Gediminas Vagnorius

Not to be confused with Gediminas Kirkilas, another former Prime Minister of Lithuania.

Gediminas Vagnorius (born 10 June 1957) is a Lithuanian politician and signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania. He served as the Prime Minister of Lithuania, heading the government between 1991 and 1992, and again from 1996 until 1999.

Gediminas Vagnorius
Vagnorius in 1996
3rd Prime Minister of Lithuania
In office 4 December 1996 – 3 May 1999
President	Algirdas Brazauskas
Preceded by	Laurynas Mindaugas Stankevičius
Succeeded by	Rolandas Paksas
In office 13 January 1991 – 21 July 1992
Preceded by	Albertas Šimėnas
Succeeded by	Aleksandras Abišala
Personal details
Born	(1957-06-10) 10 June 1957 (age 68) Plungė District Municipality, Lithuania SSR, Soviet Union
Spouse	Nijolė Songailaitė-Vagnorienė
Parent(s)	Mother: Oktavija Jokubauskaitė-Vagnorienė Father: Zenonas Vagnorius
Alma mater	Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

After Lithuania regained its independence in 1990, its temporary currency, the Lithuanian talonas, was popularly known as vagnorkė or vagnorėlis after Vagnorius' name.

References

• (in Lithuanian) Elections 2000 - Gediminas Vagnorius Archived 2010-01-24 at the Wayback Machine. Seimas (Parliament) of Lithuania.

Preceded by Albertas Šimėnas	Prime Minister of Lithuania 13 January 1991 – 21 July 1992	Succeeded by Aleksandras Abišala
Preceded by Laurynas Mindaugas Stankevičius	Prime Minister of Lithuania 15 February 1996 – 4 May 1999	Succeeded by Irena Degutienė (acting)