Gintautas Paluckas
Lithuanian politician
Gintautas Paluckas (Lithuanian pronunciation: [ˈɡʲɪntɐʊtɐs pɐˈlʊtskɐs]; born 19 August 1979) is a Lithuanian politician. He has been the 18th and current Prime Minister of Lithuania since 2024. Paluckas was Deputy Mayor of Vilnius from 2015 to 2019. He was the leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) from 2017 to 2021.[1]
Gintautas Paluckas | |
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Prime Minister of Lithuania | |
Assumed office 21 November 2024 | |
President | Gitanas Nausėda |
Preceded by | Ingrida Šimonytė |
Member of the Seimas | |
Assumed office 13 November 2020 | |
Constituency | Multi-member |
Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | |
In office 6 May 2017 – 22 January 2021 | |
Preceded by | Algirdas Butkevičius |
Succeeded by | Vilija Blinkevičiūtė |
Deputy Mayor of Vilnius | |
In office 22 April 2015 – 24 April 2019 | |
President | Remigijus Šimašius |
Personal details | |
Born | Panevėžys, Lithuania | 19 August 1979
Political party | Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (2004–present) |
Spouse(s) | Ilma Paluckė |
Children | 2 |
Education | Juozas Balčikonis Gymnasium |
Alma mater | Vilnius University |
References
change- ↑ Körömi, Csongor (29 October 2024). "On Sunday, she won Lithuania's election. Now, she's not sure she wants the job". POLITICO.