Tenth Seimas of Lithuania

The Tenth Seimas of Lithuania was a parliament (Seimas) elected in Lithuania. Elections took place on 12 October 2008, with the run-off on 26 October. The Seimas commenced its work on 17 November 2008 and served a four-year term, with the last session on 14 November 2012.

Tenth Seimas of Lithuania
Ninth Seimas of Lithuania Eleventh Seimas of Lithuania
Overview
Legislative bodySeimas
Jurisdiction Lithuania
Term2008—2012

Elections

In the elections in 2008, 70 members of the parliament were elected on proportional party lists and 71 in single member constituencies. Elections took place on 12 October 2008. Run-off elections were held on 26 October in the single-seat constituencies where no candidate secured a seat in the first round.

PartyProportionalConstituency (first round)Constituency (second round)Total
seats
+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Homeland Union243,82319.7218240,40819.570283,62935.452745+20
National Resurrection Party186,62915.0913116,7289.50044,3865.55316New
Order and Justice156,77712.6811147,65612.02081,18810.15415+5
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania144,89011.7210175,02314.252136,34517.041325+5
Labour Party + Youth111,1498.99892,1857.51027,4413.43210–29
Liberal Movement70,8625.73578,5396.39050,0666.26611New
Liberal and Centre Union66,0785.34594,5857.70056,5717.0738–10
Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania59,2374.79058,8834.79129,7443.7223+1
Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union46,1623.73064,3285.24036,6584.5833–7
New Union (Social Liberals)45,0613.64054,5024.4406,5850.8211–10
Front Party40,0163.24038,1923.1100New
Young Lithuania21,5891.7507,0800.5803,3660.42000
Civic Democratic Party13,7751.1108,5680.7005,2640.6600New
Lithuanian Russian Union11,3570.9203,6540.30000
Lithuanian Social Democratic Union10,6420.86010,3960.85000
Lithuanian Centre Party8,6690.7001,7760.14000
Lithuanian Liberty Union1,5470.13000
Lithuanian People's Union For a Fair Lithuania9930.08000
Independents33,1562.70038,8044.8544–1
Total1,236,716100.00701,228,199100.003800,047100.00681410
Valid votes1,236,71694.411,228,19993.77800,04795.74
Invalid/blank votes73,2395.5981,5816.2335,5934.26
Total votes1,309,955100.001,309,780100.00835,640100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,696,09048.592,696,07548.582,581,30532.37
Source: VRK, CLEA

Activities

Speaker of the Seimas
Arūnas Valinskas
Arūnas Valinskas (National Resurrection Party)
17 November 2008 – 15 September 2009
Irena Degutienė
Irena Degutienė (Homeland Union)
17 September 2009 – 14 September 2012

Homeland Union was the largest party in the Tenth Seimas and formed a coalition government with the populist National Resurrection Party, Liberal Movement and Liberal and Centre Union. TV producer and showman Arūnas Valinskas of the National Resurrection Party was elected the Speaker of the Seimas. Ten months later, on 15 September 2009, he was removed from office in a secret ballot and two days later was replaced by Irena Degutienė of the Homeland Union,[1] who became the first female Speaker of the Seimas.[2]

The Seimas approved the leader of the Homeland Union Andrius Kubilius as the Prime Minister. Kubilius led the Government throughout the term.

The term of the Tenth Seimas was plagued by the Great Recession and the busting of the housing bubble. The Seimas and the Government responded with a wide-ranging tax reform, changing over 60 laws in the final days of 2008, including increasing the VAT rate and eliminating exceptions for certain products and services, increasing the corporate income tax rate, excise taxes of fuel, cigarettes and alcohol, and lowering the personal income tax rate. Due to its rushed nature the reform was much-criticized by experts and tax payers and many of the laws were later adjusted.[3]

The reforms, together with the economic crisis and severe austerity measures, including cuts to public-sector salaries and pensions, brought about widespread dissatisfaction and protests. On 16 January 2009, more than 7,000 people gathered in front of the Seimas Palace in a protest that soon turned violent.[3][4]

In the energy sector, the Seimas dissolved the energy holding company LEO LT that was expected to build the new Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant. However, the parliament approved a different project to build the power plant, with the Japanese company Hitachi as a strategic investor.[3] The proposal failed to win an approval from Lithuanian voters in a referendum in 2012.[5]

Several members of the Tenth Seimas were indicted for various offences, but only one was impeached and removed from office. Linas Karalius lost his mandate after taking a vacation while the Seimas was in session and having another member of the parliament, Aleksandras Sacharukas, vote in his name. Sacharucas was also indicted but narrowly won the impeachment vote.[3]

Composition

Parliamentary groups

After the elections, the parliamentary groups were formed in the Seimas, largely on the party lines: Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDPF), Labour Party (DPF), Liberal and Centre Union (LCSF), Liberal Movement (LSF), Order and Justice (FTT, also included members of the Electoral Action of the Poles in Lithuania), Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TSLKDF), National Resurrection Party (TPPF) and the Mixed Group of Members of the Seimas (MSNG).[2]

In Summer 2009, the National Resurrection Party parliamentary group, which had been part of the ruling coalition, split into "One Lithuania" (FVL, Lithuanian: Frakcija Viena Lietuva) and Oak (ĄF, Lithuanian: Ąžuolo Frakcija) parliamentary groups. The former eventually former Christian Party (KPF) parliamentary group, while the latter joined with the Liberal and Centre Union.[2]

By the end of the term of the Seimas, the following parliamentary groups were active.[6]

Composition of the Seimas at the end of 2008-2012 term.
Name Abbr. Members
Labor PartyDPF10
Order and JusticeFTT17
Liberal and Centre UnionLCSF12
Christian PartyKPF8
Liberal MovementLSF12
Social Democratic Party of LithuaniaLSDPF23
Homeland UnionTSF43
OthersMSNG13
Vacant seats2

Members

A total of 154 members served on the Tenth Seimas.[7]

Name, Surname Constituency Electoral list Parliamentary group Notes
Remigijus AčasNationwideTTFTTUntil 9 April 2011
Mantas AdomėnasSenamiesčioTSTSLKDF
Vilija Aleknaitė-AbramikienėŽirmūnųTSTSLKDF
Raimundas AleknaNationwideTSUntil 17 November 2008
Vytenis AndriukaitisNationwideLSDPLSDPF
Arvydas AnušauskasNationwideTSTSLKDF
Petras AuštrevičiusNationwideLRLSLSF
Audronius AžubalisŠeškinėsTSTSLKDF
Vincas BabiliusNationwideTPPTPPF
ĄF (from 16 July 2009)
TPPF (from 17 September 2009)
LCSF (from 21 September 2010)
Vaidotas BacevičiusKretingosTSTSLKDF
Zigmantas BalčytisŠilalės-ŠilutėsLSDPLSDPFUntil 28 June 2009
Virginija BaltraitienėKėdainiųDPDPF
Dailis Alfonsas BarakauskasNationwideTTFTTFrom 18 November 2008
Mindaugas BastysŠakiųLSDPLSDPF
Rima BaškienėŠiaulių kaimiškojiLVLSMSNG
Asta BaukutėNationwideTPPTPPF
ĄF (from 16 July 2009)
TPPF (from 17 September 2009)
MSNG (from 21 September 2010)
Antanas BauraAnykščių-KupiškioLVLSMSNG
Danutė BekintienėKaroliniškiųTSTSLKDF
Agnė BilotaitėNationwideTSTSLKDF
Vilija BlinkevičiūtėNationwideLSDPLSDPFUntil 28 June 2009
Vytautas BogušisNationwideLCSLCSF
Bronius BradauskasKaišiadorių-ElektrėnųLSDPLSDPF
Saulius BucevičiusAkmenės-JoniškioDPDPF
Dainius BudrysNationwideTPPTPPF
ĄF (from 16 July 2009)
TPPF (from 17 September 2009)
LCSF (from 21 September 2010)
LSDPF (from 12 April 2012)
Valentinas BukauskasNationwideDPDPF
Andrius BurbaNationwideTPPLCSFFrom 18 November 2010
Algirdas ButkevičiusVilkaviškioLSDPLSDPF
Algis ČaplikasNationwideLCSLCSF
Vida Marija ČigriejienėPanemunėsTSTSLKDF
Rimantas DagysŠilainiųTSTSLKDF
Kęstutis DaukšysNationwideDPDPF
Julius DautartasNevėžioTSTSLKDF
Irena DegutienėNaujamiesčioTSTSLKDF
Laimontas DiniusNationwideTPPTPPF
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
KPF (from 11 February 2010)
LSF (from 12 November 2010)
Algimantas DumbravaZarasų-VisaginoTTFTT
Arimantas DumčiusKalniečiųTSTSLKDF
Audrius EndzinasŠilutės-PagėgiųLRLSLSF
Vytautas GalvonasNationwideTTFTT
Vytautas GapšysNationwideDPDPF
Vydas GedvilasNationwideDPDPF
Stanislovas GiedraitisMažeikiųIndependentLSDPF
Kęstutis GlaveckasDainavosLRLSLSF
Loreta GraužinienėNationwideDPDPF
Petras GražulisGargždųTTFTT
Vytautas GrubliauskasDanėsLRLSLSFUntil 11 April 2011
Juozas ImbrasasNationwideTTUntil 17 November 2008
Jonas JagminasPlungės-RietavoLSDPLSDPF
MSNG (from 17 March 2011)
Donatas JankauskasKauno kaimiškojiTSTSLKDF
Edmundas JonylaRaseiniųLSDPLSDPF
Rasa JuknevičienėŽaliakalnioTSTSLKDF
Jonas JuozapaitisPakruojo-JoniškioLSDPLSDPF
Evaldas JurkevičiusBaltijosTSTSLKDF
Česlovas JuršėnasNationwideLSDPLSDPF
Linas KaraliusNationwideTPPTPPF
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
KPF (from 11 February 2010)
Until 11 November 2010
Justinas KarosasLazdijų-DruskininkųLSDPLSPDFUntil 6 June 2012
Algis KašėtaVarėnos-EišiškiųLRLSLSF
Algis KazulėnasRokiškioTSTSLKDF
Ligitas KernagisNationwideTPPTPPF
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
KPF (from 11 February 2010)
Gediminas KirkilasNationwideLSDPLSDPF
Egidijus KlumbysNationwideTTFTT
Kęstas KomskisNationwideTTFTT
Jonas KondrotasNationwideDPMSNG
DPF (from 19 April 2011)
From 12 April 2011
Andrius KubiliusAntakalnioTSTSLKDF
Dalia KuodytėNationwideLRLSLSF
Rytas KupčinskasAleksoto-VilijampolėsTSTSLKDF
Vytautas KurpuvesasNationwideTPPTPPF
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
KPF (from 11 February 2010)
MSNG (from 21 June 2012)
Kazimieras KuzminskasNationwideTSTSLKDF
Evaldas LementauskasNationwideTTMSNG
Arminas LydekaNationwideLCSLCSF
MSNG (from 21 September 2010)
LSF (from 23 September 2010)
Jonas LiesysTrakų-ElektrėnųLCSLCSF
Petras LuomanasAukštaitijosTSTSLKDF
Michal MackevičŠirvintų-VilniausLLRAMSNG
FTT (from 21 November 2008)
Vincė Vaidevutė MargevičienėCentroTSTSLKDF
Eligijus MasiulisMariųLRLSLSF
Kęstutis MasiulisKelmėsTSTSLKDF
Antanas MatulasPasvalio-PanevėžioTSTSLKDF
Vitas MatuzasNationwideTSTSLKDF
Andrius MazuronisNationwideTTFTT
Valentinas MazuronisNationwideTTFTT
Donalda MeiželytėNationwideTPPTPPF
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
KPF (from 11 February 2010)
Artūras MelianasNaujosios VilniosLCSLCSF
Dangutė MikutienėNationwideDPDPF
Albinas MitrulevičiusMarijampolėsLSDPLSDPFFrom 27 February 2011
Jaroslav NarkevičVilniaus-TrakųLLRAMSNG
FTT (from 21 November 2008)
Gediminas NavaitisNationwideLRLSLSF
MSNG (from 21 June 2012)
Antanas NedzinskasDzūkijosTPPTPPF
ĄF (from 16 July 2009)
TPPF (from 17 September 2009)
LCSF (from 21 September 2010)
Juozas OlekasNationwideLSDPLSDPF
Juozas PalionisPrienųLSDPLSDPFUntil 17 October 2011
Bronius PaužaJurbarkoLSDPLSDPF
Marija Aušrinė PavilionienėNationwideLSDPLSDPFFrom 7 July 2009
Saulius PečeliūnasNationwideTSTSLKDF
Almantas PetkusTelšiųTTFTT
Milda PetrauskienėNationwideLSDPLSDPF
Jonas PinskusNationwideDPDPFUntil 12 April 2011
Edmundas PupinisUtenosTSTSLKDF
Naglis PuteikisDanėsTSMSNG
TSLKDF (from 13 September 2011)
From 26 July 2011
Auksutė Ramanauskaitė-SkokauskienėNationwideTSTSLKDF
Konstantas RamelisIgnalinos-ŠvenčioniųLVLSMSNGFrom 20 July 2011
Jonas RamonasNationwideTTFTT
KPF (from 11 February 2010)
Jurgis RazmaNationwideTSTSLKDF
Algis RimasMarijampolėsLSDPLSDPFUntil 9 August 2010
Rimas Antanas RučysNationwideTTFTT
Rūta RutkelytėNationwideTSTSLKDFFrom 18 November 2008
Julius SabatauskasNationwideLSDPLSDPF
Liudvikas SabutisNationwideTSTSLKDF
Aleksandr SacharukNationwideTPPTPPF
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
KPF (from 11 February 2010)
From 18 November 2008
Algimantas SalamakinasRadviliškioLSDPLSDPF
Paulius SaudargasJustiniškiųTSTSLKDF
Valerijus SimulikDainųNSMSNG
TPPF (from 5 May 2009)
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
MSNG (from 22 September 2009)
LSDPF (from 30 November 2010)
Rimantas SinkevičiusJonavosLSDPLSDPF
Algirdas SysasNationwideLSDPLSDPF
Rimantas SmetonaNationwideTTFTT
Gintaras SongailaNationwideTSTSLKDF
MSNG (from 10 September 2011)
Aurelija StancikienėNationwideTSTSLKDF
MSNG (from 7 June 2012)
Jonas StanevičiusSkuodo-MažeikiųIndependentTPPF
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
KPF (from 11 February 2010)
Česlovas Vytautas StankevičiusNationwideTSTSLKDF
Kazys StarkevičiusPramonėsTSTSLKDF
Gintaras SteponavičiusLazdynųLRLSLSF
Arūnė StirblytėVakarinėTPPTPPF
ĄF (from 16 July 2009)
TPPF (from 17 September 2009)
LCSF (from 21 September 2010)
Saulius StomaNationwideTPPTPPF
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
TSLKDF (from 24 September 2009)
MSNG (from 26 June 2012)
Valentinas StundysMolėtų-ŠvenčioniųTSTSLKDF
Stasys ŠedbarasTauragėsTSTSLKDF
Andrius ŠedžiusSaulėsLSDPLSDPF
MSNG (from 15 September 2010)
Irena ŠiaulienėNationwideLSDPLSDPF
Žilvinas ŠilgalisNationwideLCSLCSF
MSNG (from 2 July 2010)
Jonas ŠimėnasNationwideTSTSLKDF
Raimondas ŠukysFabijoniškiųLCSLCSF
Leonard TalmontVilniaus-ŠalčininkųLLRAFTTFrom 24 November 2009
Erikas TamašauskasNationwideLRLSLSF
Daiva TamošiūnaitėNationwideTPPUntil 17 November 2008
Dalia TeišerskytėNationwideLRLSLSF
Valdemar TomaševskiVilniaus-ŠalčininkųLLRAMSNG
FTT (from 21 November 2008)
Until 21 June 2009
Kazimieras UokaNationwideTSTSLKDF
MSNG (from 10 September 2011)
Justinas UrbanavičiusKauno-KėdainiųTSTSLKDF
Viktor UspaskichNationwideDPDPFUntil 15 June 2009
Zita UžlytėAlytausTPPTPPF
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
KPF (from 11 February 2010)
Arūnas ValinskasNationwideTPPTPPF
ĄF (from 16 July 2009)
TPPF (from 17 September 2009)
LCSF (from 21 September 2010)
Ingrida ValinskienėNationwideTPPTPPF
ĄF (from 16 July 2009)
TPPF (from 17 September 2009)
LCSF (from 21 September 2010)
Ona ValiukevičiūtėNationwideTTFTT
Valdemaras ValkiūnasBiržų-KupiškioIndependentLCSF
ĄF (from 16 July 2009)
TPPF (from 17 July 2009)
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
KPF (from 11 February 2010)
MSNG (from 30 March 2010)
LCSF (from 2 July 2010)
MSNG (from 30 June 2012)
Mantas VaraškaSuvalkijosIndependentTPPF
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
KPF (from 11 February 2010)
TSLKDF (from 10 March 2011)
MSNG (from 19 April 2012)
Egidijus VareikisNationwideTSTSLKDF
Julius VeselkaUkmergėsTTFTT
Birutė VėsaitėNationwideLSDPLSDPF
Arvydas VidžiūnasNationwideTSTSLKDF
Mečislovas ZasčiurinskasNationwideDPDPF
Emanuelis ZingerisNationwideTSTSLKDF
Artūras ZuokasNationwideLCSLCSFUntil 30 November 2009
Agnė ZuokienėNationwideLCSMSNGFrom 8 December 2009
Edvardas ŽakarisAušrosLSDPLSDPF
Pranas ŽeimysPajūrioTSTSLKDF
Remigijus ŽemaitaitisŠilalės-ŠilutėsTTFTTFrom 8 December 2009
Vidmantas ŽiemelisNationwideTSTSLKDF
KPF (from 16 March 2010)
Rokas ŽilinskasNationwideTPPTPPF
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
KPF (from 11 February 2010)
MSNG (from 19 April 2011)
TSLKDF (from 23 June 2011)

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