Government of Lithuania

Government of the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybė) is the cabinet of Lithuania. It consists of the Prime Minister, who is Head of Government, and 14 government ministers.

Lithuanian Government building in Vilnius

The Prime Minister is appointed by the President who then forms the rest of the cabinet. The government programme is subject to be approved by the Seimas. The current Prime Minister is Algirdas Butkevičius (appointed December 7, 2012).^[1]

Ministries

The following are the ministries of Lithuania led by government ministers (Butkevičius Cabinet):^[2]

Institutions under the Government of LR^[3]

• Information Society Development Committee
• Department of Physical Education and Sports
• Lithuanian Archives Department
• Weaponry Fund of the Republic of Lithuania
• Drug Control Department
• Department of Statistics
• The Department of National minorities and Lithuanians living abroad
• State Nuclear Power Safety Inspectorate
• State Data Protection Inspectorate
• State Food and Veterinary Service
• State Tobacco and Alcohol Control Service
• Public Procurement Office

See also

• List of governments of Lithuania (since 1990)
• List of governments of Lithuania (1918–1940)

References

External links

• Official website of the government of the Republic of Lithuania (English version)

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