinės Programinės Nuostatos". Together with...
in Haderslev, Denmark, the Chief of Defense of Lithuania Maj. Gen. ValdasTutkus and Chief of Defense of Denmark Gen. Hans Jasper Helsø signed the Memorandum...
Kronkaitis 1935-02-01 ? 1999 Brigadier general 2001 Major general Army ValdasTutkus 1960-12-27 2009-07-14 2001-11-23 Brigadier general 2004-06-23 Major...
to the LSDP event. Commenting on the COEC decision, Chief of Defence ValdasTutkus said that the event was not a domestic party, but a public event for...
Samara (Russia) J. R. Bremer, Luis Flores, Ralph Biggs, Marcus Douthit, Valdas Vasylius, Andrei Trushkin, Evgeni Voronov, Sergei Karaulov, Denis Khloponin...
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