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:Ministry of Education and Science (Lithuania)

{{Short description|Government ministry of Lithuania}}

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| agency_name = Ministry of Education, Science and Sport

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| nativename = {{langx|lt|Švietimo, mokslo ir sporto ministerija}}

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| picture = Svietimo ministerija by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg

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| picture_caption = Headquarters of the Ministry of Education

| formed = {{Start date and years ago|1918|11|11|df=y}}

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| jurisdiction = Government of Lithuania

| headquarters = A. Volano 2/7, Senamiestis,
01118 Vilnius

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| employees = 257 permanent employees
(January 2021)[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]

| budget = {{increase}}€2.278 billion (2024)[https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/2c0ab1d094f911eea70ce7cabd08f150 LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS 2024 METŲ VALSTYBĖS BIUDŽETO ASIGNAVIMAI]

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| minister1_pfo = Raminta Popovienė

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The Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Lithuania ({{langx|lt|Lietuvos Respublikos švietimo, mokslo ir sporto 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 prosecute state administration functions and realize state policy in education, science, studies branches.[http://www.smm.lt/en Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania]

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.{{cite web|title=Kaip gimė pirmoji Lietuvos Vyriausybė|trans-title=How the first Government of Lithuania was born|url=https://kauno.diena.lt/naujienos/lietuva/politika/kaip-gime-pirmoji-lietuvos-vyriausybe-837061|date=11 November 2017|access-date=9 July 2023|language=lt|website=Kauno Diena}} Its first minister was Jonas Yčas.

Ministers

{{legend2|#008B8B|Christian Democratic Party}}

{{legend2|#FFA07A|Democratic Labour Party}}

{{legend2|#00CED1|Homeland Union}}

{{legend2|#0000CD|Labour Party}}

{{legend2|#FFA500|Liberal Movement}}

{{legend2|#ADD8E6|New Union}}

{{legend2|#E80000|Social Democratic Party}}

{{legend2|#C0C0C0|Independent}}

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rowspan="1" style=background:#00CED1; color:white"| 1

| Vytautas Knašys
(born 1937)

| Homeland Union

| Prunskienė

| 17 January 1990

| 10 January 1991

| {{age in years and days|1990|1|17|1991|1|10}}

rowspan="1" style=background:#C0C0C0; color:white"| 2

| Darius Kuolys
(born 1962)

| Independent

| Šimėnas

| 10 January 1991

| 13 January 1991

| {{age in years and days|1991|1|10|1991|1|13}}

rowspan="1" style=background:#C0C0C0; color:white"| 3

| Darius Kuolys
(born 1962)

| Independent

| Vagnorius

| 13 January 1991

| 21 July 1992

| {{age in years and days|1991|1|13|1992|7|21}}

rowspan="1" style=background:#C0C0C0; color:white"| 4

| Darius Kuolys
(born 1962)

| Independent

| Abišala

| 21 July 1992

| 17 December 1992

| {{age in years and days|1992|7|21|1992|12|17}}

rowspan="1" style=background:#FFA07A; color:white"| 5

| Dainius Trinkūnas
(1931-1996)

| Democratic Labour Party

| Lubys

| 17 December 1992

| 31 March 1993

| {{age in years and days|1992|12|17|1993|3|31}}

colspan="7" | Ministry of Education and Science
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rowspan="1" style=background:#C0C0C0; color:white"| 6

| Vladislavas Domarkas
(1939-2016)

| Independent

| Šleževičius

| 31 March 1993

| 19 March 1996

| {{age in years and days|1993|3|31|1996|3|19}}

rowspan="1" style=background:#C0C0C0; color:white"| 7

| Vladislavas Domarkas
(1939-2016)

| Independent

| Stankevičius

| 19 March 1996

| 10 December 1996

| {{age in years and days|1996|3|19|1996|12|10}}

rowspan="1" style=background:#008B8B; color:white"| 8

| Zigmas Zinkevičius
(1925-2018)

| Christian Democratic Party

| rowspan="2" | Vagnorius

| 10 December 1996

| 1 May 1998

| {{age in years and days|1996|12|10|1998|5|1}}

rowspan="1" style=background:#00CED1; color:white"| 9

| Kornelijus Platelis
(born 1951)

| Homeland Union

| 1 May 1998

| 10 June 1999

| {{age in years and days|1998|5|1|1999|6|10}}

rowspan="1" style=background:#00CED1; color:white"| 10

| Kornelijus Platelis
(born 1951)

| Homeland Union

| Paksas

| 10 June 1999

| 11 November 1999

| {{age in years and days|1999|6|10|1999|11|11}}

rowspan="1" style=background:#00CED1; color:white"| 11

| Kornelijus Platelis
(born 1951)

| Homeland Union

| Kubilius

| 11 November 1999

| 9 November 2000

| {{age in years and days|1999|11|11|2000|11|9}}

rowspan="1" style=background:#ADD8E6; color:white"| 12

| Algirdas Monkevičius
(born 1956)

| New Union

| Paksas

| 9 November 2000

| 12 July 2001

| {{age in years and days|2000|11|9|2001|7|12}}

rowspan="1" style=background:#ADD8E6; color:white"| 13

| Algirdas Monkevičius
(born 1956)

| New Union

| Brazauskas

| 12 July 2001

| 14 December 2004

| {{age in years and days|2001|7|12|2004|12|14}}

rowspan="1" style=background:#E80000; color:white"| 14

| Remigijus Motuzas
(born 1956)

| Social Democratic Party

| Brazauskas

| 14 December 2004

| 18 July 2006

| {{age in years and days|2004|12|14|2006|7|18}}

rowspan="1" style=background:#E80000; color:white"| 15

| Roma Žakaitienė
(born 1956)

| Social Democratic Party

| rowspan="2" | Kirkilas

| 18 July 2006

| 27 May 2008

| {{age in years and days|2006|7|18|2008|5|27}}

rowspan="1" style=background:#ADD8E6; color:white"| 16

| Algirdas Monkevičius
(born 1956)

| New Union

| 27 May 2008

| 9 December 2008

| {{age in years and days|2008|5|27|2008|12|9}}

rowspan="1" style=background:#FFA500; color:white"| 17

| Gintaras Steponavičius
(born 1967)

| Liberal Movement

| Kubilius

| 9 December 2008

| 13 December 2012

| {{age in years and days|2008|12|9|2012|12|13}}

rowspan="1" style=background:#0000CD; color:white"| 18

| Dainius Pavalkis
(born 1960)

| Labour Party

| rowspan="2" | Butkevičius

| 13 December 2012

| 11 May 2015

| {{age in years and days|2012|12|13|2015|5|11}}

rowspan="1" style=background:#0000CD; color:white"| 19

| Audronė Pitrėnienė
(born 1958)

| Labour Party

| 2 June 2015

| 13 December 2016

| {{age in years and days|2015|6|2|2016|12|13}}

colspan="7" | Ministry of Education, Science and Sport
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rowspan="1" style=background:#C0C0C0; color:white"| 20

| Jurgita Petrauskienė
(born 1975)

| Independent

| rowspan="2" | Skvernelis

| 13 December 2016

| 7 December 2018

| {{age in years and days|2016|12|13|2018|12|7}}

rowspan="1" style=background:#C0C0C0; color:white"| 21

| Algirdas Monkevičius
(born 1956)

| Independent

| 15 January 2019

| 11 December 2020

| {{age in years and days|2019|1|15|2020|12|11}}

rowspan="1" style=background:#00CED1; color:white"| 22

| Jurgita Šiugždinienė
(born 1972)

| Homeland Union

| rowspan="3" | Šimonytė

| 11 December 2020

| 23 May 2023

| {{age in years and days|2020|12|11|2023|5|23}}

rowspan="1" style=background:#C0C0C0; color:white"| 23

| Gintautas Jakštas
(born 1990)

| Independent (supported by Homeland Union)

| 4 July 2023

| 9 April 2024

| {{age in years and days|2023|7|4|2024|4|9}}

rowspan="1" style=background:#00CED1; color:white"| 24

| Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė
(born 1984)

| Homeland Union

| 27 June 2024

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References

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