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Note:
According to the Law on the "Territorial Administrative Units of the Republic
of Lithuania and their Boundaries", 19 Jul 1994, Lithuania was divided
into 10 counties (plural – apskritys, singular – apskritis). These county administrations were abolished on 1 Jul 2010.
Party abbreviations: DP = Darbo Partija (Labour Party); LCS = Liberalu ir Centro Sajunga (Liberal and Centre Union, est.2003); LLP = Lietuvos Liberaldemokratu
Partija (Lithuanian Liberal-Democratic Party, populist, est.2002); LLS
= Lietuvos Liberalu Sajunga (Lithuanian Liberal Union, liberal, est.1990); LRLS = Lietuvos Respublikos Liberalu Sajudis (Lithuanian Republic Liberal Movement, center-right, est.2006); LSDP = Lietuvos Socialdemokratu Partija (Lithuanian Social-Democratic
Party, social-democratic, 1896-1936, est.1989, merger with LDDP 2001);
LVLS = Lietuvos valstieciu liaudininku sajunga (Union of Lithuanian Peasants and Peoples); LVP-NDP = Lietuvos Valstieciu Partija - Naujosios Demokratijos Partija (Lithuanian Peasant Party - New Democratic Party); NKS = Nuosaikiuju konservatoriu sajungos; NS
=
Naujoji Sajunga (New Union, social-liberal, est.1998); PDP = Pilietines demokratijos partija (Civic Democratic Party); TS-LKD = Tevynes Sajunga - Lietuvos Lrikscionys Demokratai (Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats, center-right, from 17 May 2008, est.1993 as TS-LK);
- Former parties: LDDP
= Lietuvos Demokratine Darbo Partija (Democratic Labor Party of Lithuania,
socialist [ex-communist], 1989-2001 [1989-1990 named Lithuanian Independent
Communist Party], 2001 merged with LDSP); LKDP = Lietuvos Kriscioniu Demokratu Partija (Lithuanian
Christian-Democratic Party, christian-democratic); Sajudis
= Sajudis ("Unity", pro-independence, multi-party movement 1988); TS-LK
= Tevynes Sajunga-Lietuvos Konservatoriai (Homeland Union-Conservatives
of Lithuania, conservative reformist, est.1993, renamed 2008 TS-LKD)
Alytus
Adopted 2004
Manager
1995 - 1997
Vydas Baravykas
(b. 1950) LDDP
Governors
1997 - 2001
Ignas Aleskevicius
(b. 1950) TS-LK
2001 - 2004
Raimundas Markauskas
(b. 1966) NS
Dec 2004 - 2006
Robertas Graudinis
(b. 1954) DP
27
Jul 2006 - 19 Dec 2008 Eugenijus Palavinskas
(b. 1951) LVLS
20
Dec 2008 - 30 Jun 2010 Algimantas Brazionis
(b. 1953)
Kaunas
Adopted 16 Jul 2003
Manager
1995 - 1997
Petras Mikelionis
(b. 1939) LSDP
Governors
1997 - 2000
Kazys Starkevicius
(b. 1956) TS-LK
8 Aug 2001 - 2004
Valentinas Kalinauskas
(b. 1953) NS
29 Dec 2004 - 2006
Zigmantas Benjaminas Kazakevicius (b. 1942) LSDP
Jul
2006 - 19 Dec 2008 Romualdas Morkevicius
(b. 1957) PDP
20 Dec 2008 - 30 Jun 2010 Ona Balzekiene (f)
(b. 1945) LRLS
Klaipeda
Adopted 7 Jul 2004
Manager
24 Apr 1995 - 8 May 1997 Jurgis Ausra
(b. 1940)
LDDP
Governors
15 Jan 1997 - 15 Nov 2000 Laisvunas Kavaliauskas
(b. 1962) TS-LK
27 Dec 2000 - 30 Dec 2005 Virginija Lukosiene (f)
(b. 1954) LSDP
16 Jan 2006 - 19 Dec 2008 Vytautas Rinkevicius
(b. 1962) LSDP
20 Dec 2008
- 30 Jun 2010 Arunas
Burksas
(b. 1956) TS-LKD
Marijampole
Adopted 26 Jul 2004
Manager
1995 - 1997
Algis Rimas
(b. 1940) LSDP
Governors
1997 - 2000
Kostas Jankauskas
(b. 1954) TS-LK
2000 - 2001
Jonas Sceponis
(b. 1946) Sajudis
2001 - 19 Dec 2008
Albinas Mitrulevicius
(b. 1953) LSDP
20 Dec 2008 - 30 Jun 2010 Birute Kazemekaite (f)
(b. 1961) TS-LKD
Panevezys
Adopted 7 Jul 2004
Manager
30 Mar 1995 - 1997
Petras Zablockis (b. 1947 - d. 2008) LDDP
Governors
15 Jan 1997 - 2000
Tomas Josas
(b. 1940) NKS
13 Dec 2000 - 2001
Ramunas Vyzintas
(b. 1963) LLS
26 Jul 2001 - Dec 2004 Rimantas Sankauskas
(b. 1951) LSDP
Dec 2004 - 19 Dec 2008
Gema Umbrasiene (f)
(b. 1958)
LVP-NDP
20
Dec 2008 - 30 Jun 2010 Viktor
Trofimov
(b. 1975) TS-LKD
Siauliai
Adopted 26 Jan 2004
Manager
15 Feb 1995 - 30 Jan 1997 Alvydas Sedzius (1st time)
(b. 1951) LDDP
Governors
30 Mar 1997 - 19 Dec 1997 Vincas Girnius
(b. 1959) TS-LK
19
Dec 1997 - 15 Dec 2000 Zenonas Stundzia
(b. 1954) TS-LK
15
Dec 2000 - 27 Jul 2001 Laisvunas Neimanas
(b. 1963) NS
27 Jul 2001 - 19 Dec 2008
Alvydas Sedzius (2nd time)
(s.a.) LSDP
20 Dec 2008 - 30 Jun 2010 Rimundas Domarkas
(b. 1954) TS-LKD
Taurage
Adopted 10 Apr 2005
Manager
30 Mar 1995 - 15 Mar 1997 Stasys Lape
(b. 1950) LDDP
Governors
30 Jan 1997 - 15 Nov 2000 Stasys Auzbikas
TS-LK
15 Dec 2000 - 28 Dec 2004 Arunas Beisys
(b. 1950) NS
29 Dec 2004 - 2006 Edmundas
Simkus
(b. 1954) DP
27 Jul 2006 - 27 Jul 2009 Irena Rickuviene (f)
(b. 1962) LCS
27 Jul 2009 - 30 Jun 2010 Raimundas Vaitiekus
(b. 1971) LCS
Telsiai
Adopted 20 Dec 2004
Manager
1995 - 1997
Rasas Gofmanas (1st time)
(b. 1960) LDDP
Governors
1997 - 1999
Danute Mileikiene (f)
(b. 1948) NKS
1999 - 2000
Vaclovas Vaicekauskas
LKDP
2000 - 2004
Kazys Leckauskas
(b. 1950) NS
29 Dec 2004 - 2006
Rasas Gofmanas (2nd time)
(s.a.) LSDP
26 Jul 2006 - 19 Dec 2008 Romualdas Vasiliauskas
(b. 1943) LDP
20 Dec 2008 - 30 Jun 2010 Vidimantas Domarkas
(b. 1965) TS-LKD
Utena
Adopted 16 Aug 2004
Manager
1995 - 1997
Milda Petrauskiene (f)
(b. 1949) LDDP
Governors
1997 - 2000
Rimantas Dijokas
(b. 1956) TS-LK
2000 - 2001
Jeronimas Balciunas
(b. 1945) LLS
2001 - 2004
Vilius Cibulskas
(b. 1952) LSDP
29 Dec 2004 - 2006
Ricardas Sargunas
(b. 1954) DP
Jul 2006 - 19 Dec 2008
Angele Kausyliene (f)
(b. 1954) LVLS
20 Dec 2008 - 30 Jun 2010 Egidijus Puodziukas
(b. 1967) TS-LKD
Vilnius
Adopted 20 Dec 1999
Manager
1995 - 1997
Alfonsas Macaitis (1st time)
(b. 1956) LDDP
Governors
15 Jan 1997 - 15 Nov 2000 Alis Vidunas
(b. 1934) TS-LK
15 Dec 2000 - 26 Jul 2001 Algirdas Kudzys
(b. 1956) LLS
27 Jul 2001 - 9 Apr 2003 Gediminas Pavirzis
(b. 1941) LSDP
Apr 2003 - Aug 2003 Arvydas
Klimkevicius (acting) (b. 1948) NS
Aug 2003 - Dec 2004 Feliksas
Kolosauskas
(b. 1942) LSDP
29 Dec 2004 - 2006 Gintaras
Gibas
(b. 1962) LVLS
27 Jul 2006 - 19 Dec 2008 Alfonsas Macaitis (2nd
time) (s.a.)
LSDP
20
Dec 2008 - 30 Jun 2010
Jonas Vasiliauskas
(b. 1959) TS-LKD
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