Ministry of Health (Lithuania)

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Ministry of Health
Sveikatos apsaugos ministerija
(in Lithuanian)
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Ministry overview
Formed17 January 1990;34 years ago (1990-01-17)
Jurisdiction Government of Lithuania
HeadquartersVilniaus 33, Senamiestis,
01506 Vilnius
Employees208 permanent employees
(January 2021) [1]
Annual budget€1.141 billion (2021) [2]
Minister responsible
Website sam.lrv.lt
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The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian : Lietuvos Respublikos sveikatos apsaugos 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 seek national unity and continue to build a state of wellbeing for all, where everyone could lead a dignified, comfortable, safe and healthy life. [3] The current head of the Ministry is Arūnas Dulkys.

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History

The predecessor of the ministry is considered to be the Health Department under Ministry of the Interior established on 11 November 1918. [4] The ministry in its current form was established on 17 January 1990.

Ministers

   Christian Democratic Party    Democratic Labour Party    Farmers and Greens Union    Homeland Union    Labour Party    Liberal and Centre Union    New Union    Social Democratic Party    Independent

Ministry of Health
TermMinisterPartyCabinetOffice
Start dateEnd dateTime in office
1 Juozas Olekas
(born 1955)		 Social Democratic Party Prunskienė 17 January 199010 January 1991358 days
2 Šimėnas 10 January 199113 January 19913 days
3 Vagnorius 13 January 199121 July 19921 year, 190 days
4 Abišala 21 July 199217 December 1992149 days
5 Vytautas Kriauza
(born 1955)		 Christian Democratic Party Lubys 17 December 199231 March 1993104 days
6 Jurgis Brėdikis
(born 1929)		Independent Šleževičius 31 March 199310 November 19941 year, 224 days
7 Antanas Vinkus
(born 1942)		 Social Democratic Party 10 November 199419 March 19962 years, 354 days
8 Stankevičius 19 March 199610 December 1996266 days
9 Juozas Galdikas
(born 1958)		 Homeland Union Vagnorius 10 December 199625 March 19981 year, 105 days
10 Laurynas Stankevičius
(1935–2017)		 Democratic Labour Party 25 March 199810 June 19991 year, 77 days
11 Raimundas Alekna
(born 1959)		 Homeland Union Paksas 10 June 199911 November 1999154 days
12 Kubilius 11 November 19999 November 2000364 days
13 Vinsas Janušonis
(born 1950)		Independent Paksas 9 November 20002 April 2001144 days
14 Konstantinas Dobrovolskis
(1939–2021)		 New Union 15 May 200112 July 200158 days
15 Brazauskas 12 July 20016 March 20031 year, 237 days
16 Juozas Olekas
(born 1955)		 Social Democratic Party 6 March 200314 December 20041 year, 283 days
17 Žilvinas Padaiga
(born 1956)		 Labour Party Brazauskas 14 December 200418 July 20061 year, 216 days
18 Rimvydas Turčinskas
(born 1956)		 Social Democratic Party Kirkilas 18 July 200614 July 20081 year, 362 days
19 Gediminas Černiauskas
(born 1957)		14 July 20089 December 2008148 days
20 Algis Čaplikas
(born 1962)		 Liberal and Centre Union Kubilius 9 December 200822 February 20101 year, 75 days
21 Raimondas Šukys
(born 1966)		22 February 201013 December 20122 years, 295 days
22 Vytenis Andriukaitis
(born 1951)		 Social Democratic Party Butkevičius 13 December 201210 July 20141 year, 209 days
23 Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė
(born 1954)		17 July 201417 February 20161 year, 215 days
24 Juras Požela
(1982–2016)		10 March 201616 October 2016220 days
25 Aurelijus Veryga
(born 1976)		 Farmers and Greens Union Skvernelis 13 December 201611 December 20203 years, 364 days
26 Arūnas Dulkys
(born 1972)		Independent Šimonytė 11 December 2020Incumbent4 years, 9 days

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References

  1. ↑ Lietuvos Respublikos Sveikatos apsaugos ministerija employees (insured) on January 5th, 2021
  2. ↑ Lithuanian budget for 2021
  3. ↑ Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania
  4. ↑ "Istorija". Ministry of Health (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 30 March 2023.


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