Irena Degutienė

Irena Degutienė (born 1 June 1949) is a Lithuanian politician. She is member of the conservative Homeland Union.

Irena Degutienė PM MP
Prime Minister of Lithuania Acting
In office 27 October 1999 – 3 November 1999
President	Valdas Adamkus
Preceded by	Rolandas Paksas
Succeeded by	Andrius Kubilius
In office 4 May 1999 – 18 May 1999
President	Valdas Adamkus
Preceded by	Gediminas Vagnorius
Succeeded by	Rolandas Paksas
Speaker of the Seimas
In office 17 September 2009 – 14 September 2012
Preceded by	Arūnas Valinskas
Succeeded by	Vydas Gedvilas
First Deputy Speaker of the Seimas
In office 20 November 2008 – 16 September 2009
Preceded by	Algis Čaplikas
Succeeded by	Raimondas Šukys
Minister for Social Security and Labour
In office 4 December 1996 – 27 October 2000
Prime Minister	Gediminas Vagnorius
Preceded by	Mindaugas Mikaila
Succeeded by	Vilija Blinkevičiūtė
Member of Seimas
In office 25 November 1996 – 13 November 2020
Preceded by	Vytautas Kvietkauskas (Naujamiestis)
Succeeded by	Žygimantas Pavilionis (Naujamiestis)
Constituency	Party list (1996-2004) Naujamiestis (2004-16) Party list (2016-20)
Personal details
Born	(1949-06-01) 1 June 1949 Šiauliai, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Homeland Union
Spouse(s)	Gediminas Degutis
Alma mater	Vilnius University

She was twice the acting Prime Minister of Lithuania, first from 4 May 1999 to 18 May 1999 and then from 27 October 1999 to 3 November 1999.

She has also been the Minister for Social Security and Labour from 1996 to 2000. In 1996, she was elected to Seimas and re-elected in 2000.

On 15 September 2009, Degutienė became Speaker of the Seimas, a position she held until 14 September 2012. She is the first woman to hold such position in Lithuania's history.