Lithuania’s prosecutor general named most influential public servant for second year running

Lithuanian Prosecutor General Nida Grunskienė has been ranked the country's most influential public servant for the second year in a row. The result comes from a ranking of Lithuania's most influential people published on Monday by the news portal Delfi, in which she took 60.6% of respondents' votes in the public servant category.

Who followed her

Linas Pernavas, head of the Special Investigation Service, came second with 30.8%. Chief of Defence Raimundas Vaikšnoras was third with 24.4%. State Security Department Director Remigijus Bridikis placed fourth, and Constitutional Court President Tomas Davulis fifth.

The top ten also included three of the president's chief aides — Deividas Matulionis, Asta Skaisgirytė and Frederikas Jansonas — as well as Bank of Lithuania Board Chairman Gediminas Šimkus and Auditor General Irena Segalovičienė.

Biggest climber

Government Chancellor Tomas Daukantas made the largest jump over the past year, rising from 45th place in 2025 to 13th this year.

How the ranking was made

The list was compiled by the magazine Reitingai, based on assessments from an "elite group". It consisted of experts from various fields, politicians, media representatives, business and entertainment figures, public sector and sports representatives, and other public figures. The poll ran from July 9 to September 1 and covered 1,145 respondents.

Delfi has produced its ranking of Lithuania's most influential people for 12 consecutive years.