Ministry of Agriculture (Lithuania)

The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministerija) is a government department of the Republic of Lithuania. Its operations are authorized by the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, decrees issued by the President and Prime Minister, and laws passed by the Seimas (Parliament). Its mission is to prosecute state policy realization and coordination in ranges of land, food, fishery, village development, agriculture.[3] The current head of the Ministry is Kęstutis Navickas.

Ministry of Agriculture
Žemės ūkio ministerija
(in Lithuanian)
Ministry overview
Formed17 January 1990 (1990-01-17)
JurisdictionRepublic of Lithuania
HeadquartersGedimino 19, Naujamiestis,
01103 Vilnius
Employees291 permanent employees
(January 2021)[1]
Annual budget€1.047 billion (2021)[2]
Minister responsible
Parent departmentGovernment of Lithuania
Websitezum.lrv.lt/en/
Map
54°41′15.6″N 25°16′38.9″E

Ministers

  Democratic Labour Party   Farmers and Greens Union   Homeland Union   Labour Party   New Union   Popular Peasant's Union   Social Democratic Labour Party   Independent

Ministry of Agriculture
Term Minister Party Cabinet Office
Start date End date Time in office
1 Vytautas Knašys
(born 1937)
Homeland Union Prunskienė 17 January 1990 10 January 1991 358 days
2 Vytautas Knašys
(born 1937)
Homeland Union Šimėnas 10 January 1991 13 January 1991 3 days
3 Rimvydas Survila
(born 1939)
Homeland Union Vagnorius 13 January 1991 21 July 1992 1 year, 190 days
4 Rimvydas Survila
(born 1939)
Homeland Union Abišala 21 July 1992 17 December 1992 149 days
5 Rimantas Karazija
(1936-2012)
Independent Lubys 17 December 1992 31 March 1993 104 days
6 Rimantas Karazija
(1936-2012)
Independent Šleževičius 31 March 1993 26 September 1994 1 year, 179 days
7 Vytautas Einoris
(1930-2019)
Democratic Labour Party 26 September 1994 19 March 1996 1 year, 175 days
8 Vytautas Einoris
(1930-2019)
Democratic Labour Party Stankevičius 19 March 1996 10 December 1996 266 days
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Term Minister Party Cabinet Office
Start date End date Time in office
9 Edvardas Makelis
(born 1954)
Independent Vagnorius 10 December 1996 10 June 1999 2 years, 182 days
Ministry of Agriculture
Term Minister Party Cabinet Office
Start date End date Time in office
10 Edvardas Makelis
(born 1954)
Independent Paksas 10 June 1999 11 November 1999 154 days
11 Edvardas Makelis
(born 1954)
Independent Kubilius 11 November 1999 9 November 2000 365 days
12 Kęstutis Kristinaitis
(born 1961)
Independent Paksas 9 November 2000 12 July 2001 245 days
13 Kęstutis Kristinaitis
(born 1961)
Independent Brazauskas 12 July 2001 21 September 2001 71 days
14 Jeronimas Kraujelis
(born 1938)
New Union 3 October 2001 14 December 2004 3 years, 72 days
15 Kazimira Prunskienė
(born 1943)
Popular Peasant's Union Brazauskas 14 December 2004 18 July 2006 1 year, 216 days
16 Kazimira Prunskienė
(born 1943)
Popular Peasant's Union Kirkilas 18 July 2006 9 December 2008 2 years, 144 days
17 Kazimieras Starkevičius
(born 1956)
Homeland Union Kubilius 9 December 2008 13 December 2012 4 years, 4 days
18 Vigilijus Jukna
(born 1968)
Labour Party Butkevičius 13 December 2012 11 July 2014 1 year, 210 days
19 Virginija Baltraitienė
(born 1958)
Labour Party 17 July 2014 13 December 2016 2 years, 149 days
20 Bronius Markauskas
(born 1960)
Farmers and Greens Union Skvernelis 13 December 2016 14 May 2018 1 year, 152 days
21 Giedrius Surplys
(born 1980)
Farmers and Greens Union 14 May 2018 7 August 2019 1 year, 85 days
22 Andrius Palionis
(born 1975)
Social Democratic Labour Party 7 August 2019 11 December 2020 1 year, 126 days
23 Kęstutis Navickas
(born 1970)
Homeland Union Šimonytė 11 December 2020 Incumbent 54 days

References


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