President Valdas Adamkus Education Vilnius University Preceded by Algirdas Brazauskas Succeeded by Gediminas Kirkilas | Alma mater Vilnius University Resigned July 4, 2006 Name Zigmantas Balcytis | |
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Born 16 November 1953 (age 70)
Silute, Soviet Union
(now Lithuania) ( 1953-11-16 ) Political party Social Democratic Party Role Former Acting Prime Minister of Lithuania Party Social Democratic Party of Lithuania Previous office Acting Prime Minister of Lithuania (2006–2006) Similar People Vilija Blinkeviciute, Arturas Paulauskas, Valdemar Tomasevski, Rolandas Paksas, Algirdas Butkevicius | ||
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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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