Ministry of Economy and Innovation (Lithuania)

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The Ministry of Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublikos ekonomikos ir inovacijų 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 develop positive legal and economic environment for economic development and ensure public welfare and employment.[5]

The Ministry of Economy and Innovation is responsible for handling government business in the following areas: business environment, export, innovation, state-owned enterprises (SOEs), EU support to business, public procurement and tourism.

History

On 11 November 1918, the Republic of Lithuania established the Ministry of Finance, Trading and Industry.[6] It is considered to be the predecessor of the Ministry of Economy, although throughout the interwar period it was never a separate ministry and its functions remained under the Ministry of Finance.[6] A separate Ministry of Economy was established on 17 January 1990. Its areas of responsibility and the name changed several times in 1990s.[6] On 1 January 2019, it was renamed to the Ministry of Economy and Innovation.[6]

Institutions

  • Central Procurement Organisation (Centrinė perkančioji organizacija)
  • Create Lithuania (Kurk Lietuvai)
  • Governance Coordination Centre (Valdymo koordinavimo centras)
  • Invest Lithuania (Investuok Lietuvoje)
  • INVEGA (Investicijų ir verslo garantijos)
  • Klaipėda Science and Technology Park (Klaipėdos mokslo ir technologijų parkas)
  • LITEXPO (Lietuvos parodų ir kongresų centras LITEXPO)
  • Lithuania Travel (Keliauk Lietuvoje)
  • Lithuanian Business Support Agency (Lietuvos verslo paramos agentūra)
  • Lithuanian Innovation Center (Lietuvos inovacijų centras)
  • Lithuanian Metrology Inspectorate (Lietuvos metrologijos inspekcija)
  • Lithuanian National Accreditation Bureau (Nacionalinis akreditacijos biuras)
  • Lithuanian Standards Board (Lietuvos standartizacijos departamentas)
  • SOLVIT (SOLVIT)
  • State Enterprise Centre of Registers (Registrų centras)
  • Projektų ekspertizė (Lithuanian language only)
  • TechPark Kaunas
  • Toksika (Lithuanian language only)

Ministers

  Christian Democratic Party   Democratic Labour Party   Farmers and Greens Union   Freedom Party   Homeland Union   Labour Party   Liberal Union   Popular Peasant's Union   Social Democratic Labour Party   Social Democratic Party   Independent

Ministry of Economy
Term Minister Party Cabinet Office
Start date End date Time in office
1 Vytas Navickas
(born 1952) 		Popular Peasant's Union Prunskienė 17 January 1990 10 January 1991 358 days
2 Vytas Navickas
(born 1952) 		Popular Peasant's Union Šimėnas 10 January 1991 13 January 1991 3 days
3 Vytas Navickas
(born 1952) 		Popular Peasant's Union Vagnorius 13 January 1991 30 May 1991 137 days
4 Albertas Šimėnas
(born 1950) 		Christian Democratic Party 30 May 1991 21 July 1992 1 year, 52 days
5 Vytas Navickas
(born 1952) 		Popular Peasant's Union Abišala 21 July 1992 17 December 1992 149 days
6 Julius Veselka
(1943-2012) 		Democratic Labour Party Lubys 17 December 1992 31 March 1993 104 days
7 Julius Veselka
(1943-2012) 		Democratic Labour Party Šleževičius 31 March 1993 9 June 1994 1 year, 70 days
8 Aleksandras Vasiliauskas
(1940-2016) 		Democratic Labour Party 9 June 1994 5 October 1995 1 year, 118 days
9 Vytas Navickas
(born 1952) 		Independent 5 October 1995 19 March 1996 166 days
10 Antanas Kaminskas
(born 1953) 		Democratic Labour Party Stankevičius 19 March 1996 10 December 1996 266 days
11 Vincas Babilius
(1937-2003) 		Homeland Union Vagnorius 10 December 1996 10 June 1999 2 years, 182 days
12 Eugenijus Maldeikis
(born 1958) 		Independent Paksas 10 June 1999 11 November 1999 154 days
13 Valentinas Milaknis
(born 1947) 		Independent Kubilius 11 November 1999 9 November 2000 364 days
14 Eugenijus Maldeikis
(born 1958) 		Liberal Union Paksas 9 November 2000 14 February 2001 97 days
15 Eugenijus Gentvilas
(born 1960) 		Liberal Union 15 February 2001 12 July 2001 147 days
16 Petras Čėsna
(born 1945) 		Social Democratic Party Brazauskas 12 July 2001 14 December 2004 3 years, 155 days
17 Viktoras Uspaskich
(born 1959) 		Labour Party Brazauskas 14 December 2004 21 June 2005 189 days
18 Kęstutis Daukšys
(born 1960) 		Labour Party 29 June 2005 18 July 2006 1 year, 19 days
19 Vytas Navickas
(born 1952) 		Independent Kirkilas 18 July 2006 9 December 2008 2 years, 144 days
20 Dainius Kreivys
(born 1970) 		Homeland Union Kubilius 9 December 2008 17 March 2011 2 years, 98 days
21 Rimantas Žylius
(born 1973) 		Homeland Union 17 March 2011 13 December 2012 1 year, 271 days
22 Birutė Vėsaitė
(born 1951) 		Social Democratic Party Butkevičius 13 December 2012 3 June 2013 172 days
23 Evaldas Gustas
(born 1959) 		Social Democratic Party 11 June 2013 13 December 2016 3 years, 185 days
Ministry of Economy and Innovation
Term Minister Party Cabinet Office
Start date End date Time in office
24 Mindaugas Sinkevičius
(born 1984) 		Social Democratic Party Skvernelis 13 December 2016 13 October 2017 304 days
25 Virginijus Sinkevičius
(born 1990) 		Farmers and Greens Union 28 November 2017 30 November 2019 2 years, 2 days
26 Rimantas Sinkevičius
(born 1952) 		Social Democratic Labour Party 30 June 2020 11 December 2020 164 days
27 Aušrinė Armonaitė
(born 1989) 		Freedom Party Šimonytė 11 December 2020 Incumbent 3 years, 270 days

References

  1. ^ Lietuvos Respublikos ekonomikos ir inovacijų ministerija employees (insured) on January 1st, 2021
  2. ^ Lithuanian budget for 2021
  3. ^ "Ekonomikos ir inovacijų ministerija". LR Valstybė (in Lithuanian). 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  4. ^ "Lietuvos Respublikos ekonomikos ir inovacijų ministerija". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  5. ^ Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania
  6. ^ a b c d "Istorija". Ministry of Economy and Innovation (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 5 February 2023.
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