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Zigmantas Balčytis

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Zigmantas Balčytis
Prime Minister of Lithuania
Acting
In office
1 June 2006 – 4 July 2006
PresidentValdas Adamkus
Preceded byAlgirdas Brazauskas
Succeeded byGediminas Kirkilas
Personal details
Born (1953-11-16) 16 November 1953 (age 70)
Šilutė, Soviet Union
(now Lithuania)
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Alma materVilnius University

Zigmantas Balčytis (born 16 November 1953 in Šilutė district municipality) is a Lithuanian politician who briefly served as acting Prime Minister of Lithuania in 2006. He took office on 1 June 2006 following the resignation of Algirdas Brazauskas, but failed to be approved by the Parliament to become Prime Minister. He was succeeded on 4 July by Gediminas Kirkilas. Balčytis is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania and was Minister of Finance in the Brazauskas government.

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Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Lithuania
Acting

2006
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Social Democratic Party nominee for President of Lithuania
2014
Incumbent