Šimonytė Cabinet
| Šimonytė Cabinet | |
|---|---|
| 18th Cabinet of Lithuania | |
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| Date formed | December 11, 2020 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Gitanas Nausėda |
| Head of government | Ingrida Šimonytė |
| No. of ministers | 14 |
| Member parties | 50 / 141 Homeland Union13 / 141 Liberal Movement11 / 141 Freedom Party
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| Status in legislature | Majority (74 out of 141) |
| Opposition cabinet | Karbauskis Cabinet |
| Opposition parties | 21 / 141 Farmers and Greens Union13 / 141 Social Democratic Party10 / 141 Labour Party
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| Opposition leader | Saulius Skvernelis (2021) |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2020 |
| Legislature term(s) | Thirteenth Seimas |
| Predecessor | Skvernelis Cabinet |
Šimonytė Cabinet is the 18th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. It consists of the current Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė who is the Head of Government, and 14 government ministers from the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, Liberal Movement of the Republic of Lithuania, Freedom Party.
History[]
During the night of the second round of the 2020 Lithuanian parliamentary election, once most of the results were counted, it was announced about the probable formation of the center-right coalition between Homeland Union, Liberal Movement and the Freedom Party.[1] It was announced on November 9 that the center-right parties successfully signed a coalition agreement and the 18th cabinet of Lithuania will be led by Homeland Union nominee-Independent candidate Šimonytė.[2]
On 24 November, Šimonytė was nominated as the Prime Minister by the Seimas[3] and her cabinet was appointed by the president on 7 December.[4] On 11 December, the Government program was approved, thus, the cabinet officially took office.[5]
Cabinet[]
On November 18, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė announced her preliminary cabinet which will consist of 2 ministers delegated by Liberal Movement, 3 ministers delegated by Freedom Party and 9 ministers delegated by the Homeland Union.[6]
Almost half of the ministers, together with Šimonytė herself, are women.
References[]
- ^ Naprys, Paulius Paulaitis; Gintarė Bakūnaitė; Dalia Plikūnė; Simona Voveriūnaitė; Justina Maciūnaitė; Raminta Rakauskė; Ernestas. "Trys partijos išplatino deklaraciją dėl koalicijos: formuojama Vyriausybė, vadovaujama Šimonytės". DELFI.
- ^ "Konservatoriai, liberalai ir Laisvės partija sukirto rankomis – pasirašyta valdančiosios koalicijos sutartis". lrt.lt. November 9, 2020.
- ^ "Lithuanian parliament approves Šimonytė as prime minister". lrt.lt. November 24, 2020.
- ^ https://www.lrp.lt/data/public/uploads/2020/12/2020-12-07-nr.-1k-459.pdf
- ^ "Lietuva turi naują Vyriausybę – Seimas pritarė programai, prisiekė ministrai". 11 December 2020.
- ^ Voveriūnaitė, Dalia Plikūnė; Simona. "Šimonytė Nausėdai ant stalo deda ministrų sąrašą: pateiktos konkrečios pavardės". DELFI.
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