Jonas Staugaitis
Jonas Staugaitis (ⓘ; 20 May 1868 in Omentiškiai, Suwałki Governorate – 18 January 1952 in Kaunas) was the acting President of Lithuania during the December 1926 coup d'état. He was formally elected for a few hours as the Speaker of the Seimas; as the highest-ranked official, he also became the de jure President of Lithuania. He renounced the office after the coup d'état was complete.
Jonas Staugaitis | |
|---|---|
| Acting President of Lithuania | |
| In office 18 December 1926 – 19 December 1926 | |
| Preceded by | Kazys Grinius |
| Succeeded by | Aleksandras Stulginskis (acting) |
| Speaker of the Seimas | |
| In office 2 June 1926 – 17 December 1926 | |
| President | Aleksandras Stulginskis Kazys Grinius |
| Preceded by | Vytautas Petrulis |
| Succeeded by | Aleksandras Stulginskis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1868 Omentiškiai, Suwalki Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 18 January 1952 (aged 83) Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
He was a medical doctor, having studied at the University of Warsaw. In 1919, he was elected to the Seimas (Lithuanian parliament) as a member of the Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union. On 2 June 1926, he was elected the speaker of Seimas.
He is buried in the Petrašiūnai cemetery in Kaunas.
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