Ernestas Galvanauskas
Ernestas Galvanauskas | |
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5th and 7th Prime Minister of Lithuania | |
In office 2 February 1922 – 17 June 1924 | |
President | Aleksandras Stulginskis |
Preceded by | Kazys Grinius |
Succeeded by | Antanas Tumėnas |
In office 7 October 1919 – 15 June 1920 | |
President | Antanas Smetona |
Preceded by | Mykolas Sleževičius |
Succeeded by | Kazys Grinius |
Personal details | |
Born | Zizonys, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire | 20 November 1882
Died | 24 July 1967 Aix-les-Bains, France |
Political party | Lithuanian Peasant Union |
Alma mater | Saint Petersburg Mining Institute |
Ernestas Galvanauskas (20 November 1882 – 24 July 1967) was a Lithuanian engineer, politician and one of the founders of the Peasant Union (which later merged with the Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union). He also served twice as Prime Minister of Lithuania.
Biography
Born in Zizonys,
Between 1906 and 1919, he lived first in
Between February 1922 and June 1924, Galvanauskas was Lithuania's
Klaipėda years
Galvanauskas was a major force behind the Klaipėda Revolt. Afterwards Galvanauskas led the Lithuanian delegation in Paris, that negotiated the Klaipėda Convention to determine the future of the Klaipėda Region.
Between 1924 and 1927, Galvanauskas was accredited to the
In 1939–1940, he became Lithuanian
Exile
At the end of 1946, Galvanauskas became head of the Supreme Committee for the Liberation of Lithuania. In 1947 he emigrated to Madagascar, where he taught courses on commerce and industry. In 1963, Galvanauskas moved to France and lived there until he died in 1967 in Aix-les-Bains.
Publications
- Valstija ir mokesčiai, 1909
- Pologne et Lithuanie, 1923
- Atsiminimai, 1925
References
- ISBN 9986-766-44-3.
- ^ ISBN 9789004302044.
- ^ "1918-1940 m." finmin.lrv.lt.
External links
- (in Lithuanian) Short bio
- (in Lithuanian) More expanded bio