Ministry of Justice (Lithuania)

The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublikos teisingumo ministerija) was established in 1918. Its departments include European Law, prisons, state-guaranteed legal aid services in several major Lithuania cities, a patent bureau, consumer rights protection, the Law Institute, the Metrology Inspectorate, state enterprise and legal information centers, and forensic science.

Ministry of Justice
Teisingumo ministerija
(in Lithuanian)
Ministry overview
Formed11 November 1918 (1918-11-11)
HeadquartersGedimino 30, Naujamiestis,
01104 Vilnius
54°41′16.8″N 25°16′28.2″E
Employees148 permanent employees
(December 2020)
Annual budget€0.275 billion (2020)
Minister responsible
Websitewww.tm.lt

List of ministers
Name Period
1 Pranas Kūris March 15, 1991 – January 1, 1991
2 Vytautas Pakalniškis January 1, 1991 – July 21, 1992
3 Zenonas Juknevičius 1992.07.21 – 1992.12.02
4 Jonas Prapiestis 1992.12.02 – April 27, 1996
5 Albertas Valys 1996.04.23 – December 12, 1996
6 Vytautas Pakalniškis 1996.12.04 – 1999.06.01
7 Gintaras Balčiūnas 1999.06.01 – 2000.10.27
8 Gintautas Bartkus 2000.10.27 – April 12, 2001
9 Vytautas Markevičius April 7, 2001 – November 11, 2004
10 Gintautas Bužinskas 29.11.2004 – 06.07.2006
11 Petras Baguška 2006.07.06 – 28.11.2008
12 Remigijus Šimašius 28.11.2008 – 12.12.2012
13 Juozas Bernatonis 13.12.2012 – 12.2016
14 Milda Vainiutė [1st female] 12.2016 – 03.2018
15 Elvinas Jankevičius 05.2018 – 12.2020
16 Evelina Dobrovolska 12.2020

See also

References
  • Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania
  • Institutions Controlled by the Ministry of Justice. Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania


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