| Kęstutis Budrys | |
| Office: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Primeminister: | Gintautas Paluckas |
| Term Start: | TBD |
| Succeeding: | Gabrielius Landsbergis |
| Party: | Independent |
| Birth Date: | df=yes 2 October 1980 |
Kęstutis Budrys (born 2 October 1980) is a Lithuanian politician serving as chief national security advisor to the president.[1] In 2024, he was nominated by the Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas to serve as a Minister of Foreign Affairs.[2]
He began working for the State Security Department in 2002 as an inspector, and later served as senior inspector, head of department and deputy head of the board.[3] He graduated from the Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science in 2004, with a master's degree in political science.[4]
From 2009 to 2015, Budrys served as advisor to the president of Lithuania for intelligence and defence policy.[5] In 2014, he was temporarily appointed chief national security advisor to the president, following the resignation of Jonas Markevičius.[6] He was appointed deputy director of the State Security Department in 2015,[3] and was re-appointed for an additional five-year term in 2020.[7] In 2022, he was appointed chief national security advisor to the president.[8]