Rectors of VMU

Before the closure in 1950

1. Professor Jonas Šimkus (1873–1944)
   The first Rector of the University (1922–1923).
2. Professor Vincas Čepinskis (1871–1940)
   The Rector of the University in 1923–1924 and 1929–1933.
3. Professor Pranciškus Petras Būčys (1872–1951)
   The Rector of the University in 1924–1925.
4. Professor Petras Avižonis (1875–1939)
   The Rector of the University in 1925–1926.
5. Professor Mykolas Biržiška (1882–1962)
   The Rector of the University in 1926–1927.
6. Professor Mykolas Römeris (1880–1945)
   The Rector of the University in 1927–1928 and 1933–1939.
7. Professor Pranas Jodelė (1871–1955)
   The Rector of the University in 1928–1929.
8. Professor Stasys Šalkauskis (1886–1941)
   The Rector of the University in 1939–1940.
9. Professor Antanas Purėnas (1881–1962)
   The Rector of the University in 1940–1941 and 1944–1946.
10. Professor Julijonas Gravrogkas (1885–1968)
    The Rector of the University in 1941–1943.
11. Professor Juozas Kupčinskas (1906–1971)
    The Rector of the University in 1947–1950.

After re-establishment in 1989

1. Professor Algirdas Avižienis b. 1932.
   The Rector of the University in 1990–1993.
2. Professor Bronius Vaškelis b. 1922.
   The Rector of the University in 1993–1996.
3. Professor Vytautas Kaminskas b. 1946.
   The Rector of the University in 1996–2006.
4. Professor Zigmas Lydeka b. 1954.
   The Rector of the University in 2006–2015.
5. Professor Juozas Augutis b. 1955.
   The current Rector of the University since 2015.