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Ministry of Education and Science (Lithuania)

Government ministry of Lithuania


Government ministry of Lithuania

FieldValue
agency_nameMinistry of Education, Science and Sport
typeMinistry
nativename
logoŠMSM logotipas.svg
logo_width250px
pictureSvietimo ministerija by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg
picture_width250px
picture_captionHeadquarters of the Ministry of Education
formed
preceding2
jurisdictionGovernment of Lithuania
headquartersA. Volano 2/7, Senamiestis,
01118 Vilnius
employees257 permanent employees
(January 2021)
budget€2.278 billion (2024)
minister1_pfoRaminta Popovienė
chief2_position
child2_agency
keydocument1
website
map

01118 Vilnius (January 2021)

The Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Lithuania () 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 state administration functions and realize state policy in education, science, studies branches.

The Ministry of Education, Sport, and Science established the National Agency for Education.

History

The ministry was first established on 11 November 1918, as the Ministry of Education. Its first minister was Jonas Yčas.

Ministers

Ministry of Culture and EducationTermMinisterPartyCabinetOfficeStart dateEnd dateTime in office12345Ministry of Education and ScienceTermMinisterPartyCabinetOfficeStart dateEnd dateTime in office678910111213141516171819Ministry of Education, Science and SportTermMinisterPartyCabinetOfficeStart dateEnd dateTime in office2021222324
Vytautas Knašys
(born 1937)Homeland UnionPrunskienė17 January 199010 January 1991
Darius Kuolys
(born 1962)IndependentŠimėnas10 January 199113 January 1991
Darius Kuolys
(born 1962)IndependentVagnorius13 January 199121 July 1992
Darius Kuolys
(born 1962)IndependentAbišala21 July 199217 December 1992
Dainius Trinkūnas
(1931-1996)Democratic Labour PartyLubys17 December 199231 March 1993
Vladislavas Domarkas
(1939-2016)IndependentŠleževičius31 March 199319 March 1996
Vladislavas Domarkas
(1939-2016)IndependentStankevičius19 March 199610 December 1996
Zigmas Zinkevičius
(1925-2018)Christian Democratic PartyVagnorius10 December 19961 May 1998
Kornelijus Platelis
(born 1951)Homeland Union1 May 199810 June 1999
Kornelijus Platelis
(born 1951)Homeland UnionPaksas10 June 199911 November 1999
Kornelijus Platelis
(born 1951)Homeland UnionKubilius11 November 19999 November 2000
Algirdas Monkevičius
(born 1956)New UnionPaksas9 November 200012 July 2001
Algirdas Monkevičius
(born 1956)New UnionBrazauskas12 July 200114 December 2004
Remigijus Motuzas
(born 1956)Social Democratic PartyBrazauskas14 December 200418 July 2006
Roma Žakaitienė
(born 1956)Social Democratic PartyKirkilas18 July 200627 May 2008
Algirdas Monkevičius
(born 1956)New Union27 May 20089 December 2008
Gintaras Steponavičius
(born 1967)Liberal MovementKubilius9 December 200813 December 2012
Dainius Pavalkis
(born 1960)Labour PartyButkevičius13 December 201211 May 2015
Audronė Pitrėnienė
(born 1958)Labour Party2 June 201513 December 2016
Jurgita Petrauskienė
(born 1975)IndependentSkvernelis13 December 20167 December 2018
Algirdas Monkevičius
(born 1956)Independent15 January 201911 December 2020
Jurgita Šiugždinienė
(born 1972)Homeland UnionŠimonytė11 December 202023 May 2023
Gintautas Jakštas
(born 1990)Independent (supported by Homeland Union)4 July 20239 April 2024
Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė
(born 1984)Homeland Union27 June 2024

References

References

  1. [https://rekvizitai.vz.lt/en/company/lietuvos_respublikos_svietimo_ir_mokslo_ministerija/number-of-employees/ Lietuvos Respublikos švietimo, mokslo ir sporto ministerija employees (insured) on January 5th, 2021]
  2. [https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/2c0ab1d094f911eea70ce7cabd08f150 LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS 2024 METŲ VALSTYBĖS BIUDŽETO ASIGNAVIMAI]
  3. [http://www.smm.lt/en Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania]
  4. (11 November 2017). "Kaip gimė pirmoji Lietuvos Vyriausybė".
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