List of speakers of the Seimas facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Chairman of the Seimas |
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| Seat | Seimas Palace |
| Appointer | Seimas |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Leonas Bistras |
| Formation | 13 November 1922 |
| Deputy | First Deputy Speaker |
| Salary | €52,792 annually |
The Speaker of the Seimas (Lithuanian: Seimo pirmininkas, literally translated as Chairman of the Seimas) is the presiding officer of the Seimas, the parliament of Lithuania. The speaker and deputy speakers are elected by the members of the Seimas during the session.
Speakers
1920–1940
| Seimas | Name | From | To |
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| Constituent Assembly | Aleksandras Stulginskis | May 15, 1920 | October 6, 1922 |
| First Seimas | Leonas Bistras | November 13, 1922 | March 13, 1923 |
| Second Seimas | Antanas Tumėnas | June 5, 1923 | July 29, 1923 |
| Justinas Staugaitis | August 10, 1923 | January 27, 1925 | |
| Leonas Bistras | January 27, 1925 | September 25, 1925 | |
| Vytautas Petrulis | September 25, 1925 | June 1926 | |
| Third Seimas | Jonas Staugaitis | June 2, 1926 | December 17, 1926 |
| Aleksandras Stulginskis | December 19, 1926 | April 12, 1927 | |
| Fourth Seimas | Konstantinas Šakenis | September 1, 1936 | June 27, 1940 |
| People's Seimas | Liudas Adomauskas | July 21, 1940 | August 1940 |
1990–present
| Seimas | Name | From | To |
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| Reconstituent Seimas | Vytautas Landsbergis | March 11, 1990 | November 25, 1992 |
| Sixth Seimas | Algirdas Brazauskas | November 25, 1992 | February 25, 1993 |
| Česlovas Juršėnas (acting) | November 25, 1992 | February 25, 1993 | |
| Česlovas Juršėnas | February 25, 1993 | November 25, 1996 | |
| Seventh Seimas | Vytautas Landsbergis | November 25, 1996 | October 18, 2000 |
| Eighth Seimas | Artūras Paulauskas | October 19, 2000 | April 6, 2004 |
| Česlovas Juršėnas (acting) | April 6, 2004 | July 12, 2004 | |
| Artūras Paulauskas | July 12, 2004 | November 14, 2004 | |
| Ninth Seimas | Artūras Paulauskas | November 15, 2004 | April 11, 2006 |
| Vydas Gedvilas (acting) | April 11, 2006 | April 13, 2006 | |
| Viktoras Muntianas | April 13, 2006 | April 1, 2008 | |
| Česlovas Juršėnas | April 1, 2008 | November 17, 2008 | |
| Tenth Seimas | Arūnas Valinskas | November 17, 2008 | September 15, 2009 |
| Irena Degutienė (acting) | September 15, 2009 | September 17, 2009 | |
| Irena Degutienė | September 17, 2009 | September 14, 2012 | |
| Eleventh Seimas | Vydas Gedvilas | September 14, 2012 | October 3, 2013 |
| Loreta Graužinienė | October 3, 2013 | November 14, 2016 | |
| Twelfth Seimas | Viktoras Pranckietis | November 14, 2016 | November 13, 2020 |
| Thirteenth Seimas | Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen | November 13, 2020 | Present |
First deputy speakers
| Seimas | Name | From | To | Party |
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| 1996–2000 | Andrius Kubilius | November 26, 1996 | November 9, 1999 | Homeland Union |
| Arvydas Vidžiūnas | November 9, 1999 | October 18, 2000 | Homeland Union | |
| 2000–2004 | Česlovas Juršėnas | July 12, 2004 | November 14, 2004 | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania |
| 2004–2008 | Česlovas Juršėnas | October 10, 2006 | March 31, 2008 | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania |
| Algis Čaplikas | May 6, 2008 | November 17, 2008 | Liberal and Centre Union | |
| 2008–2012 | Irena Degutienė | November 20, 2008 | September 16, 2009 | Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats |
| Raimondas Šukys | September 24, 2009 | March 10, 2010 | Liberal and Centre Union | |
| 2012–2016 | Vytautas Gapšys | November 16, 2012 | October 3, 2013 | Labour Party |
| Vydas Gedvilas | October 3, 2013 | November 14, 2016 | Labour Party | |
| 2016–2020 | Rima Baškienė | November 14, 2016 | November 12, 2020 | Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union |
| 2020–2024 | Jurgis Razma | November 13, 2020 | Present | Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats |
Deputy speakers
| Seimas | Name | From | To | Party |
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| Reconstituent | Bronislovas Juozas Kuzmickas | March 10, 1990 | November 22, 1992 | Sąjūdis |
| Kazimieras Motieka | March 11, 1990 | November 22, 1992 | Sąjūdis | |
| Česlovas Vytautas Stankevičius | March 10, 1990 | November 22, 1992 | Sąjūdis | |
| 1992–1996 | Juozas Bernatonis | Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania | ||
| Egidijus Bičkauskas | Centre Union of Lithuania (from 1993) | |||
| Aloyzas Sakalas | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | |||
| 1996–2000 | Romualdas Ozolas | November 26, 1996 | November 4, 1999 | Lithuanian Centre Union |
| Arvydas Vidžiūnas | November 26, 1996 | November 9, 1999 | Homeland Union | |
| Feliksas Palubinskas | November 26, 1996 | October 18, 2000 | Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party | |
| Rimantas Jonas Dagys | November 9, 1999 | October 18, 2000 | Lithuanian Social Democratic Union | |
| Rasa Juknevičienė | November 9, 1999 | October 18, 2000 | Homeland Union | |
| 2000–2004 | Vytenis Andriukaitis | July 12, 2001 | July 27, 2004 | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania |
| Ramūnas Karbauskis | October 24, 2000 | May 14, 2001 | Lithuanian Peasants Popular Union | |
| Gintaras Steponavičius | October 24, 2000 | November 14, 2004 | Labour Party | |
| Artūras Skardžius | October 26, 2000 | November 14, 2004 | New Union (Social Liberals) | |
| 2004–2008 | Česlovas Juršėnas | November 15, 2004 | October 9, 2006 | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania |
| Alfredas Pekeliūnas | November 15, 2004 | November 17, 2008 | Peasants and New Democratic Party Union (to May 7, 2007) Peasants and People's and Civil Democracy (May 8, 2007 – January 17, 2008) Lithuanian Peasants Popular Union (from January 18, 2008) |
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| Viktoras Muntianas | December 9, 2004 | April 12, 2006 | Labour Party | |
| Vydas Gedvilas | April 26, 2005 | November 17, 2008 | Labour Party | |
| Gintaras Steponavičius | January 20, 2005 | November 17, 2008 | Liberal and Centre Union | |
| Algis Čaplikas | October 10, 2006 | May 5, 2008 | Liberal and Centre Union | |
| Andrius Kubilius | October 10, 2006 | November 17, 2008 | Homeland Union | |
| 2008–2012 | Irena Degutienė | November 18, 2008 | November 19, 2008 | Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats |
| Virginija Baltraitienė | November 18, 2008 | November 16, 2012 | Labour Party | |
| Algis Kašėta | November 18, 2008 | June 22, 2011 | Liberal Movement | |
| Česlovas Stankevičius | November 18, 2008 | November 16, 2012 | Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats | |
| Raimondas Šukys | November 18, 2008 | September 23, 2009 | Liberal and Centre Union | |
| Česlovas Juršėnas | September 24, 2009 | November 16, 2012 | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | |
| Algis Čaplikas | April 21, 2011 | November 16, 2012 | Liberal and Centre Union | |
| Erikas Tamašauskas | November 10, 2011 | November 16, 2011 | Liberal Movement | |
| 2012-2016 | Algirdas Sysas | November 16, 2012 | November 14, 2016 | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania |
| Gediminas Kirkilas | November 16, 2012 | November 14, 2016 | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | |
| Kęstas Komskis | November 16, 2012 | November 14, 2016 | Order and Justice | |
| Jaroslav Narkevič | November 16, 2012 | November 14, 2016 | Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania | |
| Irena Degutienė | November 16, 2012 | November 14, 2016 | Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats | |
| 2016–2020 | Irena Degutienė | November 14, 2016 | November 12, 2020 | Homeland Union |
| Gediminas Kirkilas | November 14, 2016 | November 12, 2020 | Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania | |
| Jonas Liesys | September 28, 2018 | November 12, 2020 | Liberal Movement | |
| Arvydas Nekrošius | November 14, 2016 | November 12, 2020 | Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union | |
| Irena Šiaulienė | April 7, 2017 | November 12, 2020 | Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania | |
| Remigijus Žemaitaitis | September 28, 2018 | November 18, 2019 | Order and Justice | |
| 2020–2024 | Jonas Jarutis | December 3, 2020 | Present | Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union |
| Andrius Mazuronis | November 13, 2020 | Present | Labour Party | |
| Vytautas Mitalas | November 17, 2020 | Present | Freedom Party | |
| Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė | November 17, 2020 | Present | Homeland Union | |
| Julius Sabatauskas | November 17, 2020 | Present | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | |
| Paulius Saudargas | November 17, 2020 | Present | Homeland Union |
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