Zigmantas Balčytis (born 16 November 1953 in Šilutė district municipality) is a Lithuanian politician who briefly served as acting Prime Minister of Lithuania in 2006. He took office on 1 June 2006 following the resignation of Algirdas Brazauskas, but failed to be approved by the Parliament to become Prime Minister. He was succeeded on 4 July by Gediminas Kirkilas. Balčytis was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania until 2021 and was Minister of Finance in the Brazauskas government from 2005 to 2007. On 19 October 2021, Balčytis left the SDLP and joined the newly formed party . References . Zigmantas BALČYTIS. European Parliament. |- 1953 births Living people People from Šilutė District Municipality Lithuanian communists MEPs for Lithuania 2009–2014 Ministers of Finance of Lithuania Ministers of Transport and Communications of Lithuania Prime Ministers of Lithuania Social Democratic Party of Lithuania MEPs Social Democratic Party of Lithuania politicians Academic staff of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University MEPs for Lithuania 2014–2019 Politicians from Vilnius Members of the Seimas