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Lithuanian Counties

Counties Alytus - Kaunas - Klaipeda - Marijampole - Panevezys - Siauliai - Taurage - Telsiai - Utena - Vilnius -

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. Previously Lithuania was divided into 44 provinces (rajonas).

Party abbreviations: DP = Darbo Partija (Labour Party); LCSLiberalu 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

Alytus County (Lithuania)
                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 -              Algimantas Brazionis               (b. 1953)



Kaunas

Kaunas County (Lithuania)
                Adopted 2004

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 -              Ona Balzekiene (f)                 (b. 1945)            LRLS



Klaipeda

Klaipeda County (Lithuania)
                Adopted 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 -              Arunas Burksas                     (b. 1956)            TS-LKD



Marijampole

Marijampole County (Lithuania)
                Adopted 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 -              Birute Kazemekaite (f)             (b. 1961)            TS-LKD



Panevezys

Panevezys County (Lithuania)
                Adopted 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 -              Viktor Trofimov                    (b. 1975)            TS-LKD



Siauliai

Siauliai County (Lithuania)
                Adopted 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 -              Rimundas Domarkas                  (b. 1954)            TS-LKD



Taurage

Taurage County (Lithuania)
            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 -              Raimundas Vaitiekus                (b. 1971
)            LCS



Telsiai

Telsiai County (Lithuania)
                Adopted 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 -              Vidimantas Domarkas
               (b. 1965)            TS-LKD



Utena

Utena County (Lithuania)
                Adopted 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 -              Egidijus Puodziukas                (b. 1967)            TS-LKD



Vilnius

Vilnius County (Lithuania)
                Adopted 2004

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 -              Jonas Vasiliauskas                 (b. 1959)            TS-LKD








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