Prime Minister of Lithuania

Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania
Coat of Arms of Lithuania
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

Lithuania
This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Lithuania
Constitution Constitution Constitutional Court
Government President Dalia Grybauskaitė Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius
Legislature Seimas Seimas Palace Speaker of the Seimas Vydas Gedvilas
Elections Elections 2004, 2008, 2012 Referendums Political parties
Subpisions Counties Municipalities Elderships
Foreign policy Foreign relations Ministers of Foreign Affairs Politics of the EU
Other countries Atlas Politics portal
v t e

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

Nº	Name	Took office	Left office	Political party
1	Augustinas Voldemaras	11 November 1918	26 December 1918	Party of National Progress
2	Mykolas Sleževičius	26 December 1918	12 March 1919	Lithuanian Peasant Populist Union
3	Pranas Dovydaitis	12 March 1919	12 April 1919	Lithuanian Christian-Democratic Party
(2)	Mykolas Sleževičius, 2nd term	12 April 1919	7 October 1919	Lithuanian Peasant Populist Union
4	Ernestas Galvanauskas	7 October 1919	19 June 1920	Non-party
5	Kazys Grinius	19 June 1920	2 February 1922	Lithuanian Social-Democratic Party
6	Ernestas Galvanauskas	2 February 1922	23 February 1923	Non-party
		23 February 1923	29 June 1923
		29 June 1923	18 June 1924
7	Antanas Tumėnas	18 June 1924	4 February 1925	Lithuanian Christian-Democratic Party
8	Vytautas Petrulis	4 February 1925	25 September 1925	Lithuanian Christian-Democratic Party
9	Leonas Bistras	25 September 1925	15 June 1926	Lithuanian Christian-Democratic Party
(2)	Mykolas Sleževičius, 3rd term	15 June 1926	17 December 1926	Lithuanian Peasant Populist Union
10	Augustinas Voldemaras	17 December 1926	23 September 1929	Lithuanian Nationalist Union
11	Juozas Tūbelis	23 September 1929	12 June 1934	Lithuanian Nationalist Union
		12 June 1934	6 September 1935
		6 September 1935	24 March 1938
12	Vladas Mironas	24 March 1938	5 December 1939	Lithuanian Nationalist Union
		5 December 1939	28 March 1939
13	Jonas Černius	28 March 1939	21 November 1939	Lithuanian Nationalist Union
14	Antanas Merkys	21 November 1939	17 June 1940	Lithuanian Nationalist Union
15	Justas Paleckis	17 June 1940	24 June 1940
–	Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius (acting)	24 June 1940	25 August 1940

Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (1940–1990)

Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars

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

Chairmen of the Council of Ministers

• 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)

Republic of Lithuania (1990–present)

Parties

 LKP  LKD  LDDP  TS / TS-LKD  LLS  LSDP  Independent

Status

  Acting Prime Minister

Nº	Name	Portrait	Elected	Term of office		Political party
1	Kazimira Prunskienė		—	11 March 1990	17 March 1990	Communist Party (endorsed by Sąjūdis)
			1990	17 March 1990	10 January 1991
2	Albertas Šimėnas		—	10 January 1991	13 January 1991	Lithuanian Christian Democrats (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