Ministry of Education and Science (Lithuania)
The Ministry of Education, Science and Sports of the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublikos švietimo, mokslo ir sporto 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 administration functions and realize state policy in education, science, studies branches.[3]
| Švietimo, mokslo ir sporto ministerija (in Lithuanian) | |
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| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 17 January 1990 |
| Jurisdiction |  Republic of Lithuania |
| Headquarters | A. Volano 2/7, Senamiestis, 01118 Vilnius |
| Employees | 257 permanent employees (January 2021)[1] |
| Annual budget | €1.691 billion (2021)[2] |
| Minister responsible | |
| Parent department | Government of Lithuania |
| Website | www |
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Ministers
Christian Democratic Party Democratic Labour Party Homeland Union Labour Party Liberal Movement New Union Social Democratic Party Independent
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| 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 | Darius Kuolys (born 1962) |
Independent | Šimėnas | 10 January 1991 | 13 January 1991 | 3 days |
| 3 | Darius Kuolys (born 1962) |
Independent | Vagnorius | 13 January 1991 | 21 July 1992 | 1 year, 190 days |
| 4 | Darius Kuolys (born 1962) |
Independent | Abišala | 21 July 1992 | 17 December 1992 | 149 days |
| 5 | Dainius Trinkūnas (1931-1996) |
Democratic Labour Party | Lubys | 17 December 1992 | 31 March 1993 | 104 days |
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| Term | Minister | Party | Cabinet | Office | ||
| Start date | End date | Time in office | ||||
| 6 | Vladislavas Domarkas (1939-2016) |
Independent | Šleževičius | 31 March 1993 | 19 March 1996 | 2 years, 354 days |
| 7 | Vladislavas Domarkas (1939-2016) |
Independent | Stankevičius | 19 March 1996 | 10 December 1996 | 266 days |
| 8 | Zigmas Zinkevičius (1925-2018) |
Christian Democratic Party | Vagnorius | 10 December 1996 | 1 May 1998 | 1 year, 142 days |
| 9 | Kornelijus Platelis (born 1951) |
Homeland Union | 1 May 1998 | 10 June 1999 | 1 year, 40 days | |
| 10 | Kornelijus Platelis (born 1951) |
Homeland Union | Paksas | 10 June 1999 | 11 November 1999 | 154 days |
| 11 | Kornelijus Platelis (born 1951) |
Homeland Union | Kubilius | 11 November 1999 | 9 November 2000 | 364 days |
| 12 | Algirdas Monkevičius (born 1956) |
New Union | Paksas | 9 November 2000 | 12 July 2001 | 245 days |
| 13 | Algirdas Monkevičius (born 1956) |
New Union | Brazauskas | 12 July 2001 | 14 December 2004 | 3 years, 155 days |
| 14 | Remigijus Motuzas (born 1956) |
Social Democratic Party | Brazauskas | 14 December 2004 | 18 July 2006 | 1 year, 216 days |
| 15 | Roma Žakaitienė (born 1956) |
Social Democratic Party | Kirkilas | 18 July 2006 | 27 May 2008 | 1 year, 314 days |
| 16 | Algirdas Monkevičius (born 1956) |
New Union | 27 May 2008 | 9 December 2008 | 196 days | |
| 17 | Gintaras Steponavičius (born 1967) |
Liberal Movement | Kubilius | 9 December 2008 | 13 December 2012 | 4 years, 4 days |
| 18 | Dainius Pavalkis (born 1960) |
Labour Party | Butkevičius | 13 December 2012 | 11 May 2015 | 2 years, 149 days |
| 19 | Audronė Pitrėnienė (born 1958) |
Labour Party | 2 June 2015 | 13 December 2016 | 1 year, 194 days | |
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| Term | Minister | Party | Cabinet | Office | ||
| Start date | End date | Time in office | ||||
| 20 | Jurgita Petrauskienė (born 1975) |
Independent | Skvernelis | 13 December 2016 | 7 December 2018 | 1 year, 359 days |
| 21 | Algirdas Monkevičius (born 1956) |
Independent | 15 January 2019 | 11 December 2020 | 1 year, 331 days | |
| 22 | Jurgita Šiugždinienė (born 1972) |
Homeland Union | Šimonytė | 11 December 2020 | Incumbent | 56 days |
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