Ministry of Justice (Lithuania)
(Redirected from Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania)
| Teisingumo ministerija (in Lithuanian) | |
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| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 11 November 1918[1] |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Lithuania |
| Headquarters | Gedimino 30, Naujamiestis, 01104 Vilnius |
| Employees | 150 permanent employees (January 2021)[2] |
| Annual budget | €0.120 billion (2021)[3] |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | tm |
| Map | |
| 54°41′16.8″N 25°16′28.2″E / 54.688000°N 25.274500°E | |
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.
History[edit]
The Ministry of Justice was first established on 11 November 1918.[1] Its first minister was Petras Leonas.[1]
Ministers[edit]
Farmers and Greens Union Freedom Party Homeland Union Labour Party Liberal Movement Social Democratic Party Independent
| Ministry of Justice | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term | Minister | Party | Cabinet | Office | ||
| Start date | End date | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | Pranas Kūris (born 1938) |
Independent | Prunskienė | 17 January 1990 | 10 January 1991 | 358 days |
| 2 | Pranas Kūris (born 1938) |
Independent | Šimėnas | 10 January 1991 | 13 January 1991 | 3 days |
| 3 | Vytautas Pakalniškis (born 1944) |
Independent | Vagnorius | 13 January 1991 | 21 July 1992 | 1 year, 190 days |
| 4 | Zenonas Juknevičius (born 1949) |
Independent | Abišala | 21 July 1992 | 17 December 1992 | 149 days |
| 5 | Jonas Prapiestis (born 1952) |
Independent | Lubys | 17 December 1992 | 31 March 1993 | 104 days |
| 6 | Jonas Prapiestis (born 1952) |
Independent | Šleževičius | 31 March 1993 | 19 March 1996 | 2 years, 354 days |
| 7 | Vidmantas Žiemelis (born 1962) |
Homeland Union | Stankevičius | 19 March 1996 | 23 April 1996 | 35 days |
| 8 | Stasys Šedbaras (born 1958) |
Homeland Union | 23 April 1996 | 10 December 1996 | 231 days | |
| 9 | Vytautas Pakalniškis (born 1944) |
Independent | Vagnorius | 10 December 1996 | 10 June 1999 | 2 years, 182 days |
| 10 | Gintaras Balčiūnas (born 1964) |
Independent | Paksas | 10 June 1999 | 11 November 1999 | 154 days |
| 11 | Gintaras Balčiūnas (born 1964) |
Independent | Kubilius | 11 November 1999 | 9 November 2000 | 364 days |
| 12 | Gintautas Bartkus (born 1966) |
Independent | Paksas | 9 November 2000 | 12 July 2001 | 245 days |
| 13 | Vytautas Markevičius (born 1962) |
Independent | Brazauskas | 12 July 2001 | 14 December 2004 | 3 years, 155 days |
| 14 | Gintautas Bužinskas (born 1960) |
Labour Party | Brazauskas | 14 December 2004 | 18 July 2006 | 1 year, 216 days |
| 15 | Petras Baguška (born 1956) |
Independent | Kirkilas | 18 July 2006 | 9 December 2008 | 2 years, 144 days |
| 16 | Remigijus Šimašius (born 1974) |
Liberal Movement | Kubilius | 9 December 2008 | 13 December 2012 | 4 years, 4 days |
| 17 | Juozas Bernatonis (born 1953) |
Social Democratic Party | Butkevičius | 13 December 2012 | 13 December 2016 | 4 years, 0 days |
| 18 | Milda Vainiutė (born 1962) |
Independent | Skvernelis | 13 December 2016 | 6 March 2018 | 1 year, 83 days |
| 19 | Elvinas Jankevičius (born 1976) |
Farmers and Greens Union | 15 May 2018 | 11 December 2020 | 2 years, 210 days | |
| 20 | Ewelina Dobrowolska (born 1988) |
Freedom Party | Šimonytė | 11 December 2020 | Incumbent | 3 years, 132 days |
See also[edit]
- Justice ministry
- Lietuvos Respublikos teisingumo ministerija (Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania)
- Politics of Lithuania
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Istorija". Ministry of Justice of Lithuania (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ Lietuvos Respublikos teisingumo ministerija employees (insured) on January 6th, 2021
- ^ Lithuanian budget for 2021
- Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania [1]
- Institutions Controlled by the Ministry of Justice. Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania [2]
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