| Audronius Ažubalis | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 11 February 2010 |
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| Member of the Seimas | |
| In office 1996–2000 |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2004 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 January 1958 |
| Political party | Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats |
Audronius Ažubalis (born 17 January 1958 Vilnius, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian journalist and politician, currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania (since 11 February 2010). He was a member of the Seimas 1996–2000, and was elected again in 2004. He has chaired the foreign affairs committee of the Seimas. Ažubalis is a member of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, Lithuania's conservative party.
In 1976 he graduated from Antanas Vienuolis secondary school in Vilnius and enrolled into the Vilnius University. He received a tertiary education degree in history in 1989. Later he continued his studies at the World Press Institute at Macalester College, USA.
In January 2010, Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius presented Ažubalis as a candidate for the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs to President Dalia Grybauskaitė.