Gintautas Paluckas | |
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(correct_angle_version).jpg) Paluckas in 2023 | |
| Prime Minister-designate of Lithuania | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Gitanas Nausėda |
| Succeeding | Ingrida Šimonytė |
| Member of the Seimas | |
| Assumed office 13 November 2020 | |
| Constituency | Multi-member |
| Leader of the Social Democratic Party | |
| In office 6 May 2017 – 22 January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Algirdas Butkevičius |
| Succeeded by | Vilija Blinkevičiūtė |
| Deputy Mayor of Vilnius | |
| In office 22 April 2015 – 24 April 2019 | |
| Mayor | Remigijus Šimašius |
| Preceded by | Jonas Pinskus |
| Succeeded by | Vytautas Mitalas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 August 1979 Panevėžys, Lithuania, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Social Democratic (2003–present) |
| Spouse | Ilma Paluckė |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Juozas Balčikonis Gymnasium |
| Alma mater | Vilnius University |
Gintautas Paluckas (Lithuanian: [ˈɡʲɪntˠɐʊtˠɐs pˠɐˈlˠʊtskˠɐs]; born 19 August 1979) is a Lithuanian politician. In November 2024, he was elected the 18th prime minister of Lithuania, succeeding Ingrida Šimonytė. Paluckas was Deputy Mayor of Vilnius from 2015 to 2019 and the leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) from 2017 to 2021. Paluckas led his party in the 2020 parliamentary election and won a seat in the Seimas. In 2024, as the Deputy Leader of the party, Paluckas participated in the Lithuanian parliamentary election, which was won by the LSDP. As a result, he was nominated as a candidate for the position of Prime Minister of Lithuania.[1][2]
- ^ Körömi, Csongor (29 October 2024). "On Sunday, she won Lithuania's election. Now, she's not sure she wants the job". POLITICO.
- ^ "Gintautas Paluckas patvirtintas būsimos Vyriausybės premjeru" [Gintautas Paluckas confirmed as Prime Minister of the future Government]. infa.lt (in Lithuanian). 21 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.