Lieutenant General Valdas Tutkus (born 27 December 1960) is a Lithuanian former military officer and politician.
[1] From 1999 to 2001, he served as Military Representative of the Republic of Lithuania to NATO and the European Union.
[4][5] On 24 July 2009, Arvydas Pocius was assigned as Chief of Defence and Tutkus was dismissed.
In his electoral program, he supports nationalization of strategic sectors of the economy, abandoning the Euro and restoring the litas, opposition to LGBT rights and maintaining friendly relations with both Ukraine and Russia.
[7][8] Tutkus unsuccessfully participated in the 2024 Lithuanian parliamentary election as the representative of the Lithuanian Christian Democracy Party and later became party's interim chairman after the retirement of Mindaugas Puidokas.