Ministry of Energy (Lithuania)

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Ministry of Energy
Energetikos ministerija
(in Lithuanian)
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Ministry's headquarters on Gedimino Avenue
Ministry overview
Formed17 January 1990;35 years ago (1990-01-17)
Jurisdiction Government of Lithuania
HeadquartersGedimino ave 38, Senamiestis,
01104 Vilnius
Employees90 permanent employees
(January 2021) [1]
Annual budget€0.310 billion (2021) [2]
Minister responsible
Website enmin.lrv.lt
Map
54°41′17.5″N25°16′20.5″E / 54.688194°N 25.272361°E / 54.688194; 25.272361

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.

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History

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

   Homeland Union    Independent

Ministry of Energy
TermMinisterPartyCabinetOffice
Start dateEnd dateTime in office
1 Leonas Ašmantas
(born 1939)		Independent Prunskienė 17 January 199010 January 1991358 days
2 Leonas Ašmantas
(born 1939)		Independent Šimėnas 10 January 199113 January 19913 days
3 Leonas Ašmantas
(born 1939)		Independent Vagnorius 13 January 199121 July 19921 year, 190 days
4 Leonas Ašmantas
(born 1939)		Independent Abišala 21 July 199217 December 1992149 days
5 Leonas Ašmantas
(born 1939)		Independent Lubys 17 December 199231 March 1993104 days
6 Leonas Ašmantas
(born 1944)		Independent Šleževičius 31 March 199315 May 19952 years, 45 days
7 Arvydas Leščinskas
(born 1946)		Independent15 May 199519 March 1996309 days
8 Saulius Kutas
(born 1935)		Independent Stankevičius 19 March 199610 December 1996266 days
Part of Ministry of Economy from 10 December 1996 to 9 December 2008
Ministry of Energy
TermMinisterPartyCabinetOffice
Start dateEnd dateTime in office
9 Arvydas Sekmokas
(born 1967)		Independent Kubilius 9 December 200813 December 20124 years, 4 days
10 Jaroslav Neverovič
(born 1976)		Independent Butkevičius 13 December 201225 August 20141 year, 255 days
11 Rokas Masiulis
(born 1969)		Independent25 September 201413 December 20162 years, 79 days
12 Žygimantas Vaičiūnas
(born 1975)		Independent Skvernelis 13 December 201611 December 20203 years, 364 days
13 Dainius Kreivys
(born 1970)		 Homeland Union Šimonytė 11 December 2020Incumbent4 years, 72 days

References

  1. ↑ Lietuvos Respublikos energetikos ministerija employees (insured) on January 5th, 2021
  2. ↑ Lithuanian budget for 2021
  3. ↑ Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania
  4. ↑ "Istorija". Ministry of Energy. Retrieved 9 July 2023.


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