Grunskienė again named Lithuania’s most influential civil servant

Lithuania’s Prosecutor General Nida Grunskienė has been named the country’s most influential civil servant for the second year in a row, according to survey results published by Delfi on Monday, LRT reported.

Grunskienė received 60.6 percent of the votes cast by the survey’s respondents. Linas Pernavas, head of the Special Investigation Service, ranked second with 30.8 percent, followed by Lithuanian Armed Forces Commander Raimundas Vaikšnoras with 24.4 percent.

Remigijus Bridikis, director of the State Security Department, placed fourth, while Constitutional Court President Tomas Davulis ranked fifth.

The next five places went to Deividas Matulionis, a senior adviser to the president; Gediminas Šimkus, chairman of the Bank of Lithuania’s board; Asta Skaisgirytė, a senior adviser to the president; Frederikas Jansonas, a senior adviser to the president; and State Controller Irena Segalovičienė.

Government Chancellor Tomas Daukantas made the biggest jump in the rankings, rising from 45th place last year to 13th this year.

The survey asked an “elite” group to assess the officials’ influence. It included experts from various fields, politicians, media, business, entertainment, public-sector and sports representatives, and public figures. Reitingai magazine conducted the survey from July 9 to September 1, with 1,145 people taking part.

Delfi has compiled its list of Lithuania’s most influential people for 12 consecutive years.