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