Kazimira Prunskienė
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Kazimira Danutė Prunskienė (pronunciation (help·info)) (born February 26, 1943 in a village in Švenčionys district municipality) was the first Prime Minister of Lithuania after declaration of independence on March 11, 1990. Currently she is Minister of Agriculture as well as leader of the Peasants and New Democratic Party Union. She ran in the Lithuanian presidential election, 2004 against the current president, Valdas Adamkus. She hoped to receive votes from supporters of impeached former president Rolandas Paksas.
Despite her efforts and achievements at Sąjūdis movement in the late 1980's and the early independent Lithuania, Prunskienė is sometimes accused of cooperation with KGB.
[edit] External links
- (Lithuanian) Homepage of Kazimiera Prunskienė
- (English) Kazimira Prunskienė details at the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania page
- (English) Kazimira Prunskienė details at the Government of the Republic of Lithuania page
- (English) Ministry of Agriculture page
| Preceded by None |
Prime Minister of Lithuania (Acting) March 11 1990 – March 17 1990 |
Succeeded by Herself (as Prime Minister) |
| Preceded by Herself (as acting Prime Minister) |
Prime Minister of Lithuania March 17 1990 – January 10 1991 |
Succeeded by Albertas Šimėnas |
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