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Gediminas Kirkilas (pronunciation (help· info), b. August 30, 1951, Vilnius, Lithuania) is the current Prime Minister of Lithuania. He was appointed on July 4, 2006 after Zigmantas Balčytis, the provisional Prime Minister, failed to gather the required support from the Seimas. Kirkilas managed to get the necessary support from the Seimas on July 4, 2006 ([1]). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Prime Minister of Lithuania is the head of the executive arm of Lithuanias government, and is chosen by the Lithuanian parliament. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Zigmantas BalÄytis (born November 16, 1953) is the current acting Prime Minister of Lithuania. ... is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location Ethnographic region AukÅ¡taitija County Vilnius County Municipality Geographic coordinate system Number of elderates 20 General Information Capital of Lithuania Vilnius County Vilnius city municipality Vilnius district municipality Population About 600,000 in 2006 (1st) First mentioned 1323 Granted city rights 1387 Not to be confused with Vilnius city... The Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos socialdemokratÅ³ partija) is the ruling political party in Lithuania, formed from the merger of the Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania and the Lithuanian Social-Democratic Party. ... Image File history File links Gediminas_Kirkilas. ... is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location Ethnographic region AukÅ¡taitija County Vilnius County Municipality Geographic coordinate system Number of elderates 20 General Information Capital of Lithuania Vilnius County Vilnius city municipality Vilnius district municipality Population About 600,000 in 2006 (1st) First mentioned 1323 Granted city rights 1387 Not to be confused with Vilnius city... The Prime Minister of Lithuania is the head of the executive arm of Lithuanias government, and is chosen by the Lithuanian parliament. ... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Zigmantas BalÄytis (born November 16, 1953) is the current acting Prime Minister of Lithuania. ... Seimas is the Lithuanian parliament. ... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After he returned from mandatory military service, from 1972 to 1978 he worked in many cultural monuments (like churches or Verkiai palace) restoring their interior and especially rolled gold and moldeling. In 1978 - 1982 he was a student of Political science. After graduation he joined the Communist Party of Lithuania and took various posts there. After Algirdas Brazauskas became the secretary of the party, Kirkilas became his press secretary. Verkiai Palace (Lithuanian: VerkiÅ³ rÅ«mai) is an 18 century manor, built in classicism style, situated in Verkiai Regional Park, Vilnius, Lithuania. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box: Political Science is the field concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behaviour. ... Communist Party of Lithuania (Lithuanian: ) - communist party in Lithuania, established in early October 1918. ... Norbertas Sereika ( (helpÂ· info), born September 22, 1932) is a former President of Lithuania and a former Prime Minister. ...

Since the independence was declared on March 11, 1990, Kirkilas was involved in the state matters and was elected four times (in 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004) to the Seimas under the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania ballot. He became defense minister of Lithuania on December 7, 2004. March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (71st in leap years). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Seimas is the Lithuanian parliament. ... The Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos socialdemokratÅ³ partija) is the ruling political party in Lithuania, formed from the merger of the Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania and the Lithuanian Social-Democratic Party. ... A defence minister (Commonwealth English) or defense minister (American English) is a cabinet portfolio (position) which regulates the armed forces in a sovereign nation. ... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2004 he received an MBA from the International Business School in Vilnius. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... International Business School can refer to a number of institutions around the world, some of which are listed below: Isle of Man International Business School International Business School - Budapest in Budapest [1] This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

In January 2007 he was praised in The Economist as an unsung hero whose "minority administration has surpassed all expectations".^[2] The Economist is a weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd and edited in London, UK. It has been in continuous publication since September 1843. ...

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In July 2007 The Lithuanian Prime Minister G. Kirkilas signed the protocol assigning the members of newly formed governmental workgroup to assist the energy company „Lietuvos energija“ in negotiating & consulting with potential foreign partners for a new Ignalina atomic power plant project. A public turmoil followed after occurrence of Darius's Jurgelevičius name in the list of the work group. After the so called Inland security office Vidaus reikalų ministerija scandal in 2006, when a senior officer Vytautas Pociūnas died under controversial circumstances in a hotel room in Belarus; the witnesses described Darius Jurgelevičius as a middleman transmitting then foreign minister's Užsienio reikalų ministerija Albinas's Januška influence to Inland security office. Albinas Januška currently works as G. Kirkilas's advisor. ^[1] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vytautas PociÅ«nas (1957 September - 2006 August 23) - was a lithuanian physicist, Home Security (Vidaus ReikalÅ³ Ministerija) officer and diplomat, for the general public best known after his controversial death in a hotel room in Belarus and with consequently followed Home Security scandal. ...

In July 2007 before handing his powers to his successors Vidmantas Jankauskas the chairman of Governmental prices & energy control board Valstybinė kainų ir energetikos kontrolės komisija spoke about the ties between Gas companies & the Prime Minister G.Kirkilas, saying: a gas company „„Lietuvos dujos“ is privately lobbying G.Kirkilas and the second Lithuanian monopilist gas company „Dujotekana“ - Ministry of Fuel and Power Ūkio ministerija. „Lietuvos dujos“ CEO Viktoras Valentukevičius meets G. Kirkilas privately to play tennis. ^[2] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

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