Jonas Staugaitis

Jonas Staugaitis (pronunciation^ⓘ; 20 May 1868 in Omentiškiai, Suwałki Governorate – 18 January 1952 in Kaunas) was the acting President of Lithuania during the December 1926 coup d'état.^[1] He was formally elected for a few hours as the Speaker of the Seimas; as the highest-ranked official, he also became the de jure President of Lithuania. He renounced the office after the coup d'état was complete.

Jonas Staugaitis
Acting President of Lithuania
In office 18 December 1926 – 19 December 1926
Preceded by	Kazys Grinius
Succeeded by	Aleksandras Stulginskis (acting)
Speaker of the Seimas
In office 2 June 1926 – 17 December 1926
President	Aleksandras Stulginskis Kazys Grinius
Preceded by	Vytautas Petrulis
Succeeded by	Aleksandras Stulginskis
Personal details
Born	(1868-05-20)20 May 1868 Omentiškiai, Suwalki Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	18 January 1952(1952-01-18) (aged 83) Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union
Alma mater	University of Warsaw

He was a medical doctor, having studied at the University of Warsaw. In 1919, he was elected to the Seimas (Lithuanian parliament) as a member of the Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union. On 2 June 1926, he was elected the speaker of Seimas.^[2]

He is buried in the Petrašiūnai cemetery in Kaunas.