Ministry of National Defence (Lithuania)

Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania
	Lietuvos Respublikos Krašto Apsaugos Ministerija
	Logo of the Ministry of National Defence
	Flag of the Ministry of National Defence
Ministry overview
Formed	1990
Jurisdiction	Government of Lithuania
Headquarters	Vilnius, Lithuania
Employees	14,995[1]
Annual budget	€ 148.3 million [2]
Minister responsible	Arvydas Anušauskas, Minister of National Defence;
Deputy Ministers responsible	Antanas Valys, Vice-Minister of National Defence; Marijus Velička, Vice-Minister of National Defence; Ramūnas Usonis, Vice-Minister of National Defence;
Ministry executives	Jonas Vytautas Žukas, Chief of Defence of the Republic of Lithuania; Vilmantas Tamošaitis, Chief of the Joint Staff;
Website	www.kam.lt/en

The Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublikos krašto apsaugos ministerija) was established in 1990.[3] Its mission, according to its website, consists of: "Implementation of joint policy with NATO, cooperation with foreign countries in defence sector, representation of Lithuania by coordination of international humanitarian law, management of national defence and security financial resources, army provision with armament, equipment and other resources, implementation of personnel management policy, preparation of military reserve, administration of compulsory military draft, preparation of society for civil resistance, planning national mobilisation."[4]

Ministers

Parties LKDP LDDP TS–LKD LSDP Independent

#	Name	From	Until	Political Party	Cabinet
1	Audrius Butkevičius (1960–)	23 July 1992	28 October 1993	Independent	Vagnorius I
1	Audrius Butkevičius (1960–)	23 July 1992	28 October 1993	Independent	Lubys
2	Linas Antanas Linkevičius (1961–)	28 October 1993	4 December 1996	LDDP	Šleževičius
2	Linas Antanas Linkevičius (1961–)	28 October 1993	4 December 1996	LDDP	Stankevičius
3	Česlovas Vytautas Stankevičius (1937–)	4 December 1996	27 October 2000	Independent	Vagnorius II
3				LKDP	Paksas I
3				LKDP	Kubilius I
(2)	Linas Antanas Linkevičius (1961–)	27 October 2000	14 December 2004	LSDP	Paksas II
(2)	Linas Antanas Linkevičius (1961–)	27 October 2000	14 December 2004	LSDP	Brazauskas I
4	Gediminas Kirkilas (1951–)	29 November 2004	26 July 2006	LSDP	Brazauskas II
5	Juozas Olekas (1953–)	6 July 2006	28 November 2008	LSDP	Kirkilas
6	Rasa Juknevičienė (1958–)	9 December 2008	13 December 2012	TS–LKD	Kubilius II
(5)	Juozas Olekas (1961–)	13 December 2012	29 November 2016	LSDP	Butkevičius
7	Raimundas Karoblis (1968–)	13 December 2016[5]	11 December 2020	Independent	Skvernelis
8	Arvydas Anušauskas	11 December 2020	Incumbent	TS-LKD	Šimonytė

References

http://www.kam.lt/en/human_resource_policy_1062/facts_and_figures.html
http://www.kam.lt/en/budget_1065.html
Europa Publications (1999). Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, Volume 4. Routledge. p. 516. ISBN 978-1-85743-058-5.
"Functions of National Defence Ministry". Lithuanian Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
"Lithuania's 17th Government takes oath". Delfi.en. 14 December 2016. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

External links

Official website

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[1] ttp://www.kam.lt/en/human_resource_policy_1062/facts_and_figures.html

[2] ttp://www.kam.lt/en/budget_1065.html

[3] Europa Publications (1999). Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, Volume 4. Routledge. p. 516. ISBN 978-1-85743-058-5.

[4] "Functions of National Defence Ministry". Lithuanian Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 2010-04-25.

[lithuania_takes_oath_delfi_en_2016-5] "Lithuania's 17th Government takes oath". Delfi.en. 14 December 2016. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.