Gintautas Paluckas

Lithuanian politician (born 1979)

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
Prime Minister of Lithuania
Assumed office
21 November 2024
PresidentGitanas Nausėda
Preceded byIngrida Šimonytė
Member of the Seimas
Assumed office
13 November 2020
ConstituencyMulti-member
Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
In office
6 May 2017 – 22 January 2021
Preceded byAlgirdas Butkevičius
Succeeded byVilija Blinkevičiūtė
Deputy Mayor of Vilnius
In office
22 April 2015 – 24 April 2019
PresidentRemigijus Šimašius
Personal details
Born (1979-08-19) 19 August 1979 (age 45)
Panevėžys, Lithuania
Political partyLithuanian Social Democratic Party (2004–present)
Spouse(s)Ilma Paluckė
Children2
EducationJuozas Balčikonis Gymnasium
Alma materVilnius University

References

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  1. Körömi, Csongor (29 October 2024). "On Sunday, she won Lithuania's election. Now, she's not sure she wants the job". POLITICO.