Ministry of Environment (Lithuania)

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Ministry of Environment
Aplinkos ministerija
(in Lithuanian)
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Ministry overview
Formed31 March 1993;31 years ago (1993-03-31)
Jurisdiction Government of Lithuania
HeadquartersA. Jakšto 4, Senamiestis,
01105 Vilnius
Employees245 permanent employees
(January 2021) [1]
Annual budget€0.356 billion (2021) [2]
Minister responsible
Website am.lrv.lt
Map
54°41′20.4″N25°16′30.3″E / 54.689000°N 25.275083°E / 54.689000; 25.275083

The Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian : Lietuvos Respublikos aplinkos ministerija) oversees the environment and natural resources in Lithuania. Its mission is:

The Environment Protection Department, accountable to the Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas, was established to oversee environment protection and exploitation of natural resources after Lithuania restored its independence in 1990. In 1996, the Department was reorganized into Ministry of Environmental Protection. [4] In 1998, after the merger with Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, it was renamed to Ministry of Environment. Thus it became responsible for construction, territorial planning, and housing. The Ministry has numerous divisions and subordinate institutions responsible for protected areas, environment protection, geological survey, forestry, metrology, meteorology services, [5] and marine research. The Ministry also runs the Tadas Ivanauskas Zoological Museum. [4]

Ministers

   Democratic Labour Party    Farmers and Greens Union    Homeland Union    Liberal Movement    Liberal Union    New Union    Order and Justice Party    Social Democratic Party    Independent

Ministry of Environmental Protection
TermMinisterPartyCabinetOffice
Start dateEnd dateTime in office
1 Bronius Bradauskas
(born 1944)
Democratic Labour Party Šleževičius 31 March 199319 March 19962 years, 354 days
2 Bronius Bradauskas
(born 1944)
Democratic Labour Party Stankevičius 19 March 199610 December 1996266 days
Ministry of Environment
TermMinisterPartyCabinetOffice
Start dateEnd dateTime in office
3 Imantas Lazdinis
(born 1944)
Independent Vagnorius 10 December 199625 March 19981 year, 105 days
4 Algis Čaplikas
(born 1962)
Independent25 March 19985 March 1999345 days
5 Danius Lygis
(born 1948)
Homeland Union 8 April 199910 June 199963 days
6 Danius Lygis
(born 1948)
Homeland Union Paksas 10 June 199911 November 1999154 days
7 Danius Lygis
(born 1948)
Liberal Union Kubilius 11 November 19999 November 2000364 days
8 Henrikas Žukauskas
(born 1951)
Homeland Union Paksas 9 November 200012 July 2001245 days
9 Arūnas Kundrotas
(born 1963)
Social Democratic Party Brazauskas 12 July 200114 December 20043 years, 155 days
10 Arūnas Kundrotas
(born 1963)
Social Democratic Party Brazauskas 14 December 200418 July 20061 year, 216 days
11 Arūnas Kundrotas
(born 1963)
Social Democratic Party Kirkilas 18 July 200631 January 20081 year, 197 days
12 Artūras Paulauskas
(born 1963)
New Union 31 January 20089 December 2008313 days
13 Gediminas Kazlauskas
(born 1959)
Independent Kubilius 9 December 200813 December 20124 years, 4 days
14 Valentinas Mazuronis
(born 1953)
Order and Justice Party Butkevičius 13 December 201215 June 20141 year, 184 days
15 Kęstutis Trečiokas
(born 1957)
Order and Justice Party 17 July 201413 December 20162 years, 149 days
16 Kęstutis Navickas
(born 1970)
Independent Skvernelis 13 December 20167 December 20181 year, 359 days
17 Kęstutis Mažeika
(born 1982)
Farmers and Greens Union 4 April 201911 December 20201 year, 251 days
18 Simonas Gentvilas
(born 1984)
Liberal Movement Šimonytė 11 December 2020Incumbent3 years, 337 days

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References

  1. Lietuvos Respublikos Aplinkos ministerija employees (insured) on January 6th, 2021
  2. Lithuanian budget for 2021
  3. "Mission of the Ministry". Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania. 2002-01-30. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  4. 1 2 Ministry of Environment (PDF). Vilnius: Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania. 2003. pp. 3, 5. ISBN   9955-499-09-5.
  5. "Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service under the Ministry of Environment". Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service under the Ministry of Environment. Archived from the original on 2014-11-27. Retrieved 2014-12-18.