Irena Degutienė

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

Irena Degutienė

Prime Minister of Lithuania
Acting
In office
27 October 1999  3 November 1999
PresidentValdas Adamkus
Preceded byRolandas Paksas
Succeeded byAndrius Kubilius
In office
4 May 1999  18 May 1999
PresidentValdas Adamkus
Preceded byGediminas Vagnorius
Succeeded byRolandas Paksas
Speaker of the Seimas
In office
17 September 2009  14 September 2012
Preceded byArūnas Valinskas
Succeeded byVydas Gedvilas
First Deputy Speaker of the Seimas
In office
20 November 2008  16 September 2009
Preceded byAlgis Čaplikas
Succeeded byRaimondas Šukys
Minister for Social Security and Labour
In office
4 December 1996  27 October 2000
Prime MinisterGediminas Vagnorius
Preceded byMindaugas Mikaila
Succeeded byVilija Blinkevičiūtė
Member of Seimas
In office
25 November 1996  13 November 2020
Preceded byVytautas Kvietkauskas (Naujamiestis)
Succeeded byŽygimantas Pavilionis (Naujamiestis)
ConstituencyParty list (1996-2004)
Naujamiestis (2004-16)
Party list (2016-20)
Personal details
Born (1949-06-01) 1 June 1949
Šiauliai, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyHomeland Union
Spouse(s)Gediminas Degutis
Alma materVilnius 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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