Politics
- Mindaugas (1200–1263), the first and only King of Lithuania(1236–1263)
- Gediminas (1275–1345), the ruler of Lithuania(1316–1341)
- Algirdas (1296–1377), the ruler(together with Kęstutis) of Lithuania(1345–1377)
- Kęstutis (1297–1382), the ruler(together with Algirdas) of Lithuania(1342–1382)
- Vytautas (1350–1430), the ruler of Lithuania(1392–1430 together with Jogaila)
- Jogaila (1362–1434), the ruler of Lithuania(1377–1434, from 1392 to 1430 together with Vytautas), the king of Poland(1386–1434)
- Jonušas Radvila (1612–1655), the field hetman of Grand Duchy of Lithuania(1654–1655)
- Dalia Grybauskaitė (1956–), current President of Lithuania (since 2009)
- Valdas Adamkus (1926–), President of Lithuania till 2009
- Jonas Basanavičius (1851–1927), "father" of the Act of Independence of 1918
- Algirdas Brazauskas (1932–2010), the former First secretary of Central Committee of Communist Party of Lithuanian SSR, the former president of Lithuania after 1990, and former Prime Minister of Lithuania
- Joe Fine (1895–1969), mayor of Marquette, Michigan 1964–1965
- Kazys Grinius (1866–1950), politician, third President of Lithuania
- Mykolas Krupavičius (1885–1970), priest behind the land reform in interwar Lithuania
- Vytautas Landsbergis (1932–), politician, professor, leader of Sąjūdis, the independence movement, former speaker of Seimas, member of European Parliament
- Stasys Lozoraitis (1898–1983), diplomat and leader of Lithuanian government in exile (1940–1983)
- Stasys Lozoraitis (junior) (1924–1994), politician, diplomat, succeeded his father as leader of Lithuanian government in exile (1987–1991)
- Antanas Merkys (1888–1955), the last Prime Minister of interwar Lithuania
- Rolandas Paksas (1956–), former President, removed from the office after impeachment
- Justas Paleckis (1899–1980), journalist and politician, puppet Prime Minister after Soviet occupation
- Kazimiera Prunskienė (1943–), the first female Prime Minister
- Mykolas Sleževičius (1882–1939), three times Prime Minister, organized Lithuanian Armed Forces
- Antanas Smetona (1874–1944), the first President (1919) and authoritarian leader (1926–1941)
- Antanas Sniečkus (1903–1974), First Secretary of the Lithuanian Communist Party (1940–1974)
- Aleksandras Stulginskis (1885–1969), President of Lithuania in the interwar period
- Antanas Terleckas (1928–) (lt:Antanas Terleckas), political activist
- Juozas Urbšys (1896–1991), the last Foreign Minister of interwar Lithuania
- Gediminas Vagnorius (1957–), the Prime Minister behind vagnorkės, the temporary currency
- Augustinas Voldemaras (1883–1942), the Prime Minister to Antanas Smetona
- Artūras Zuokas (1968–), controversial mayor of Vilnius city municipality
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Famous quotes containing the word politics:
“In politics people throw themselves, as on a sickbed, from one side to the other in the belief they will lie more comfortably.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“Politics is not an end, but a means. It is not a product, but a process. It is the art of government. Like other values it has its counterfeits. So much emphasis has been placed upon the false that the significance of the true has been obscured and politics has come to convey the meaning of crafty and cunning selfishness, instead of candid and sincere service.”
—Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933)
“If politics is the art of the possible, research is surely the art of the soluble. Both are immensely practical-minded affairs.”
—Peter B. Medawar (1915–1987)