Ladislav Lipič

Ladislav Lipič (born 30 November 1951 in Murska Sobota) is a Slovene major general, who in his career was:
 * Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces (1 December 2000 - January 2001);
 * State Secretary at the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia (January - 1 March 2001);
 * Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces (from 1 March 2001 to 2006);
 * Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Slovenia to the Republic of Hungary and the Republic of Bulgaria with its seat in Budapest (2006–2008)
 * Adviser to the President of the Republic Slovenia (Danilo Türk) on defence matters (5 December 2008 - 2012).

He is also a veteran of the Slovenian War.

Orders and decorations

 * Slovenia
 * Gold Medal of General Maister with Swords
 * Gold Medal of General Maister
 * Gold Medal of the Slovenian Armed Forces
 * Golden Order for Services in the Military or Security Field of the Republic of Slovenia


 * France
 * Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur


 * Hungary
 * Knight of Hungarian Culture (2003)


 * USA
 * Legion of Merit (2004)