Prime Minister of Lithuania

Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania
Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania
	Coat of Arms of Lithuania
	Incumbent; Ingrida Šimonytė; since 25 November 2020
Appointer	President of Lithuania
Term length	Legislative elections to the Seimas are held every four years at most and newly elected Seimas approves the Prime Minister. No term limits are imposed on the office.
Inaugural holder	Augustinas Voldemaras
Formation	11 November 1918
Salary	€40,000(annual,after tax)

The prime minister of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Ministras Pirmininkas, literally translated as Minister-Chairman) is the head of the Government of Lithuania. The prime minister is Lithuania's head of government and is appointed by the President.

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Parties

LDDP TS / TS-LKD LLS LSDP Independent

Nº	Name (Born–Died)	Legislature (Election)	Term of office^[2]^{[Note 1]}		Political party
1	Kazimira Prunskienė (1943–)	Supreme Council (1990)	17 March 1990	10 January 1991	Independent (endorsed by Sąjūdis)
2	Albertas Šimėnas (1950–)		10 January 1991	13 January 1991	Independent (endorsed by Sąjūdis)
3	Gediminas Vagnorius (1957–) 1st time		13 January 1991	21 July 1992	Independent (endorsed by Sąjūdis)
4	Aleksandras Abišala (1955–)		21 July 1992	26 November 1992	Independent (endorsed by Sąjūdis)
5	Bronislovas Lubys (1938–2011)	Sixth Seimas (1992)	12 December 1992	10 March 1993	Independent (endorsed by Democratic Labour Party)
6	Adolfas Šleževičius (1948–)		10 March 1993	8 February 1996	Democratic Labour Party
7	Laurynas Stankevičius (1935–2017)		23 February 1996	19 November 1996	Democratic Labour Party
(3)	Gediminas Vagnorius (1957–) 2nd time	Seventh Seimas (1996)	4 December 1996	3 May 1999	Homeland Union (Conservatives)
8	Rolandas Paksas (1956–) 1st time		1 June 1999	27 October 1999	Homeland Union (Conservatives)
9	Andrius Kubilius (1956–) 1st time		3 November 1999	19 October 2000^[3]	Homeland Union (Conservatives)
(8)	Rolandas Paksas (1956–) 2nd time	Eighth Seimas (2000)	27 October 2000	20 June 2001	Liberal Union
10	Algirdas Brazauskas (1932–2010)	Eighth Seimas (2000)	4 July 2001	15 November 2004^[4]	Social Democratic Party
10	Algirdas Brazauskas (1932–2010)	Ninth Seimas (2004)	29 November 2004	1 June 2006	Social Democratic Party
11	Gediminas Kirkilas (1951–)	Ninth Seimas (2004)	6 July 2006	17 November 2008	Social Democratic Party
(9)	Andrius Kubilius (1956–) 2nd time	Tenth Seimas (2008)	28 November 2008	16 November 2012^[5]	Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats
12	Algirdas Butkevičius (1958–)	Eleventh Seimas (2012)	26 November 2012	14 November 2016	Social Democratic Party
13	Saulius Skvernelis (1970–)	Twelfth Seimas (2016)	22 November 2016^[6]	13 November 2020	Independent (endorsed by Farmers and Greens Union)
14	Ingrida Šimonytė (1974–)	Thirteenth Seimas (2020)	25 November 2020^[7]	Incumbent	Independent (endorsed by Homeland Union)

Notes[change | change source]

↑ Term of office starts when the Prime Minister is appointed by presidential decree and starts forming the government. Term of office ends when the Prime Minister or the government is dismissed or their resignation is accepted by presidential decree. Term of office does not include the time served in an acting capacity, typically until the next Prime Minister forms a new government.

References[change | change source]

↑ "2019-ųjų biudžetas: Kiek "į rankas" gaus pensininkas, mokytojas, prezidentė".
↑ "Ankstesnės Vyriausybės. Po 1990 metų". Government of the Republic of Lithuania. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
↑ "DĖL LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS VYRIAUSYBĖS GRĄŽINAMŲ ĮGALIOJIMŲ PRIĖMIMO IR PAVEDIMO JAI EITI PAREIGAS". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
↑ "DĖL LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS VYRIAUSYBĖS GRĄŽINAMŲ ĮGALIOJIMŲ PRIĖMIMO IR PAVEDIMO LAIKINAI EITI PAREIGAS". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
↑ "DĖL LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS VYRIAUSYBĖS GRĄŽINAMŲ ĮGALIOJIMŲ PRIĖMIMO IR PAVEDIMO JAI LAIKINAI EITI PAREIGAS". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
↑ "DELFI ŽINIOSDIENOS NAUJIENOSLIETUVOJE D. Grybauskaitė premjeru paskyrė S. Skvernelį". Delfi.lt. BNS. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2020-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[3] Term of office starts when the Prime Minister is appointed by presidential decree and starts forming the government. Term of office ends when the Prime Minister or the government is dismissed or their resignation is accepted by presidential decree. Term of office does not include the time served in an acting capacity, typically until the next Prime Minister forms a new government.

[1] "2019-ųjų biudžetas: Kiek "į rankas" gaus pensininkas, mokytojas, prezidentė".

[2] "Ankstesnės Vyriausybės. Po 1990 metų". Government of the Republic of Lithuania. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.

[4] "DĖL LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS VYRIAUSYBĖS GRĄŽINAMŲ ĮGALIOJIMŲ PRIĖMIMO IR PAVEDIMO JAI EITI PAREIGAS". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 29 April 2016.

[5] "DĖL LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS VYRIAUSYBĖS GRĄŽINAMŲ ĮGALIOJIMŲ PRIĖMIMO IR PAVEDIMO LAIKINAI EITI PAREIGAS". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 29 April 2016.

[6] "DĖL LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS VYRIAUSYBĖS GRĄŽINAMŲ ĮGALIOJIMŲ PRIĖMIMO IR PAVEDIMO JAI LAIKINAI EITI PAREIGAS". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 13 May 2016.

[7] "DELFI ŽINIOSDIENOS NAUJIENOSLIETUVOJE D. Grybauskaitė premjeru paskyrė S. Skvernelį". Delfi.lt. BNS. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

[8] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2020-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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