Ministry of Justice (Lithuania)

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Ministry of Justice
Teisingumo ministerija
(in Lithuanian)
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Ministry overview
Formed11 November 1918;106 years ago (1918-11-11) [1]
Jurisdiction Government of Lithuania
HeadquartersGedimino 30, Naujamiestis,
01104 Vilnius
Employees150 permanent employees
(January 2021) [2]
Annual budgetIncrease2.svg€167 million (2024) [3]
Minister responsible
Website tm.lt
Map
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The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian : Lietuvos Respublikos teisingumo ministerija) was established in 1918. Its departments include European Law, prisons, state-guaranteed legal aid services in several major Lithuania cities, a patent bureau, consumer rights protection, the Law Institute, the Metrology Inspectorate, state enterprise and legal information centers, and forensic science.

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History

The Ministry of Justice was first established on 11 November 1918. [1] Its first minister was Petras Leonas. [1]

Ministers

   Farmers and Greens Union    Freedom Party    Homeland Union    Labour Party    Liberal Movement    Social Democratic Party    Independent

Ministry of Justice
TermMinisterPartyCabinetOffice
Start dateEnd dateTime in office
1 Pranas Kūris
(born 1938)
Independent Prunskienė 17 January 199010 January 1991358 days
2 Pranas Kūris
(born 1938)
Independent Šimėnas 10 January 199113 January 19913 days
3 Vytautas Pakalniškis
(born 1944)
Independent Vagnorius 13 January 199121 July 19921 year, 190 days
4 Zenonas Juknevičius
(born 1949)
Independent Abišala 21 July 199217 December 1992149 days
5 Jonas Prapiestis
(born 1952)
Independent Lubys 17 December 199231 March 1993104 days
6 Jonas Prapiestis
(born 1952)
Independent Šleževičius 31 March 199319 March 19962 years, 354 days
7 Vidmantas Žiemelis
(born 1962)
Homeland Union Stankevičius 19 March 199623 April 199635 days
8 Stasys Šedbaras
(born 1958)
Homeland Union 23 April 199610 December 1996231 days
9 Vytautas Pakalniškis
(born 1944)
Independent Vagnorius 10 December 199610 June 19992 years, 182 days
10 Gintaras Balčiūnas
(born 1964)
Independent Paksas 10 June 199911 November 1999154 days
11 Gintaras Balčiūnas
(born 1964)
Independent Kubilius 11 November 19999 November 2000364 days
12 Gintautas Bartkus
(born 1966)
Independent Paksas 9 November 200012 July 2001245 days
13 Vytautas Markevičius
(born 1962)
Independent Brazauskas 12 July 200114 December 20043 years, 155 days
14 Gintautas Bužinskas
(born 1960)
Labour Party Brazauskas 14 December 200418 July 20061 year, 216 days
15 Petras Baguška
(born 1956)
Independent Kirkilas 18 July 20069 December 20082 years, 144 days
16 Remigijus Šimašius
(born 1974)
Liberal Movement Kubilius 9 December 200813 December 20124 years, 4 days
17 Juozas Bernatonis
(born 1953)
Social Democratic Party Butkevičius 13 December 201213 December 20164 years, 0 days
18 Milda Vainiutė
(born 1962)
Independent Skvernelis 13 December 20166 March 20181 year, 83 days
19 Elvinas Jankevičius
(born 1976)
Farmers and Greens Union 15 May 201811 December 20202 years, 210 days
20 Ewelina Dobrowolska
(born 1988)
Freedom Party Šimonytė 11 December 2020Incumbent4 years, 125 days

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Istorija". Ministry of Justice of Lithuania (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  2. Lietuvos Respublikos teisingumo ministerija employees (insured) on January 6th, 2021
  3. LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS 2024 METŲ VALSTYBĖS BIUDŽETO ASIGNAVIMAI