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Guide to Women in Leadership
Republic of Lithuania/ Respublika
os Lietuva/Lietvos Respublika
(Female suffrage 1918/21) Independent 1918-40 and 11.3.90/6.9.91
Also see Lithuania Parliament
No information prior to 1955
1959-69 Vice-President
Leokadija Diržinskaitė-Piliušenko
1960-76 Deputy Premier in charge of Culture
1960-61 and 1961-76 Minister of Foreign Affairs
Her name is also written as Leokaida
Ivozovna Dirginskaitė-Pihusenko
or Pilyushenko. She was a Candidate Member
of the Politburo of the Communist Party 1960-62, Vice-Chairperson of the
Presidium of the Lithuanian Supreme Soviet 1976-85.
(b. 1921-)
1960-71 Minister of Social Affairs
I.I. Ianchaitė
Ca. 1965 Vice-President A.T.
Venclova
Ca. 1965 Vice-President E.K.
Jakuchaviecienė
1971-73 Head of the Central
Committee Department of Trade and Public Service Jaina B. Tatsiavichenė
1973-89 Minister of Social Affairs
Between 1961-71 Chairperson of the Naujoji
Vilnia Region. (b. 1928- )
1989-90 Deputy Premier and
Minister of Economy Kasimiera Danutė Prunskienė
1990-91 Premier Minister (17.3-10.1)
2004- Minister of Agriculture
In 1991 Chairperson of
Democratic Party, and from 1995-2001
Chairperson of Women’s Party,
1996-2000 Group Chairperson of the
independent MP’s,
and 2001-04
Chairperson
of the
Peasants and New Democratic
Parties Union. Presidential Candidate in 2002
and 2004, the second time she finished second in the runoff-elections. (b. 1945-).
1990-91 Government Spokesperson Rita Dabkus
1991-92 Minister of Finance Elvyra
Kunevičienė
In 1991 Economic Advisor of the Premier Minister. (b. 1939-)
1991 Vice-Minister of Trade Laima
Liucija Andrikienė
1992-93 Kancleris of The Simas (Secretary General of the Parliament)
1997-98 Minister of European Affairs
1998 Minister of Industry and Trade
Chair of the Presidium of the Baltic Assembly 1998-99. In 1999 she was founding
member and became leader of Homeland People’s Party, a breakaway Faction of
the Homeland Union.
Member of the European Parliament
from 2004. (b. 1958-)
1993-96 Vice-Minister of Economy Filomena Jasevicienė
1994-97 Vice-Minister of Health Irena Degutienė
1997-2000 Minister of Social
Affairs, Labour and Women
1999 Acting Premier Minister (3.5-10/18.5)
1999 Acting Premier Minister (27.10-3.11)
Medical Doctor. (b. 1949-)
1994-96 Vice-Minister Construction
and Urban Development Aldona
Baransuskienė
1996-97 Minister of Construction and Urban Development
(b. 1947-)
1996-2000 Vice-Minister of Social
Affairs and Labour Vilija Blinkevičiūtė
2000- Minister of Social Affairs and Labour
Blinkeviciute was Presidential
Candidate in 2004.
1997-2000 Vice-Minister of Finance
for Taxes and Accounting Violeta Latvienė
1998-2000 Vice-Minister of Finance
L. Urbšienė
1998-2000 Vice-Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Natalija Kazlauskienė
1998-2000 Vice-Minister of Justice
Rasa Budbergytė
From 2002 Undersecretary of Interior
1999 Government Chancellor Dalia Kuraitė-Giedraitienė
1999-2000 Vice-Minister of Finance Dalia Grybauskaitė
2000-01 Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs and
Deputy Head of the Lithuanian Delegation for the
EU Accession Negotiations
2001-04 Minister of Finance
2004- European Commissioner for Budget
2000-03 Vice-Minister of Public
Administrative Reform and Local Authorities Genovaitė Rokicienė
2000-03 Vice-Minister of Labour and
Social Affairs Audronė Morkunienė
In 2003 she was named
Undersecretary in charge of Social Insurance as part of a rectructuring of the
civil service and appointment of political Vice-Ministers.
2000-03 Vice-Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Rasa Melnikienė
2000-03 Vice-Minister of Culture Ina Marciulionytė
2000-03 Vice-Minister of Education
and Science Vaiva Radasta Vėbraitė (Vebra)
2001-04 Minister of Culture Roma Douydieinė
2003- State Secretary of Culture Diana Paknytė
2006- Minister of Education and Science Roma Žakaitienė
Last update 22.07.06