Eduardas Vilkelis

{{Short description|Lithuanian economist (1953–2023)}}

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Eduardas Vilkelis (7 March 1953 – 22 July 2023) was a Lithuanian economist and politician who served as Minister of Finance in several governments from 1992[https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/TAIS.3061 LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS PREZIDENTAS DEKRETAS 1992 m. gruodžio 10 d. Nr. 4] to 1995 (under Aleksandras Abišala, Bronislovas Lubys, and Adolfas Šleževičius)[https://www.delfi.lt/verslas/verslas/snoro-prezidento-patareju-pradejo-dirbti-evilkelis-8186212 "Snoro" prezidento patarėju pradėjo dirbti E.Vilkelis], delfi.lt, 7 December 2005

Vilkelis also held positions of the member of the board of Bank of Lithuania (1995–2002),[https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/TAIS.18142 LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS PREZIDENTAS DEKRETAS 1995 m. birželio 6 d. Nr. 655][https://www.vle.lt/straipsnis/eduardas-vilkelis/ Eduardas Vilkelis], Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia and was President of the Lithuanian Banks Association (1995–2005)

Eduardas Vilkelis died on 22 July 2023, at the age of 70.[https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/lietuvoje/2/2041818/mire-ekonomistas-buves-finansu-ministras-eduardas-vilkelis Mirė ekonomistas, buvęs finansų ministras Eduardas Vilkelis] {{in lang|lt}}