Chief of Defence (Lithuania)

The Chief of Defence of the Republic of Lithuania is Chief of the Lithuanian Armed Forces and the national defence organisations.

Chief of Defence of the Republic of Lithuania Lietuvos kariuomenės vadas
Insignia of the Commander of the Defence Force
Incumbent Major general Valdemaras Rupšys since 25 July 2019
Lithuanian Armed Forces
Nominator	Ministry of National Defence
Term length	5 years
Website	kariuomene.kam.lt

List of Chiefs

Army Commanders (1919–1940)

No.		Army Commander	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref
1		ZukauskasGeneral Silvestras Žukauskas (1860–1937)	7 May 1919	26 September 1919	142 days	[1]
-		LiatukasLieutenant General Pranas Liatukas (1876–1945) Acting	7 October 1919	23 February 1920	139 days	[1]
(1)		ZukauskasGeneral Silvestras Žukauskas (1860–1937)	23 February 1920	14 June 1920	112 days	[1]
-		GalvydisGeneral Jonas Galvydis-Bykauskas (1864–1943) Acting	9 April 1920	7 July 1920	89 days	[1]
-		ZukasLieutenant General Konstantinas Žukas (1885–1962) Acting	7 July 1920	7 April 1921	274 days	[1]
-		KrauceviciusLieutenant General Juozas Kraucevičius (1879–1964) Acting	29 May 1921	11 February 1922	258 days	[1]
-		StanaitisLieutenant General Juozas Stanaitis (1865–1925) Acting	11 February 1922	5 June 1923	1 year, 114 days	[1]
(1)		ZukauskasGeneral Silvestras Žukauskas (1860–1937)	6 June 1923	26 January 1928	4 years, 234 days	[1]
2		RastikisDivisional general Stasys Raštikis (1896–1985)	1 January 1935	22 April 1940	5 years, 112 days	[1]
3		VitkauskasDivisional general Vincas Vitkauskas (1890–1965)	22 April 1940	12 July 1940	81 days	[1]

Chiefs of Defence (1993–present)

No.		Chief of Defence	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref
1		Andriškevičius, JonasMajor general Jonas Andriškevičius (born 1944)	20 October 1993	1 July 1999	5 years, 254 days	[2]
2		Kert, JohannesArmy general Jonas Kronkaitis (born 1935)	1 July 1999	30 June 2004	4 years, 365 days	–
3		Tutkus, ValdasLieutenant general Valdas Tutkus (born 1960)	30 June 2004	3 July 2009	5 years, 3 days	[2]
4		Pocius, ArvydasLieutenant general Arvydas Pocius (born 1957)	24 July 2009	24 July 2014	5 years, 0 days	[3]
5		Žukas, JonasLieutenant general Jonas Vytautas Žukas (born 1962)	24 July 2014	25 July 2019	5 years, 1 day	[3]
6		Rupšys, ValdemarasMajor general Valdemaras Rupšys (born 1967)	25 July 2019	Incumbent	1 year, 22 days	[4]

See also

• Lithuanian Armed Forces

References

1. Surgailis, Gintautas (1992). Lietuvos kariuomenės vadai (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mintis. pp. 7, 37, 57, 78, 108, 127, 134, 165. ISBN 5-417-00513-4.
2. Uzelka, Ričardas (2 July 2009). "Chief of Defence will return regalia of command to the Commander-in-Chief of Lithuanian Armed Forces". kam.lt. Ministry of National Defence Republic of Lithuania. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
3. Kalvaitis, Lukas (2014-07-24). "Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas inaugurated as the new Chief of Defence in the Cathedral Square in Vilnius". kariuomene.kam.lt. Ministry of National Defence Republic of Lithuania. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
4. "Flag of the Lithuanian Armed Forces passed on to Major General Valdemaras Rupšys". kariuomene.kam.lt. 25 July 2019.