Algirdas Brazauskas, the leader of the
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania had led the
12th government as the Prime Minister since 2001. The outgoing government coalition "Working for Lithuania" finished second in the
elections in October 2004, behind the populist
Labour Party, but Brazauskas was again appointed the Prime Minister by
President Valdas Adamkus on 29 November 2004. The 13th cabinet received its mandate and started its work on 14 December 2004, after the
Seimas gave assent to its program. The government collapsed in late spring of 2006, when in April
New Union (Social Liberals) left the coalition and in May President Adamkus expressed no-confidence in Minister of Culture
Vladimiras Prudnikovas and Minister of Health
Žilvinas Padaiga, who were delegated by the Labour Party. This criticism caused the Labour Party's council to withdraw its ministers from the government, prompting Brazauskas to resign on 1 June 2006. By the first week of May, the government became minority one as 9 members of Labor Party parliamentary group (including
Speaker of Seimas Viktoras Muntianas) formed their own parliamentary group, which was called Civic Democratic parliamentary group. The government continued to serve in an acting capacity, with
Zigmantas Balčytis as the acting Prime Minister until the
Kirkilas Cabinet started its work on 18 July 2006. ==Cabinet==