Prime Minister of Lithuania

The Prime Minister of Lithuania is the head of the executive arm of Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the southernmost of the three Baltic states. Situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland, and the Russian exclave of...

's government, and is chosen by the Lithuanian parliament, the Seimas

Seimas

The Seimas is the Lithuanian parliament. It has 141 members that are elected for a four-year term. About half of the members of this legislative body are elected in individual constituencies , and the other half are elected by nationwide vote according to proportional representation...

. 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

Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. The name is a translation of the , tr. Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated СССР, SSSR. The common short name is Soviet Union, from , Sovetskiy Soyuz...

's collapse, and was organized by Sąjūdis

Sajudis

Sąjūdis initially known as the Reform Movement of Lithuania, is the political organization which led the struggle for Lithuanian independence in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was established on June 3, 1988 and was led by Vytautas Landsbergis...

, 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)

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Political party
1	Augustinas Voldemaras Augustinas Voldemaras Augustinas Voldemaras was a Lithuanian nationalist political figure. He served as the country's first Prime Minister in 1918, and again from 1926 to 1929.- Biography :...	11 November 1918	26 December 1918	Party of National Progress Party of National Progress Party of National Progress or TPP is a political party in Lithuania. It was established in 1916. The party was named by the prominent Lithuanian activist and writer Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas, who regarded progress as the main aspect of future politics. The party published its main goals in 1917,...
2	Mykolas Sleževičius Mykolas Sleževicius Mykolas Sleževičius was a Lithuanian lawyer, politician, journalist, interpreter, actor and director of noble Lithuanian extraction.- Early life :...	26 December 1918	12 March 1919	Lithuanian Peasant Populist Union
3	Pranas Dovydaitis Pranas Dovydaitis Pranas Dovydaitis was a Lithuanian politician, Prime Minister of Lithuania, teacher, encyclopedist, editor, and professor.- References :...	12 March 1919	12 April 1919	Lithuanian Christian-Democratic Party
4	Mykolas Sleževičius Mykolas Sleževicius Mykolas Sleževičius was a Lithuanian lawyer, politician, journalist, interpreter, actor and director of noble Lithuanian extraction.- Early life :...	12 April 1919	7 October 1919	Lithuanian Peasant Populist Union
5	Ernestas Galvanauskas Ernestas Galvanauskas Ernestas Galvanauskas was a Lithuanian engineer, politician and one the founders of the Lithuanian Peasants' Union...	7 October 1919	19 June 1920	Non-party
6	Kazys Grinius Kazys Grinius Kazys Grinius was the third President of Lithuania, and held that office from June 7, 1926 to December 17, 1926....	19 June 1920	2 February 1922	Lithuanian Social-Democratic Party
7	Ernestas Galvanauskas Ernestas Galvanauskas Ernestas Galvanauskas was a Lithuanian engineer, politician and one the founders of the Lithuanian Peasants' Union...	2 February 1922	23 February 1923	Non-party
8	Ernestas Galvanauskas Ernestas Galvanauskas Ernestas Galvanauskas was a Lithuanian engineer, politician and one the founders of the Lithuanian Peasants' Union...	23 February 1923	29 June 1923	Non-party
9	Ernestas Galvanauskas Ernestas Galvanauskas Ernestas Galvanauskas was a Lithuanian engineer, politician and one the founders of the Lithuanian Peasants' Union...	29 June 1923	18 June 1924	Non-party
10	Antanas Tumėnas Antanas Tumenas Antanas Tumėnas was a Lithuanian politician, teacher, professor of law, judge, Prime Minister of Lithuania in the 10th cabinet, Chairman of the Supreme Committee for the Liberation of Lithuania...	18 June 1924	4 February 1925	Lithuanian Christian-Democratic Party
11	Vytautas Petrulis Vytautas Petrulis Vytautas Petrulis was a Lithuanian politician, one of the main figures in the Lithuanian Christian Democrats party, and an accountant...	4 February 1925	25 September 1925	Lithuanian Christian-Democratic Party
12	Leonas Bistras Leonas Bistras Leonas Bistras was a Lithuanian politician, journalist, translator, philosopher and professor. He had studied medicine also....	25 September 1925	15 June 1926	Lithuanian Christian-Democratic Party
13	Mykolas Sleževičius Mykolas Sleževicius Mykolas Sleževičius was a Lithuanian lawyer, politician, journalist, interpreter, actor and director of noble Lithuanian extraction.- Early life :...	15 June 1926	17 December 1926	Lithuanian Peasant Populist Union
14	Augustinas Voldemaras Augustinas Voldemaras Augustinas Voldemaras was a Lithuanian nationalist political figure. He served as the country's first Prime Minister in 1918, and again from 1926 to 1929.- Biography :...	17 December 1926	23 September 1929	Lithuanian Nationalist Union
15	Juozas Tūbelis Juozas Tubelis Juozas Tūbelis was a Lithuanian politician, Prime Minister and member and chairman of the Lithuanian Nationalists Union....	23 September 1929	12 June 1934	Lithuanian Nationalist Union
16	Juozas Tūbelis Juozas Tubelis Juozas Tūbelis was a Lithuanian politician, Prime Minister and member and chairman of the Lithuanian Nationalists Union....	12 June 1934	6 September 1935	Lithuanian Nationalist Union
17	Juozas Tūbelis Juozas Tubelis Juozas Tūbelis was a Lithuanian politician, Prime Minister and member and chairman of the Lithuanian Nationalists Union....	6 September 1935	24 March 1938	Lithuanian Nationalist Union
18	Vladas Mironas Vladas Mironas Vladas Mironas was a Lithuanian priest, politician and later Prime Minister of Lithuania....	24 March 1938	5 December 1939	Lithuanian Nationalist Union
19	Vladas Mironas Vladas Mironas Vladas Mironas was a Lithuanian priest, politician and later Prime Minister of Lithuania....	5 December 1939	28 March 1939	Lithuanian Nationalist Union
20	Jonas Černius Jonas Cernius Jonas Černius was a Lithuanian general and Prime Minister. When Lithuania declared independence in 1918, he joined the army as a volunteer and participated in the Freedom Wars...	28 March 1939	21 November 1939	Lithuanian Nationalist Union
21	Antanas Merkys Antanas Merkys Antanas Merkys was the last Prime Minister of independent Lithuania, serving from November 1939 to June 1940...	21 November 1939	17 June 1940	Lithuanian Nationalist Union

Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars

• Mečislovas Gedvilas (25 August 1940 - 2 April 1946) (in exile in Russian SFSR
  Russian SFSR
  The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , also called the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic, the Russian SFSR and the RSFSR for short, was the largest and most populous of the fifteen Soviet republics of the Soviet Union and became the Russian...
  
   from 1941 until 1944)

Chairmen of the Council of Ministers

• Mečislovas Gedvilas (2 April 1946 - 16 January 1956)
• Motejus 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)

Republic of Lithuania (1991-Present)

	Name	Took office	Left office	Political party
	Kazimira Prunskienė Kazimira Prunskiene Kazimira Danutė Prunskienė was the first Prime Minister of Lithuania after the declaration of independence of March 11 1990 and Minister of Agriculture in the government of Gediminas Kirkilas....  (acting)	11 March 1990	17 March 1990	Lithuanian Communist Party endorsed by Sąjūdis Sajudis Sąjūdis initially known as the Reform Movement of Lithuania, is the political organization which led the struggle for Lithuanian independence in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was established on June 3, 1988 and was led by Vytautas Landsbergis...
1	Kazimira Prunskienė Kazimira Prunskiene Kazimira Danutė Prunskienė was the first Prime Minister of Lithuania after the declaration of independence of March 11 1990 and Minister of Agriculture in the government of Gediminas Kirkilas....	17 March 1990	10 January 1991	Lithuanian Communist Party endorsed by Sąjūdis Sajudis Sąjūdis initially known as the Reform Movement of Lithuania, is the political organization which led the struggle for Lithuanian independence in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was established on June 3, 1988 and was led by Vytautas Landsbergis...
2	Albertas Šimėnas Albertas Šimenas Albertas Šimėnas was Prime Minister of Lithuania for 3 days, from January 10 to January 13, 1991. He disappeared during the January Events and was replaced by Gediminas Vagnorius....	10 January 1991	13 January 1991	Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party endorsed by Sąjūdis Sajudis Sąjūdis initially known as the Reform Movement of Lithuania, is the political organization which led the struggle for Lithuanian independence in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was established on June 3, 1988 and was led by Vytautas Landsbergis...
3	Gediminas Vagnorius Gediminas Vagnorius Gediminas Vagnorius is a Lithuanian politician and signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania. He served as the Prime Minister of Lithuania between 1991 and 1992, and again from 1996 until 1999.... , 1st time	13 January 1991	21 July 1992	Independent, endorsed by Sąjūdis Sajudis Sąjūdis initially known as the Reform Movement of Lithuania, is the political organization which led the struggle for Lithuanian independence in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was established on June 3, 1988 and was led by Vytautas Landsbergis...
4	Aleksandras Abišala Aleksandras Abišala Aleksandras Abišala is a former Lithuanian politician and Prime Minister of Lithuania.He currently runs his own business consulting company called "A. Abišala and Partners".- External links :...	21 July 1992	2 December 1992	Independent, endorsed by Sąjūdis Sajudis Sąjūdis initially known as the Reform Movement of Lithuania, is the political organization which led the struggle for Lithuanian independence in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was established on June 3, 1988 and was led by Vytautas Landsbergis...
5	Bronislovas Lubys Bronislovas Lubys Bronislovas Lubys is a Lithuanian entrepreneur, former Prime Minister of Lithuania, signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania, and businessman. Lubys is CEO and main shareholder of Lithuanian company Achema...	2 December 1992	10 March 1993	(None)
6	Adolfas Šleževičius Adolfas Šleževicius Adolfas Šleževičius is a former Prime Minister of Lithuania.Previously a manager in a state dairy company, Šleževičius was appointed Prime Minister following the election of Algirdas Brazauskas as President in February 1993...	10 March 1993	15 February 1996	Democratic Labour Party Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania was a social democratic political party in Lithuania, that emerged out of the Lithuanian section of the CPSU in December 1990. LDDP was led by Algirdas Brazauskas, the first president of independent Lithuania. Because Brazauskas was elected as the first...
7	Laurynas Mindaugas Stankevičius Laurynas Mindaugas Stankevicius Laurynas Mindaugas Stankevičius was the Prime Minister of the 7th Cabinet of Lithuania, representing the Democratic Labour Party....	15 February 1996	27 November 1996	Democratic Labour Party Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania was a social democratic political party in Lithuania, that emerged out of the Lithuanian section of the CPSU in December 1990. LDDP was led by Algirdas Brazauskas, the first president of independent Lithuania. Because Brazauskas was elected as the first...
	Gediminas Vagnorius Gediminas Vagnorius Gediminas Vagnorius is a Lithuanian politician and signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania. He served as the Prime Minister of Lithuania between 1991 and 1992, and again from 1996 until 1999.... , 2nd time	27 November 1996	4 May 1999	Homeland Union / Conservatives
	Irena Degutienė Irena Degutiene Irena Degutienė is a Lithuanian politician and member of the conservative Homeland Union, currently Speaker of Seimas. She was twice the acting Prime Minister of Lithuania, first from 4 May 1999 to 18 May 1999 and then from 27 October 1999 to 3 November 1999...  (acting)	4 May 1999	18 May 1999	Homeland Union / Conservatives
8	Rolandas Paksas Rolandas Paksas Rolandas Paksas is a Lithuanian politician who currently heads the Order and Justice Party. He was the President of Lithuania from February 26, 2003 to April 6, 2004, when he was impeached... , 1st time	18 May 1999	27 October 1999	Homeland Union / Conservatives
	Irena Degutienė Irena Degutiene Irena Degutienė is a Lithuanian politician and member of the conservative Homeland Union, currently Speaker of Seimas. She was twice the acting Prime Minister of Lithuania, first from 4 May 1999 to 18 May 1999 and then from 27 October 1999 to 3 November 1999...  (acting)	27 October 1999	3 November 1999	Homeland Union / Conservatives
9	Andrius Kubilius Andrius Kubilius Andrius Kubilius is the current Prime Minister of Lithuania. He already served as the Prime Minister back in 1999... , 1st time	3 November 1999	26 October 2000	Homeland Union / Conservatives
	Rolandas Paksas Rolandas Paksas Rolandas Paksas is a Lithuanian politician who currently heads the Order and Justice Party. He was the President of Lithuania from February 26, 2003 to April 6, 2004, when he was impeached... , 2nd time	26 October 2000	20 June 2001	Liberal Union Liberal Union of Lithuania The Liberal Union of Lithuania was a political party in Lithuania. It had 33 of 141 members of the Seimas.In 2003 it merged with two smaller parties to form the Liberal and Centre Union.-See also:*Liberalism*Contributions to liberal theory...
	Eugenijus Gentvilas Eugenijus Gentvilas Eugenijus Gentvilas is a Lithuanian politician, signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania and Member of the European Parliament for the Liberal and Centre Union , sitting with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe...  (acting)	20 June 2001	3 July 2001	Liberal Union Liberal Union of Lithuania The Liberal Union of Lithuania was a political party in Lithuania. It had 33 of 141 members of the Seimas.In 2003 it merged with two smaller parties to form the Liberal and Centre Union.-See also:*Liberalism*Contributions to liberal theory...
10	Algirdas Brazauskas Algirdas Brazauskas Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas is a political figure in Lithuania. He was President of Lithuania from 1993 to 1998 and Prime Minister from 2001 to 2006...	3 July 2001	1 June 2006	Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party of Lithuania The Social Democratic Party of Lithuania is a centre-left and social democratic political party in Lithuania. It led a minority government in the unicameral Seimas, Lithuania's Parliament from 2004-2008. The party's president and the current outgoing Prime Minister of Lithuania, is Gediminas...
	Zigmantas Balčytis Zigmantas Balcytis Zigmantas Balčytis is a former acting Prime Minister of Lithuania. He took office on 1 June 2006 following the resignation of Algirdas Brazauskas, but failed to be approved by the Parliament to become Prime Minister. He was succeeded on 4 July by Gediminas Kirkilas...  (acting)	1 June 2006	4 July 2006	Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party of Lithuania The Social Democratic Party of Lithuania is a centre-left and social democratic political party in Lithuania. It led a minority government in the unicameral Seimas, Lithuania's Parliament from 2004-2008. The party's president and the current outgoing Prime Minister of Lithuania, is Gediminas...
11	Gediminas Kirkilas Gediminas Kirkilas Gediminas Kirkilas is a former Prime Minister of Lithuania . He was appointed on July 4 2006 after Zigmantas Balčytis, the provisional Prime Minister, failed to gather the required support from the Seimas. Kirkilas managed to get the necessary support from the Seimas on July 4 2006...	4 July 2006	28 November 2008	Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party of Lithuania The Social Democratic Party of Lithuania is a centre-left and social democratic political party in Lithuania. It led a minority government in the unicameral Seimas, Lithuania's Parliament from 2004-2008. The party's president and the current outgoing Prime Minister of Lithuania, is Gediminas...
	Andrius Kubilius Andrius Kubilius Andrius Kubilius is the current Prime Minister of Lithuania. He already served as the Prime Minister back in 1999... , 2nd time	28 November 2008	present	Homeland Union / Conservatives