Gediminas Kirkilas

Gediminas Kirkilas (pronunciation; 30 August 1951 – 20 April 2024) was a Lithuanian politician who was Prime Minister of Lithuania from 2006 to 2008.

Gediminas Kirkilas
Kirkilas in 2007
13th Prime Minister of Lithuania
In office
4 July 2006  9 December 2008
PresidentValdas Adamkus
Preceded byZigmantas Balčytis (acting)
Succeeded byAndrius Kubilius
Chairman of the Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania
In office
25 March 2018  19 June 2021
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJonas Pinskus
Minister of National Defence
In office
14 December 2004  18 July 2006
PresidentValdas Adamkus
Prime MinisterAlgirdas Brazauskas
Preceded byLinas Linkevičius
Succeeded byJuozas Olekas
Deputy Speaker of the Seimas
In office
16 November 2012  12 November 2020
Member of the Seimas
In office
25 November 1992  12 November 2020
ConstituencyMulti-member
Personal details
Born(1951-08-30)30 August 1951
Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, USSR
Died20 April 2024(2024-04-20) (aged 72)
Vilnius, Lithuania
Political partyCommunist Party of Lithuania
(1972–1990)
Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania
(1990–2001)
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
(2001–2017)
Independent (2017–2018)
Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (2018–2024)
SpouseLiudmila Kirkilienė
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