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List of speakers of the Seimas

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{{Infobox official post

| post = Chairman

| body = the Seimas

| insignia = Coat of arms of the Seimas of Lithuania.svg

| insigniasize = 120px

| insigniacaption = Coat of arms used by Seimas

| native_name = Seimo pirmininkas

| image = Saulius Skvernelis VRK.jpg

| imagesize = 150px

| incumbent = Saulius Skvernelis

| incumbentsince = 14 November 2024

| style =

| residence =

| seat = Seimas Palace

| appointer = Seimas

| termlength = Four years

| formation = 13 November 1922

| succession =

| inaugural = Leonas Bistras

| website =

| salary = €52,792 annually{{cite web|url=https://data.ipu.org/node/99/parliamentary-mandate?chamber_id=13450|title=Lithuania }}

| deputy = First Deputy Speaker

}}

{{Politics of Lithuania}}

The Speaker of the Seimas ({{langx|lt|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=

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! Seimas

Name{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia=Lietuva |title=Seimas |year=2008 |location=Vilnius|publisher=Science and Encyclopaedia Publishing Institute |volume=I |isbn=978-5-420-01639-8|pages=252|language=lt}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.lrs.lt/sip/portal.show?p_r=35536&p_k=1|title=Seimo Pirmininkai - 1920–1940 m. Seimo Pirmininkai|date=February 10, 2020|publisher=Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas|language=lt}}FromTo
rowspan=2 | Constituent AssemblyGabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė (Acting)May 15, 1920May 15, 1920
| Aleksandras StulginskisMay 15, 1920October 6, 1922
First SeimasLeonas BistrasNovember 13, 1922March 13, 1923
rowspan=4 | Second SeimasAntanas TumėnasJune 5, 1923July 29, 1923
| Justinas StaugaitisAugust 10, 1923January 27, 1925
| Leonas BistrasJanuary 27, 1925September 25, 1925
| Vytautas PetrulisSeptember 25, 1925June 1926
rowspan=2 | Third SeimasJonas StaugaitisJune 2, 1926December 17, 1926
| Aleksandras StulginskisDecember 19, 1926April 12, 1927
Fourth SeimasKonstantinas ŠakenisSeptember 1, 1936June 27, 1940
People's SeimasLiudas AdomauskasJuly 21, 1940August 1940

=1990–present=

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! Seimas

NameFromTo
Reconstituent SeimasVytautas LandsbergisMarch 11, 1990November 25, 1992
rowspan=3 | Sixth SeimasAlgirdas BrazauskasNovember 25, 1992February 25, 1993
Česlovas Juršėnas (acting)November 25, 1992February 25, 1993
| Česlovas JuršėnasFebruary 25, 1993November 25, 1996
Seventh SeimasVytautas LandsbergisNovember 25, 1996October 18, 2000
rowspan=3 | Eighth SeimasArtūras PaulauskasOctober 19, 2000April 6, 2004
| Česlovas Juršėnas (acting)April 6, 2004July 12, 2004
rowspan="2"| Artūras PaulauskasJuly 12, 2004November 14, 2004
rowspan=4| Ninth SeimasNovember 15, 2004April 11, 2006
| Vydas Gedvilas (acting)April 11, 2006April 13, 2006
| Viktoras MuntianasApril 13, 2006April 1, 2008
| Česlovas JuršėnasApril 1, 2008November 17, 2008
rowspan=3| Tenth SeimasArūnas ValinskasNovember 17, 2008September 15, 2009
| Irena Degutienė (acting)September 15, 2009September 17, 2009
| Irena DegutienėSeptember 17, 2009September 14, 2012
rowspan=2| Eleventh SeimasVydas GedvilasSeptember 14, 2012October 3, 2013
| Loreta GraužinienėOctober 3, 2013November 14, 2016
rowspan=1| Twelfth SeimasViktoras PranckietisNovember 14, 2016November 13, 2020
rowspan=1| Thirteenth SeimasViktorija Čmilytė-NielsenNovember 13, 2020November 14, 2024
rowspan=1| Fourteenth SeimasSaulius SkvernelisNovember 14, 2024Present

First deputy speakers

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! Seimas

NameFromToParty
rowspan=2| 1996–2000Andrius KubiliusNovember 26, 1996November 9, 1999Homeland Union
Arvydas VidžiūnasNovember 9, 1999October 18, 2000Homeland Union
2000–2004rowspan="2" | Česlovas JuršėnasJuly 12, 2004November 14, 2004Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
rowspan=2 | 2004–2008October 10, 2006March 31, 2008Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
Algis ČaplikasMay 6, 2008November 17, 2008Liberal and Centre Union
rowspan=2| 2008–2012Irena DegutienėNovember 20, 2008September 16, 2009Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Raimondas ŠukysSeptember 24, 2009March 10, 2010Liberal and Centre Union
rowspan=2| 2012–2016Vytautas GapšysNovember 16, 2012October 3, 2013Labour Party
Vydas GedvilasOctober 3, 2013November 14, 2016Labour Party
rowspan=1| 2016–2020Rima BaškienėNovember 14, 2016November 12, 2020Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
rowspan=1| 2020–2024Jurgis RazmaNovember 13, 2020November 14, 2024Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
rowspan=1| 2024–2028Juozas OlekasNovember 14, 2024PresentSocial Democratic Party of Lithuania

Deputy speakers

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! Seimas

NameFromToParty
rowspan=3 | ReconstituentBronislovas Juozas KuzmickasMarch 10, 1990November 22, 1992Sąjūdis
Kazimieras MotiekaMarch 11, 1990November 22, 1992Sąjūdis
Česlovas Vytautas StankevičiusMarch 10, 1990November 22, 1992Sąjūdis
rowspan=3| 1992–1996Juozas BernatonisDemocratic Labour Party of Lithuania
Egidijus BičkauskasCentre Union of Lithuania (from 1993)
Aloyzas SakalasSocial Democratic Party of Lithuania
rowspan=5 | 1996–2000Romualdas OzolasNovember 26, 1996November 4, 1999Lithuanian Centre Union
Arvydas VidžiūnasNovember 26, 1996November 9, 1999Homeland Union
Feliksas PalubinskasNovember 26, 1996October 18, 2000Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party
Rimantas Jonas DagysNovember 9, 1999October 18, 2000Lithuanian Social Democratic Union
Rasa JuknevičienėNovember 9, 1999October 18, 2000Homeland Union
rowspan=4| 2000–2004{{cite web|title=Seimo valdyba|url=http://www3.lrs.lt/docs3/kad4/w3_lrs.padalinys-p_pad_id=35&p_kalb_id=1&p_int_tv_id=784&p_kade_id=4.htm|publisher=Seimas ogf the Republic of Lithuania|access-date=15 November 2016}}

| Vytenis Andriukaitis

| July 12, 2001

July 27, 2004

| Social Democratic Party of Lithuania

Ramūnas KarbauskisOctober 24, 2000May 14, 2001Lithuanian Peasants Popular Union
Gintaras SteponavičiusOctober 24, 2000November 14, 2004Labour Party
Artūras SkardžiusOctober 26, 2000November 14, 2004New Union (Social Liberals)
rowspan=7 | 2004–2008{{cite web|title=Seimo Pirmininko pavaduotojai|url=http://www3.lrs.lt/docs3/kad5/w5_istorija.show5-p_r=378&p_k=1.html|publisher=Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania|access-date=15 November 2016}}Česlovas JuršėnasNovember 15, 2004October 9, 2006Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
Alfredas PekeliūnasNovember 15, 2004November 17, 2008Peasants 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)
Viktoras MuntianasDecember 9, 2004April 12, 2006Labour Party
Vydas GedvilasApril 26, 2005November 17, 2008Labour Party
Gintaras SteponavičiusJanuary 20, 2005November 17, 2008Liberal and Centre Union
Algis ČaplikasOctober 10, 2006May 5, 2008Liberal and Centre Union
Andrius KubiliusOctober 10, 2006November 17, 2008Homeland Union
rowspan=8 | 2008–2012{{cite web|title=Seimo valdyba (2008-11-17–2012-11-16)|url=http://www3.lrs.lt/docs3/kad6/w6_istorija.show6-p_r=6120&p_k=1.html|publisher=Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania|access-date=15 November 2016}}Irena DegutienėNovember 18, 2008November 19, 2008Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Virginija BaltraitienėNovember 18, 2008November 16, 2012Labour Party
Algis KašėtaNovember 18, 2008June 22, 2011Liberals' Movement
Česlovas StankevičiusNovember 18, 2008November 16, 2012Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Raimondas ŠukysNovember 18, 2008September 23, 2009Liberal and Centre Union
Česlovas JuršėnasSeptember 24, 2009November 16, 2012Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
Algis ČaplikasApril 21, 2011November 16, 2012Liberal and Centre Union
Erikas TamašauskasNovember 10, 2011November 16, 2011Liberals' Movement
rowspan=5 | 2012-2016

| Algirdas Sysas

November 16, 2012November 14, 2016Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
Gediminas KirkilasNovember 16, 2012November 14, 2016Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
Kęstas KomskisNovember 16, 2012November 14, 2016Order and Justice
Jaroslav NarkevičNovember 16, 2012November 14, 2016Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania
Irena DegutienėNovember 16, 2012November 14, 2016Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
rowspan=6| 2016–2020{{cite web|title=Seimo valdyba|url=http://www.lrs.lt/sip/portal.show?p_r=8799&p_k=1|publisher=Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania|access-date=15 November 2016}}

| Irena Degutienė

November 14, 2016November 12, 2020Homeland Union
Gediminas KirkilasNovember 14, 2016November 12, 2020Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania
Jonas LiesysSeptember 28, 2018November 12, 2020Liberals' Movement
Arvydas NekrošiusNovember 14, 2016November 12, 2020Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
Irena ŠiaulienėApril 7, 2017November 12, 2020Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania
Remigijus ŽemaitaitisSeptember 28, 2018November 18, 2019Order and Justice
rowspan=7| 2020–2024

| Jonas Jarutis

December 3, 2020November 14, 2024Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
Andrius MazuronisNovember 13, 2020November 14, 2024Labour Party
Vytautas MitalasNovember 17, 2020November 14, 2024Freedom Party
Radvilė Morkūnaitė-MikulėnienėNovember 17, 2020June 27, 2024Homeland Union
Julius SabatauskasNovember 17, 2020November 14, 2024Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
Paulius SaudargasNovember 17, 2020July 15, 2024Homeland Union
Žygimantas PavilionisJuly 16, 2024November 14, 2024Homeland Union
rowspan=5| 2024–2028

| Rasa Budbergytė

November 14, 2024PresentSocial Democratic Party of Lithuania
Orinta LeiputėNovember 14, 2024PresentSocial Democratic Party of Lithuania
Agnė ŠirinskienėNovember 14, 2024PresentDawn of Nemunas
Radvilė Morkūnaitė-MikulėnienėNovember 14, 2024PresentHomeland Union
Viktorija Čmilytė-NielsenNovember 14, 2024PresentLiberals' Movement

References

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External links

  • [http://www.lrs.lt Official website]

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