Šimonytė 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.

Šimonytė Cabinet
18th Cabinet of Lithuania
Date formedDecember 11, 2020
People and organisations
Head of stateGitanas Nausėda
Head of governmentIngrida Šimonytė
No. of ministers14
Member parties
50 / 141
Homeland Union
12 / 141
Liberal Movement
11 / 141
Freedom Party
Status in legislature (73 out of 141)
Opposition parties
32 / 141
Farmers and Greens Union
13 / 141
Social Democratic Party
10 / 141
Labour Party
Opposition leaderTBA
History
Election(s)2020
Legislature term(s)Thirteenth Seimas
PredecessorSkvernelis Cabinet

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 appointed 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] The 18th cabinet of Lithuania was approved by the President of Lithuania on December 7, 2020.[7] The approval of the Government Program and the swearing-in of the Government in the Parliament of Lithuania was held on December 11, 2020.[8] Almost half of the ministers, together with Šimonytė herself, are women. The Cabinet was described by analysts as a very strong one.[9]

Position Name Party Office
Start date End date
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė Independent (delegated by Homeland Union) November 25, 2020 Present
Minister of Agriculture Kęstutis Navickas Homeland Union December 11, 2020 Present
Minister of Culture Simonas Kairys Liberal Movement December 11, 2020 Present
Minister of Economy and Innovation Aušrinė Armonaitė Freedom Party December 11, 2020 Present
Minister of Education, Science and Sports Jurgita Šiugždinienė Homeland Union December 11, 2020 Present
Minister of Energy Dainius Kreivys Homeland Union December 11, 2020 Present
Minister of Environment Simonas Gentvilas Liberal Movement December 11, 2020 Present
Minister of Finance Gintarė Skaistė Homeland Union December 11, 2020 Present
Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis Homeland Union December 11, 2020 Present
Minister of Health Arūnas Dulkys Independent (delegated by Homeland Union) December 11, 2020 Present
Minister of Interior Agnė Bilotaitė Homeland Union December 11, 2020 Present
Minister of Justice Evelina Dobrovolska Freedom Party December 11, 2020 Present
Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas Homeland Union December 11, 2020 Present
Minister of Social Security and Labour Monika Navickienė Homeland Union December 11, 2020 Present
Minister of Transport and Communications Marius Skuodis Independent (delegated by Freedom Party) December 11, 2020 Present

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Konservatoriai, liberalai ir Laisvės partija sukirto rankomis – pasirašyta valdančiosios koalicijos sutartis". lrt.lt. November 9, 2020.
  3. "Lithuanian parliament approves Šimonytė as prime minister". lrt.lt. November 24, 2020.
  4. https://www.lrp.lt/data/public/uploads/2020/12/2020-12-07-nr.-1k-459.pdf
  5. https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/lietuvoje/2/1296197/lietuva-turi-nauja-vyriausybe-seimas-pritare-programai-prisieks-nauji-ministrai
  6. Voveriūnaitė, Dalia Plikūnė; Simona. "Šimonytė Nausėdai ant stalo deda ministrų sąrašą: pateiktos konkrečios pavardės". DELFI.
  7. "Prezidentas patvirtino Šimonytės ministrų kabinetą". lrt.lt. December 7, 2020.
  8. December 11, 2020
  9. "Rimvydas Valatka". www.facebook.com.
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