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1996–2008 Member of the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Seimas, elected in Vilkaviškis electoral constituency No 68 as candidate of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party. He has served in the following committees: Committee on Budget and Finance (chairman in 2001–2004), Committee on European Affairs
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On 22 November 2012 he was elected by the Seimas to be prime minister-designate. He was appointed as prime minister by presidential decree on 7 December 2012 and his cabinet was sworn in on 13 December, following the approval of the governmental program by the parliament.
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1985–1990 Architect, Executive Committee of Vilkaviškis district; Inspector, State Construction and Architecture Unit, Vilkaviškis district
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1994 Traineeship, Management Academy in Würzburg, Germany. 1998, 1999, 2001 – traineeships in the United States of America and Denmark.
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section of LSDP in 1995–1997, deputy chairman of the LSDP in 1999–2005 (re-elected in 2001), and chairman of the LSDP since 2009.
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In addition to his native Lithuanian, he speaks fluent Russian. His wife is Janina, and they have one daughter, Indrė.
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1984 Diploma of Engineering Economist, Faculty of Economics, Vilnius Civil Engineering Institute (currently
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from 2004 to 2005 and the Minister of Transport and Communications from 2006 to 2008. He led the
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2006–2008 Minister of Transport and Communications, 14th Government of the Republic of Lithuania
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Algirdas Butkevicius: euro adoption in Lithuania to take place in 2013–2014 (The Baltic Course)
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2004–2005 Minister of Finance, 12th and 13th Governments of the Republic of Lithuania
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1977–1979 Military service in Signals-Communications Troops of the Soviet Army, rank
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1995–1996 Director of Market Research and Marketing, Joint Stock Company AB Vilkauta
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1990–1997 and 2000–2002 Member of the Municipal Council of Vilkaviškis district
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1982–1985 Industrial Association "Žemūktechnika", Vilkaviškis district
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1990–1991 Diploma of Technical Manager, Lithuanian Management Academy
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Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class
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7 December 2012 appointed prime minister by presidential decree
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1995–1997 Member of the Municipal Board of Vilkaviškis district
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In the beginning of 2022, Butkevičius joined the new party
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1977 graduation from Šeduva Secondary School, district of
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Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania politicians
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Ministers of transport and communications of Lithuania
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at the government website (retrieved 13 December 2012)
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prime minister of Lithuania
Dalia Grybauskaitė
Andrius Kubilius
Saulius Skvernelis
Member of the Seimas
Incumbent
Kęstutis Smirnovas
Vilkaviškis
Algimantas Antanas Greimas
Kęstutis Smirnovas
Vilkaviškis
Social Democratic Party
Gediminas Kirkilas
Gintautas Paluckas
Minister of Finance of Lithuania
Algirdas Brazauskas
Dalia Grybauskaitė
Zigmantas Balčytis

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