The list gives the composition of the governments of the Republic of Lithuania from 1990 as of 15 December 2016. Government of the Republic of Lithuania is the cabinet of Lithuania , proposed by the President and confirmed by the Seimas (parliament).
In 1990 Lithuania declared independence from the Soviet Union . Since then Lithuania has been a democratic republic. All citizens elect the Seimas for a four-year term. The most recent elections took place in October 2016.
Governments [ ]
Ministry
1st Government March 17, 1990 January 10, 1991
2nd Government January 10, 1991 January 13, 1991
3rd Government January 13, 1991 July 21, 1992
Prime Minister
Kazimiera Prunskienė
Albertas Šimėnas
Gediminas Vagnorius
Foreign Affairs
Algirdas Saudargas
The Interior
Defence
Audrius Butkevičius
Finance
Economy
, Albertas Šimėnas [1]
Energy
Industry
Trade[2]
, [3]
Natural Resources
Agriculture
Rimvydas Survila
Forestry
, [4]
Justice
Pranas Kūris
Health Care
Juozas Olekas
Social Security
Culture and Education
Transportation
Communications[5]
, [6]
Construction and Urban Development
Algimantas Nasvytis
International Economic Relations
Without Portfolio
Aleksandras Abišala
Ministry
4th Government July 21, 1992 November 26, 1992
5th Government December 12, 1992 March 10, 1993
6th Government March 10, 1993 February 8, 1996
Prime Minister
Aleksandras Abišala
Bronislovas Lubys
Adolfas Šleževičius
Foreign Affairs
Algirdas Saudargas
The Interior
Defence
Audrius Butkevičius
Audrius Butkevičius , Linas Linkevičius [7]
Finance
, Reinoldijus Šarkinas [8]
Economy
Albertas Šimėnas
, ,[9] [10]
Energy
, [11]
Trade and Natural Resources[12]
[13]
, [14]
Agriculture
Rimvydas Survila
, Vytautas Einoris [15]
Forestry
, [16]
Environmental Protection
Justice
Zenonas Juknevičius [17]
Jonas Prapiestis
Health Care
Juozas Olekas
, Antanas Vinkus [18]
Social Security[19]
, Laurynas Stankevičius ,[20] [21]
Culture and Education[22]
, [23]
Education and Science
[24]
Transportation
Communications and Information Technology
Construction and Urban Development
Algimantas Nasvytis
, [25]
International Economic Relations
Public Administration Reforms and Local Authorities
Laurynas Stankevičius [26]
Without Portfolio
, Stasys Kropas
[27]
Ministry
7th Government February 23, 1996 November 19, 1996
8th Government December 4, 1996 May 2, 1999
9th Government June 1, 1999 October 27, 1999
Prime Minister
Laurynas Stankevičius
Gediminas Vagnorius
Rolandas Paksas
Foreign Affairs
Algirdas Saudargas
The Interior
Vidmantas Žiemelis , [28]
Defence
Linas Linkevičius
Česlovas Stankevičius
Finance
, Algirdas Šemeta [29]
Economy
Eugenijus Maldeikis
Energy
Industry and Trade
Laima Andrikienė [30]
Agriculture
Vytautas Einoris
, [31]
Forestry[32]
Environmental Protection[33]
, ,[34] [35]
Justice
Jonas Prapiestis , [36]
Gintaras Balčiūnas
Health Care
Antanas Vinkus
, [37]
Social Security and Labour
Irena Degutienė
Culture
Saulius Šaltenis
Education and Science
Zigmas Zinkevičius , [38]
Transportation[39]
, [40]
Communications and Information Technology
[41]
Construction and Urban Development
European Affairs
Laima Andrikienė [42]
Public Administration Reforms and Local Authorities
Ministry
10th Government November 3, 1999 November 9, 2000
11th Government October 27, 2000 June 20, 2001
12th Government July 4, 2001 December 15, 2004
Prime Minister
Andrius Kubilius
Rolandas Paksas
Algirdas Brazauskas
Foreign Affairs
Algirdas Saudargas
Antanas Valionis
The Interior
Juozas Bernatonis , [43]
National Defence
Česlovas Stankevičius
Linas Linkevičius
Finance
Dalia Grybauskaitė , Algirdas Butkevičius [44]
Economy
Eugenijus Maldeikis , Eugenijus Gentvilas [45]
Petras Čėsna
Agriculture
, [46]
Environment
Justice
Gintaras Balčiūnas
Health Care
, Konstantinas Dobrovolskis [47]
Konstantinas Dobrovolskis , Juozas Olekas [48]
Social Security and Labour
Irena Degutienė
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė
Culture
Education and Science
Algirdas Monkevičius
Transport and Communications
, [49]
Zigmantas Balčytis
Public Administration Reforms and Local Authorities
Ministry
13th Government November 29, 2004 June 1, 2006
14th Government July 18, 2006 December 4, 2008
15th Government December 4, 2008 December 12, 2012
Prime Minister
Algirdas Brazauskas
Gediminas Kirkilas
Andrius Kubilius
Foreign Affairs
Antanas Valionis
Petras Vaitiekūnas
Vygaudas Ušackas , Audronius Ažubalis [50]
The Interior
Raimondas Šukys , [51]
Raimundas Palaitis , [52]
National Defence
Gediminas Kirkilas
Juozas Olekas
Rasa Juknevičienė
Finance
Algirdas Butkevičius , Zigmantas Balčytis [53]
Zigmantas Balčytis , Rimantas Šadžius [54]
Algirdas Šemeta , Ingrida Šimonytė [55]
Economy
Viktoras Uspaskich , [56]
Dainius Kreivys , [57]
Agriculture
Kazimiera Prunskienė
Environment
, Artūras Paulauskas [58]
Justice
Remigijus Šimašius
Health
Rimvydas Turčinskas , Gediminas Černiauskas [59]
, [60]
Social Security and Labour
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė
Rimantas Jonas Dagys , [61]
Culture
Remigijus Vilkaitis , [62]
Education and Science
, Algirdas Monkevičius [63]
Gintaras Steponavičius
Transport and Communications
Zigmantas Balčytis , Petras Čėsna [64]
Algirdas Butkevičius
Eligijus Masiulis
Energy
[65]
Ministry
16th Government December 12, 2012 December 13, 2016
17th Government December 13, 2016 December 11, 2020
18th Government December 11, 2020 Present
Prime Minister
Algirdas Butkevičius
Saulius Skvernelis
Ingrida Šimonytė
Foreign Affairs
Linas Antanas Linkevičius
Gabrielius Landsbergis
The Interior
, Saulius Skvernelis ,
Eimutis Misiūnas , Rita Tamašunienė
Agnė Bilotaitė
National Defence
Juozas Olekas
Raimundas Karoblis
Arvydas Anušauskas
Finance
Rimantas Šadžius , Rasa Budbergytė
Vilius Šapoka
Gintarė Skaistė
Economy[66]
Birutė Vėsaitė ,
Mindaugas Sinkevičius , Virginijus Sinkevičius , Rimantas Sinkevičius
Aušrinė Armonaitė
Agriculture
,
Bronius Markauskas , Andrius Palionis
Kęstutis Navickas
Environment
Valentinas Mazuronis ,
Kęstutis Navickas , Kęstutis Mažeika
Simonas Gentvilas
Justice
Juozas Bernatonis
Milda Vainiutė , Elvinas Jankevičius
Evelina Dobrovolska
Health
Vytenis Andriukaitis , Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė , Juras Požela
Aurelijus Veryga
Arūnas Dulkys
Social Security and Labour
Algimanta Pabedinskienė
Linas Kukuraitis
Monika Navickienė
Culture
Šarūnas Birutis
Liana Ruokytė-Jonsson , Mindaugas Kvietkauskas
Simonas Kairys
Education and Science[67]
,
Jurgita Petrauskienė , Algirdas Monkevičius
Jurgita Šiugždinienė
Transport and Communications
Rimantas Sinkevičius
Rokas Masiulis , Jaroslav Narkevič
Marius Skuodis
Energy
, Rokas Masiulis
Žygimantas Vaičiūnas
Dainius Kreivys
See also [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ From May 30, 1991
^ Renamed to Ministry of Trade and Natural Resources during the 3rd Government
^ From October 3, 1991
^ From January 23, 1992
^ Renamed to Ministry of Communications and Information Technology during the 3rd Government
^ Acting, from December 4, 1991
^ From October 28, 1993
^ From February 10, 1995
^ From June 9, 1994
^ From October 5, 1995
^ From May 15, 1995
^ Renamed to Ministry of Industry and Trade during the 5th Government
^ Acting
^ June 1, 1993
^ From September 26, 1994
^ From June 9, 1994
^ Acting
^ From November 10, 1994
^ Renamed to Ministry of Social Security and Labour during the 6th Government
^ From October 20, 1993
^ From May 19, 1994
^ Renamed to Ministry of Culture during the 6th Government
^ From November 15, 1994
^ From May 19, 1994
^ From February 3, 1994
^ From July 12, 1994
^ For Local Authorities
^ From May 22, 1998
^ From February 19, 1997
^ To December 19, 1996
^ From May 6, 1998
^ Merged into Ministry of Agriculture
^ Renamed to Ministry of Environment during the 9th Government
^ From March 25, 1998
^ From April 8, 1999
^ From April 23, 1996
^ From March 25, 1998
^ From May 1, 1998
^ Renamed to Ministry of Transport and Communications during the 8th Government
^ From January 6, 1999
^ To March 25, 1998
^ From December 19, 1996, to March 25, 1998
^ From May 13, 2003
^ From May 4, 2004
^ From February 15, 2001
^ From October 3, 2001
^ From May 15, 2001
^ From March 10, 2003
^ From January 24, 2001
^ From January 29, 2010
^ From December 17, 2007
^ From April 16, 2012
^ From May 13, 2005
^ From May 16, 2007
^ From July 3, 2009
^ From June 29, 2005
^ From March 17, 2011
^ From January 31, 2008
^ From July 14, 2008
^ From March 1, 2010
^ From July 22, 2009
^ From July 2, 2010
^ From May 27, 2008
^ From June 10, 2005
^ From February 10, 2009
^ Renamed to Ministry of Economy and Innovation during the 17th Government
^ Renamed to Ministry of Education, Science and Sport during the 17th Government
References [ ]
Antanas Račys, ed. (2008). "Vyriausybė". Lietuva (in Lithuanian). Vol. I. Vilnius: Science and Encyclopaedia Publishing Institute . pp. 264–266. ISBN 978-5-420-01639-8 .
"Ankstesnės vyriausybės > Po 1990 metų" (in Lithuanian). Government of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 2008-09-04 .
"Vyriausybės sudėtis > Ministrai" (in Lithuanian). Government of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 2008-09-04 .