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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. Previously Lithuania was divided into 44 provinces (rajonas).
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 -
Algimantas Brazionis
(b. 1953)
Kaunas
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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