Kazimira Prunskienė

Kazimira Prunskienė, 83, died on July 30, 2026. Kazimira Prunskienė was known publicly as a Lithuanian politician. Kazimira Danutė Prunskienė (; 26 February 1943 – 30 July 2026) was a Lithuanian politician who was the first prime minister of Lithuania after the declaration of independence on 11 March 1990, and then Minister of Agriculture in the government of Gediminas Kirkilas. She was the leader of the Peasants and New Democratic Party Union and the Lithuanian People's Party. From 1981 to 1986 she worked in West Germany. She ran in the 2004 Lithuanian presidential election against Valdas Adamkus, hoping to receive votes from supporters of impeached president Rolandas Paksas, but finished in second place in the first round and was defeated in the runoff. Prunskienė was also a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an international network of current and former women presidents and prime ministers whose mission is to mobilize the highest-level women leaders globally for collective action on issues of critical importance to women and equitable development. Public biographical listings identify Prunskienė as a Lithuanian politician. This public record remains centered on Prunskienė's work as a Lithuanian politician and the documented milestones of that career.