Prime Minister of Lithuania

Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania
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Incumbent Algirdas Butkevičius since 13 December 2012
Appointer	President of Lithuania
Term length	General elections to the Seimas are held every four years at most. The Prime Minister is by convention the leader of the victorious party. No term limits are imposed on the office.
Inaugural holder	Augustinas Voldemaras
Formation	11 November 1918

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The Prime Minister of Lithuania is the head of Lithuania's government, and is chosen by the Lithuanian parliament, the Seimas. The modern office of Prime Minister was established in 1990, although the official title was "Chairperson of the Council of Ministers" until 25 November 1992. The post was established during the turmoil surrounding the Soviet Union's collapse, and was organized by Sąjūdis, a multi-party coalition in favour of Lithuanian independence.

Historically, the title of Prime Minister was also used between 1918 and 1940. This was during the original Republic of Lithuania, which lasted from the collapse of the Russian Empire until the country's annexation by the Soviet Union.

Republic of Lithuania (1918–1940)

Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (1940–1990)

Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Lithuanian SSR

• Mečislovas Gedvilas (25 August 1940 – 2 April 1946) (in exile in the Russian SFSR 1941–1944)

Chairmen of the Council of Ministers of the Lithuanian SSR

• Mečislovas Gedvilas (2 April 1946 – 16 January 1956)
• Motiejus Šumauskas (16 January 1956 – 14 April 1967)
• Juozas Maniušis (14 April 1967 – 16 January 1981)
• Ringaudas Songaila (16 January 1981 – 18 November 1985)
• Vytautas Sakalauskas (18 November 1985 – 17 March 1990)

Provisional Government of Lithuania (1941)

Acting Prime Minister of the Provisional Government

• Juozas Ambrazevičius (June 23, 1941 - August 5, 1941)

Republic of Lithuania (1990–present)

Parties

      LKP       LKDP       LDDP       TS / TS-LKD       LLS       LSDP       Independent

Status

Nº	Name	Portrait	Elected	Term of office		Political party
–	Vytautas Sakalauskas (acting)			11 March 1990	17 March 1990	Communist Party
1	Kazimira Prunskienė		1990	17 March 1990	10 January 1991	Communist Party (endorsed by Sąjūdis)
2	Albertas Šimėnas		—	10 January 1991	13 January 1991	Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party (endorsed by Sąjūdis)
3	Gediminas Vagnorius 1st time		—	13 January 1991	21 July 1992	Independent (endorsed by Sąjūdis)
4	Aleksandras Abišala		—	21 July 1992	2 December 1992	Independent (endorsed by Sąjūdis)
5	Bronislovas Lubys		1992	2 December 1992	10 March 1993	Independent (endorsed by Democratic Labour Party)
6	Adolfas Šleževičius		—	10 March 1993	15 February 1996	Democratic Labour Party
7	Laurynas Stankevičius		—	15 February 1996	27 November 1996	Democratic Labour Party
(2)	Gediminas Vagnorius 2nd time		1996	27 November 1996	4 May 1999	Homeland Union (Conservatives)
–	Irena Degutienė (acting)		—	4 May 1999	18 May 1999	Homeland Union (Conservatives)
8	Rolandas Paksas 1st time		—	18 May 1999	27 October 1999	Homeland Union (Conservatives)
–	Irena Degutienė (acting)		—	27 October 1999	3 November 1999	Homeland Union (Conservatives)
9	Andrius Kubilius 1st time		—	3 November 1999	26 October 2000	Homeland Union (Conservatives)
(8)	Rolandas Paksas 2nd time		2000	26 October 2000	20 June 2001	Liberal Union
–	Eugenijus Gentvilas (acting)		—	20 June 2001	3 July 2001	Liberal Union
10	Algirdas Brazauskas		2004	3 July 2001	1 June 2006	Social Democratic Party
–	Zigmantas Balčytis (acting)		—	1 June 2006	4 July 2006	Social Democratic Party
11	Gediminas Kirkilas		—	4 July 2006	9 December 2008	Social Democratic Party
(9)	Andrius Kubilius 2nd time		2008	9 December 2008	13 December 2012	Homeland Union (Conservatives)
12	Algirdas Butkevičius		2012	13 December 2012	Incumbent	Social Democratic Party

References

External links

• (Lithuanian) Official site

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