Mečislovas Gedvilas
Mečislovas Gedvilas | |
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Gedvilas (4th from left) at the 6th Congress of the Lithuanian Communist Youth, 1951 | |
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Lithuanian SSR | |
| In office 25 August 1940 – 2 April 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Lithuanian SSR | |
| In office 2 April 1946 – 16 January 1956 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Motiejus Šumauskas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 October 1901 Bubiai, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 15 February 1981 (aged 79) Vilnius, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Political party | Communist Party of Lithuania (1934-81) |
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology |
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Mečislovas Gedvilas (19 October 1901 – 15 February 1981) was a Lithuanian Communist politician who collaborated with occupying Soviet forces. He served as the first Prime Minister of the Lithuanian SSR from 1940 to 1956. Rivalry between him and Antanas Sniečkus, the first secretary of the Lithuanian Communist Party, led to his demotion to Minister of Education (1957–1973).