Prime Minister of Lithuania

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The Prime Minister of Lithuania is the head of the executive arm of Lithuania's government, and is chosen by the Lithuanian parliament. 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 ("Unity"), 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 fall of Lithuania's monarchy until the country's annexation by the Soviet Union.

	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
	Kazimira Prunskienė (acting)	11 March, 1990	17 March, 1990	Sąjūdis
1	Kazimira Prunskienė	17 March, 1990	10 January, 1991	Sąjūdis
2	Albertas Šimėnas	10 January, 1991	13 January, 1991	Sąjūdis
3	Gediminas Vagnorius, 1st time	13 January, 1991	21 July, 1992	Sąjūdis
4	Aleksandras Abišala	21 July, 1992	2 December, 1992	Sąjūdis
5	Bronislovas Lubys	2 December, 1992	10 March, 1993	(None)
6	Adolfas Šleževičius	10 March, 1993	15 February, 1996	Democratic Labour Party
7	Laurynas Mindaugas Stankevičius	15 February, 1996	27 November, 1996	Democratic Labour Party
	Gediminas Vagnorius, 2nd time	15 February, 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	3 November, 1999	26 October, 2000	Homeland Union / Conservatives
	Rolandas Paksas, 2nd time	26 October, 2000	20 June, 2001	Liberal Union
	Eugenijus Gentvilas (acting)	20 June, 2001	3 July, 2001	Liberal Union
10	Algirdas Brazauskas	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	incumbent	Social Democratic Party

[edit] Prime Ministers 1918-1940

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office
1	Augustinas Voldemaras	11 November, 1918	26 December, 1918
2	Mykolas Sleževičius	26 December, 1918	12 March, 1919
3	Pranas Dovydaitis	12 March, 1919	12 April, 1919
4	Mykolas Sleževičius	12 April, 1919	7 October, 1919
5	Ernestas Galvanauskas	7 October, 1919	19 June, 1920
6	Kazys Grinius	19 June, 1920	2 February, 1922
7	Ernestas Galvanauskas	2 February, 1922	23 February, 1923
8	Ernestas Galvanauskas	23 February, 1923	29 June, 1923
9	Ernestas Galvanauskas	29 June, 1923	18 June, 1924
10	Antanas Tumėnas	18 June, 1924	4 February, 1925
11	Vytautas Petrulis	4 February, 1925	25 September, 1925
12	Leonas Bistras	25 September, 1925	15 June, 1926
13	Mykolas Sleževičius	15 June, 1926	17 December, 1926
14	Augustinas Voldemaras	17 December, 1926	23 September, 1929
15	Juozas Tūbelis	23 September, 1929	12 June, 1934
16	Juozas Tūbelis	12 June, 1934	6 September, 1935
17	Juozas Tūbelis	6 September, 1935	24 March, 1938
18	Vladas Mironas	24 March, 1938	5 December, 1939
19	Vladas Mironas	5 December, 1939	28 March, 1939
20	Jonas Černius	28 March, 1939	21 November, 1939
21	Antanas Merkys	21 November, 1939	17 June, 1940