Ministry of Justice (Lithuania)

The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania () was established in 1918. Its departments include European Law, prisons, state-guaranteed legal aid services in several major Lithuania cities, a patent bureau, consumer rights protection, the Law Institute, the Metrology Inspectorate, state enterprise and legal information centers, and forensic science.

History The Ministry of Justice was first established on 11 November 1918. Its first minister was Petras Leonas.

Agencies The Transport Accident and Incident Investigation Division (TAAID) investigates transport disasters.

Ministers

Ministry of Justice Term Minister Party Cabinet Office Start date End date Time in office 1 Pranas Kūris (born 1938) Independent Prunskienė 23 March 1990https://tm.lrv.lt/lt/apie-ministerija/istorija-1/ 10 January 1991 2 Independent Šimėnas 10 January 1991 13 January 1991 3 Vytautas Pakalniškis (born 1944) Independent Vagnorius 13 January 1991 21 July 1992 4 Zenonas Juknevičius (1949–2026) Independent Abišala 21 July 1992 17 December 1992 5 Jonas Prapiestis (born 1952) Independent Lubys 17 December 1992 31 March 1993 6 Independent Šleževičius 31 March 1993 17 March 1996 acting Vidmantas Žiemelis (born 1962) Homeland Union Stankevičius 19 March 1996 23 April 1996 8 Albertas Valys (born 1953) Homeland Union 23 April 1996 10 December 1996 9 Vytautas Pakalniškis (born 1944) Independent Vagnorius 10 December 1996 10 June 1999 10 Gintaras Balčiūnas (born 1964) Independent Paksas 10 June 1999 11 November 1999 11 Independent Kubilius 11 November 1999 9 November 2000 12 Gintautas Bartkus (born 1966) Independent Paksas 9 November 2000 12 July 2001 13 Vytautas Markevičius (born 1962) Independent Brazauskas 12 July 2001 14 December 2004 14 Gintautas Bužinskas (born 1960) Labour Party Brazauskas 14 December 2004 18 July 2006 15 Petras Baguška (born 1956) Independent Kirkilas 18 July 2006 9 December 2008 16 Remigijus Šimašius (born 1974) Liberal MovementKubilius 9 December 2008 13 December 2012 17 Juozas Bernatonis (born 1953) Social Democratic Party Butkevičius 13 December 2012 13 December 2016 18 Milda Vainiutė (born 1962) Independent Skvernelis 13 December 2016 6 March 2018 19 Elvinas Jankevičius (born 1976) Farmers and Greens Union 15 May 2018 11 December 2020 20 Ewelina Dobrowolska (born 1988) Freedom Party Šimonytė 11 December 2020 12 December 2024 21 Rimantas Mockus (born 1977) Independent Paluckas 12 December 2024 25 September 2025 22 Rita Tamašunienė (born 1973) Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania Ruginienė 25 September 2025 Incumbent

Ministry of Justice (Lithuania)

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