Gediminas Kirkilas
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Gediminas Kirkilas MP |
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| Member of the Seimas | |
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Assumed office 25 November 1992 |
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| Deputy Speaker of the Seimas | |
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Assumed office 15 November 2016 |
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In office 16 November 2012 – 14 November 2016 |
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| 11th Prime Minister of Lithuania | |
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In office 4 July 2006 – 9 December 2008 |
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| President | Valdas Adamkus |
| Preceded by | Zigmantas Balčytis (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Andrius Kubilius |
| Minister of National Defence | |
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In office 14 December 2004 – 18 July 2006 |
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| President | Valdas Adamkus |
| Prime Minister | Algirdas Brazauskas |
| Preceded by | Linas Linkevičius |
| Succeeded by | Juozas Olekas |
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30 August 1951 Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania |
| Spouse(s) | Liudmila Kirkilienė |
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Gediminas Kirkilas (
pronunciation , born 30 August 1951) is a Lithuanian politician who was Prime Minister of Lithuania from 2006 to 2008. He was confirmed by the Seimas on 4 July 2006 after Zigmantas Balčytis, the provisional Prime Minister, failed to gather the required support from the parliament. He stepped down on 27 November 2008 after the 2008 parliamentary elections, and gave way to Andrius Kubilius to start his term as the prime minister.
Kirkilas was born in Vilnius in 1951. After returning from mandatory military service, from 1972 to 1978 he worked on several cultural monuments (e.g. churches or the Verkiai Palace) restoring their interior and especially rolled gold and moldeling. In 1978–1982 he studied political science. After graduation, he joined the Communist Party of Lithuania and took various posts there. When Algirdas Brazauskas was appointed the secretary of the party, Kirkilas became his press secretary.
Since independence was declared on 11 March 1990, Kirkilas was involved in the state matters and was elected five times (in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008) to the Seimas under the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania ballot. He was appointed the Minister of National Defence of Lithuania on 7 December 2004.
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