Algirdas Butkevičius
Algirdas Butkevičius (born 19 November 1958) is a Lithuanian politician and was Prime Minister of Lithuania, serving between 2012 and 2016. He also served as the Minister of Finance from 2004 to 2005 and the Minister of Transport and Communications from 2006 to 2008. He led the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania from 2009 to 2017.
Algirdas Butkevičius | |
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Butkevičius in 2014 | |
| 15th Prime Minister of Lithuania | |
| In office 26 November 2012 – 22 November 2016 | |
| President | Dalia Grybauskaitė |
| Preceded by | Andrius Kubilius |
| Succeeded by | Saulius Skvernelis |
| Member of the Seimas | |
| Assumed office 13 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Kęstutis Smirnovas |
| Constituency | Vilkaviškis |
| In office 14 November 2016 – 12 November 2020 | |
| Constituency | Multi-member |
| In office 25 November 1996 – 13 November 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Algimantas Antanas Greimas |
| Succeeded by | Kęstutis Smirnovas |
| Constituency | Vilkaviškis |
| Chairman of the Social Democratic Party | |
| In office 7 March 2009 – 22 April 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Gediminas Kirkilas |
| Succeeded by | Gintautas Paluckas |
| Minister of Finance of Lithuania | |
| In office 3 May 2004 – 14 May 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Algirdas Brazauskas |
| Preceded by | Dalia Grybauskaitė |
| Succeeded by | Zigmantas Balčytis |
| Minister of Transport and Communications of Lithuania | |
| In office 18 July 2006 – 9 December 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Gediminas Kirkilas |
| Preceded by | Petras Čėsna |
| Succeeded by | Eligijus Masiulis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 November 1958 Paežeriai, Lithuania |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1985-88) Social Democratic Party (1992-2017) Independent (2017-2020 and 2021-2022) Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" (2022—present) |
| Other political affiliations | Lithuanian Green Party (2020—2021) |
| Alma mater | Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Kazimieras Simonavičius University Kaunas University of Technology |
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