- Vytautas Petrulis
Vytautas Petrulis (born
February 3 ,1890 in Katelišės, nearVabalninkas ; executed in 1942, nearUchta ,RSFSR ) was aLithuania n politician, one of the main figures in theLithuanian Christian Democrats party, and an accountant. He is often nicknamed "the father of the Litas" as it was during his term as Minister of Finance that theLithuanian litas was introduced.In the summer of 1918, Petrulis became a member of
State Council of Lithuania . Later he was acting Minister of Finances in the 3rdCabinet of Lithuania . He was Minister of Finance, Trade and Industry in the 7th, 8th, and 9th cabinets. In the 10th cabinet he was appointed as Minister of Finance. He wasPrime Minister of Lithuania in the 11th Cabinet, also acting as Minister of Finances.On
July 11 ,1940 he was arrested by the Soviets and sent to prison. In 1942, he wasexecuted by firing squad nearUchta .External links
*lt icon [http://www3.lrs.lt/home/w5_viewer/statiniai/seimu_istorija/w5_show-p_r=4164&p_d=3058&p_k=1.html Bio at Lithuanian Seimas website]
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