Mindaugas Kvietkauskas | |
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| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 11 January 2019 –11 December 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Saulius Skvernelis |
| Preceded by | Liana Ruokytė-Jonsson |
| Succeeded by | Simonas Kairys |
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| Born | 27 May 1976 |
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