Vladas Butėnas (15 July 1940 – 15 May 2009) was a Lithuanian journalist, politician and member of the Seimas.
[1][2][3] Initially earning a qualification as zootechnologist, Butėnas worked as a zootechnician near Kuršėnai.
In 1961, he enrolled at the Vilnius University, graduating in 1968 with a degree in journalism.
[3][2] Butėnas left the Central Committee in 1988 and became the editor of Valstiečių laikraštis (The Peasants' Newspaper), where he worked until it was privatized in 1992.
[2] Butėnas joined the ranks of Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (LDDP) after the restoration of independence.