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Prime Minister of Lithuania

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Prime Minister of Lithuania
Lietuvos Respublikos Ministras Pirmininkas
Incumbent
Mindaugas Sinkevičius

since 14 July 2026
Government of Lithuania
StyleMister/Madam Prime Minister (informal)
His/Her Excellency (diplomatic)
TypeHead of government Executive branch
AppointerPresident with the assent of the Seimas
Term length4 years
No term limit
Formation11 November 1918; 107 years ago (1918-11-11)
First holderAugustinas Voldemaras
Abolished1940–1991
DeputyMinister of Finance
Salary€6,000 per month[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

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.

Political parties and affiliations:   Sąjūdis   LDDP   TS / TS-LKD   LLS   LSDP   LVŽS

No. Portrait Name
(born–died)
Term of office Political party Government
coalition
Seimas
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Kazimira Danutė Prunskienė
(1943–2026)
17 March 1990 10 January 1991 299 days Independent
(endorsed by Sąjūdis)
Prunskienė
Sąjūdis
Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas (1990)
2 Albertas Šimėnas
(born 1950)
10 January 1991 13 January 1991 3 days Independent
(endorsed by Sąjūdis)
Šimėnas
Sąjūdis
3 Gediminas Vagnorius
(born 1957)
13 January 1991 21 July 1992 1 year, 190 days Independent
(endorsed by Sąjūdis)
Vagnorius I
Sąjūdis
4 Aleksandras Abišala
(born 1955)
21 July 1992 26 November 1992 128 days Independent
(endorsed by Sąjūdis)
Abišala
Sąjūdis
5 Bronislovas Lubys
(1938–2011)
12 December 1992 10 March 1993 88 days Independent
(endorsed by LDDP)
Lubys
LDDP
6 (1992)
6 Adolfas Šleževičius
(1948–2022)
10 March 1993 8 February 1996 2 years, 335 days Democratic Labour Party
(LDDP)
Šleževičius
LDDP
7 Laurynas Mindaugas Stankevičius
(1935–2017)
23 February 1996 19 November 1996 270 days Democratic Labour Party
(LDDP)
Stankevičius
LDDP
(3) Gediminas Vagnorius
(born 1957)
4 December 1996 3 May 1999 2 years, 150 days Homeland Union
(TS)
Vagnorius II
TS–LKDP–LCS (1996–1998)
TS–LKDP–LCS–LDDP (1998–1999)
7 (1996)
8 Rolandas Paksas
(born 1956)
1 June 1999 27 October 1999 148 days Homeland Union
(TS)
Paksas I
TS–LKDP–LCS
– Irena Degutienė
(born 1949)
acting
27 October 1999 3 November 1999 7 days Homeland Union
(TS)
Paksas I
TS–LKDP–LCS
9 Andrius Kubilius
(born 1956)
3 November 1999 19 October 2000 351 days Homeland Union
(TS)
Kubilius I
TS–LKDP
(8) Rolandas Paksas
(born 1956)
27 October 2000 20 June 2001 236 days Liberal Union
(LLS)
Paksas II
LLS-NS-LCS-MKDS-LLRA
8 (2000)
– Eugenijus Gentvilas
(born 1960)
acting
20 June 2001 4 July 2001 14 days Liberal Union
(LLS)
Paksas II
LLS-NS-LCS-MKDS-LLRA
10 Algirdas Brazauskas
(1932–2010)
4 July 2001 1 June 2006 4 years, 332 days Social Democrats
(LSDP)
Brazauskas I
LSDP-NS
Brazauskas II
LSDP–DP-LVNDS-NS (2004–2006)
LSDP–DP-LVNDS (2006)
LSDP (2006)
9 (2004)
– Zigmantas Balčytis
(born 1953)
acting
1 June 2006 18 July 2006 47 days Social Democrats
(LSDP)
Brazauskas II
LSDP
11 Gediminas Kirkilas
(1951–2024)
6 July 2006 17 November 2008 2 years, 134 days Social Democrats
(LSDP)
Kirkilas
LSDP-LVNDS-PDP-LiCS (2006–2008)
LSDP-LVNDS-LiCS-PDP-NS (2008)
(9) Andrius Kubilius
(born 1956)
9 December 2008 13 December 2012 4 years, 4 days Homeland Union
(TS-LKD)
Kubilius II
TS-LKD-TPP-LRLS-LiCS (2008–2009 and 2010–2011)
TS-LKD-TPP-LRLS-LiCS-Parliamentary Group "One Lithuania" (2009–2010)
TS-LKD-LRLS-LiCS (2011–2012)
10 (2008)
12 Algirdas Butkevičius
(born 1958)
13 December 2012 13 December 2016 4 years, 0 days Social Democrats
(LSDP)
Butkevičius
LSDP-DP-TT-LLRA (2012–2014)
LSDP-DP-TT (2014–2016)
11 (2012)
13 Saulius Skvernelis
(born 1970)
13 December 2016 11 December 2020 3 years, 364 days Independent
(endorsed by LVŽS)
Skvernelis
LVŽS-LSDP (2016–2017)
LVŽS-Parliamentary Group "Social Democratic Labour" (2017–2018)
LVŽS-LSDDP (2018–2019)
LVŽS-LSDDP-LLRA-KŠS-TT (2019)
LVŽS-LSDDP-LLRA-KŠS (2019–2020)
12 (2016)
14 Ingrida Šimonytė
(born 1974)
11 December 2020 12 December 2024 4 years, 1 day Homeland Union
(TS-LKD)
Šimonytė
TS-LKD-LRLS-LP
13 (2020)
15 Gintautas Paluckas
(born 1979)
12 December 2024 4 August 2025 235 days Social Democrats
(LSDP)
Paluckas
LSDP-PPNA-DSVL
14 (2024)
– Rimantas Šadžius
(born 1960)
acting
4 August 2025 25 September 2025 52 days Social Democrats
(LSDP)
Paluckas
LSDP-PPNA-DSVL
16 Inga Ruginienė
(born 1981)
25 September 2025 14 July 2026 1 year, 12 days Social Democrats
(LSDP)
Ruginienė
LSDP-PPNA-LVŽKŠS
17 Mindaugas Sinkevičius
(born 1984)
14 July 2026 Incumbent 85 days Social Democrats
(LSDP)
Sinkevičius
LSDP–DSVL–LVŽS–LLRA-KŠS

References

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  1. ↑ "Darbo užmokestis". Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2021.