Ministry of National Defence (Lithuania)


The Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania was established in 1990. Its mission, according to its website, consists of: "Implementation of joint policy with NATO, cooperation with foreign countries in defence sector, representation of Lithuania by coordination of international humanitarian law, management of national defence and security financial resources, army provision with armament, equipment and other resources, implementation of personnel management policy, preparation of military reserve, administration of compulsory military draft, preparation of society for civil resistance, planning national mobilisation."

Ministers

Parties
#PictureNameFromUntilPolitical PartyCabinet
1Audrius Butkevičius
23 July 199228 October 1993IndependentVagnorius I
1Audrius Butkevičius
23 July 199228 October 1993IndependentLubys
2Linas Antanas Linkevičius
28 October 19934 December 1996LDDPŠleževičius
2Linas Antanas Linkevičius
28 October 19934 December 1996LDDPStankevičius
3Česlovas Vytautas Stankevičius
4 December 199627 October 2000IndependentVagnorius II
3Česlovas Vytautas Stankevičius
4 December 199627 October 2000LKDPPaksas I
3Česlovas Vytautas Stankevičius
4 December 199627 October 2000LKDPKubilius I
Linas Antanas Linkevičius
27 October 200014 December 2004LSDPPaksas II
Linas Antanas Linkevičius
27 October 200014 December 2004LSDPBrazauskas I
4Gediminas Kirkilas
29 November 200426 July 2006LSDPBrazauskas II
5Juozas Olekas
6 July 200628 November 2008LSDPKirkilas
6Rasa Juknevičienė
9 December 200813 December 2012TS–LKDKubilius II
Juozas Olekas
13 December 201229 November 2016LSDPButkevičius
7Raimundas Karoblis
29 November 2016IncumbentIndependentSkvernelis