Ministry of Energy (Lithuania)
| Energetikos ministerija (in Lithuanian) | |
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| Formed | 17 January 1990 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Lithuania |
| Headquarters | Gedimino 38, Senamiestis, 01104 Vilnius |
| Employees | 90 permanent employees (January 2021)[1] |
| Annual budget | €0.310 billion (2021)[2] |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | enmin |
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| 54°41′17.5″N 25°16′20.5″E / 54.688194°N 25.272361°E | |
The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublikos energetikos 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 Lithuanian government policy in fuel, electricity, thermo-energy production and supply for Lithuania's economy.[3] The current head of the Ministry is Dainius Kreivys.
History[edit]
The Ministry of Energy was initially established on 17 January 1990 and its first minister was Leonas Vaidotas Ašmantas. In 1997 it was merged into the Ministry of Economy, but on 27 January 2009 it was restored as a separate ministry.[4]
Ministers[edit]
| Ministry of Energy | ||||||
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| Term | Minister | Party | Cabinet | Office | ||
| Start date | End date | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | Leonas Ašmantas (born 1939) |
Independent | Prunskienė | 17 January 1990 | 10 January 1991 | 358 days |
| 2 | Leonas Ašmantas (born 1939) |
Independent | Šimėnas | 10 January 1991 | 13 January 1991 | 3 days |
| 3 | Leonas Ašmantas (born 1939) |
Independent | Vagnorius | 13 January 1991 | 21 July 1992 | 1 year, 190 days |
| 4 | Leonas Ašmantas (born 1939) |
Independent | Abišala | 21 July 1992 | 17 December 1992 | 149 days |
| 5 | Leonas Ašmantas (born 1939) |
Independent | Lubys | 17 December 1992 | 31 March 1993 | 104 days |
| 6 | Leonas Ašmantas (born 1944) |
Independent | Šleževičius | 31 March 1993 | 15 May 1995 | 2 years, 45 days |
| 7 | Arvydas Leščinskas (born 1946) |
Independent | 15 May 1995 | 19 March 1996 | 309 days | |
| 8 | Saulius Kutas (born 1935) |
Independent | Stankevičius | 19 March 1996 | 10 December 1996 | 266 days |
| Part of Ministry of Economy from 10 December 1996 to 9 December 2008 | ||||||
| Ministry of Energy | ||||||
| Term | Minister | Party | Cabinet | Office | ||
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| 9 | Arvydas Sekmokas (born 1967) |
Independent | Kubilius | 9 December 2008 | 13 December 2012 | 4 years, 4 days |
| 10 | Jaroslav Neverovič (born 1976) |
Independent | Butkevičius | 13 December 2012 | 25 August 2014 | 1 year, 255 days |
| 11 | Rokas Masiulis (born 1969) |
Independent | 25 September 2014 | 13 December 2016 | 2 years, 79 days | |
| 12 | Žygimantas Vaičiūnas (born 1975) |
Independent | Skvernelis | 13 December 2016 | 11 December 2020 | 3 years, 364 days |
| 13 | Dainius Kreivys (born 1970) |
Homeland Union | Šimonytė | 11 December 2020 | Incumbent | 3 years, 138 days |
References[edit]
- ^ Lietuvos Respublikos energetikos ministerija employees (insured) on January 5th, 2021
- ^ Lithuanian budget for 2021
- ^ Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania
- ^ "Istorija". Ministry of Energy. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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