Rimantas Šadžius
Rimantas Šadžius | |
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Šadžius in 2023 | |
| Prime Minister of Lithuania | |
| Acting 4 August 2025 – 25 September 2025 | |
| President | Gitanas Nausėda |
| Preceded by | Gintautas Paluckas |
| Succeeded by | Inga Ruginienė |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 12 December 2024 – 25 September 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Gintautas Paluckas Himself (acting) |
| Preceded by | Gintarė Skaistė |
| Succeeded by | Kristupas Vaitiekūnas |
| In office 13 December 2012 – 20 June 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Algirdas Butkevičius |
| Preceded by | Ingrida Šimonytė |
| Succeeded by | Rasa Budbergytė |
| In office 16 May 2007 – 9 December 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Gediminas Kirkilas |
| Preceded by | Zigmantas Balčytis |
| Succeeded by | Algirdas Šemeta |
| Member of the European Court of Auditors for Lithuania | |
| In office 16 June 2016 – 15 November 2022 | |
| President | Klaus-Heiner Lehne Tony Murphy |
| Preceded by | Rasa Budbergytė |
| Succeeded by | Laima Andrikienė |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1960 |
| Party | Social Democratic |
| Spouse | Dalia Sadziuvienė |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Vilnius University |
| Website | Official website |
Rimantas Šadžius (born 8 October 1960) is a Lithuanian politician and economist affiliated with the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania. He served as the Minister of Finance under Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas, a position he assumed on 12 December 2024. Šadžius has held the finance portfolio multiple times, having previously held it from 2007 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2016. He has also served as Acting Prime Minister from 4 August to 25 September.
Following the resignation of Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas on 31 July 2025, President Gitanas Nausėda appointed Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius as Acting Prime Minister on 4 August 2025. He led a caretaker government until the Seimas approved the formation of the Ruginienė Cabinet on 25 September 2025.