Ministry of Energy (Lithuania) explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Energy
Type:Ministry
Nativename:Energetikos ministerija
Picture Width:300px
Jurisdiction:Government of Lithuania
Headquarters:Gedimino 38, Senamiestis,
01104 Vilnius
Employees:90 permanent employees
(January 2021)[1]
Budget:€0.310 billion (2021)[2]
Minister1 Name:Dainius Kreivys
Minister1 Pfo:13th Minister for Energy of Lithuania
Map:54.6882°N 25.2724°W

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.

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

Ministry of Energy
TermMinisterPartyCabinetOffice
Start dateEnd dateTime in office
1Leonas Ašmantas
(born 1939)
IndependentPrunskienė17 January 199010 January 1991
2Leonas Ašmantas
(born 1939)
IndependentŠimėnas10 January 199113 January 1991
3Leonas Ašmantas
(born 1939)
IndependentVagnorius13 January 199121 July 1992
4Leonas Ašmantas
(born 1939)
IndependentAbišala21 July 199217 December 1992
5Leonas Ašmantas
(born 1939)
IndependentLubys17 December 199231 March 1993
6Leonas Ašmantas
(born 1944)
IndependentŠleževičius31 March 199315 May 1995
7Arvydas Leščinskas
(born 1946)
Independent15 May 199519 March 1996
8Saulius Kutas
(born 1935)
IndependentStankevičius19 March 199610 December 1996
Part of Ministry of Economy from 10 December 1996 to 9 December 2008
Ministry of Energy
TermMinisterPartyCabinetOffice
Start dateEnd dateTime in office
9Arvydas Sekmokas
(born 1967)
IndependentKubilius9 December 200813 December 2012
10Jaroslav Neverovič
(born 1976)
IndependentButkevičius13 December 201225 August 2014
11Rokas Masiulis
(born 1969)
Independent25 September 201413 December 2016
12Žygimantas Vaičiūnas
(born 1975)
IndependentSkvernelis13 December 201611 December 2020
13Dainius Kreivys
(born 1970)
Homeland UnionŠimonytė11 December 2020Incumbent

Notes and References

  1. https://rekvizitai.vz.lt/en/company/lietuvos_respublikos_energetikos_ministerija/number-of-employees/ Lietuvos Respublikos energetikos ministerija employees (insured) on January 5th, 2021
  2. https://finmin.lrv.lt/uploads/finmin/documents/files/2021m_%20%C4%AEstatymas(1).pdf Lithuanian budget for 2021
  3. http://www.enmin.lt/en Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania
  4. Web site: Istorija. 9 July 2023. Ministry of Energy.