Brigade general Gintautas Zenkevičius (; 24 September 1962 – 19 November 2021) was a Lithuanian

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, holding the rank of brigade general, and a former Chief of the Defence Staff of Lithuania.

Education

1980–1985, he studied at

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and acquired the specialty of radio equipment constructor technologist.1999–2000, studied at the Joint Forces Command and Staff College. At the same time, he received a Master of Defense Sciences from the Royal College of the University of London.

Career

* 2004–2005: Assistant Chief of Staff for Planning (Chief of J5) at the Defence Staff in the Ministry of National Defence. * 2005: Commander of the Lithuania-led Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan's Ghor province. * 2007–2008: Director of the LAF Transformation Project, focusing on adopting a capabilities-based approach in defence planning and streamlining command structures. * 2008–2010: Inspector General of the Ministry of National Defence. * 2010–2013: Director of Management at NATO's Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), overseeing working processes, base support infrastructure, and personnel welfare. * 2013–2014: Director General for Capabilities and Armaments at the Ministry of National Defence, responsible for capability planning, defence transformation, and armament acquisition. * 2014–2018: Lithuania's Military Representative to the NATO and EU Military Committees, serving as Dean of the latter from July 2017. * 2018–2019: Commander of the Training and Doctrine Command of the LAF. * 2019–2020: Chief of the Defence Staff and Deputy Commander of the LAF.

References

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