The Ministry of Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania () 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.Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania
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. 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. A separate Ministry of Economy was established on 17 January 1990. Its areas of responsibility and the name changed several times in 1990s. On 1 January 2019, it was renamed to the Ministry of Economy and Innovation.
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
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 2 Vytas Navickas (born 1952) Popular Peasant's Union Šimėnas 10 January 1991 13 January 1991 3 Vytas Navickas (born 1952) Popular Peasant's Union Vagnorius 13 January 1991 30 May 1991 4 Albertas Šimėnas (born 1950) Christian Democratic Party 30 May 1991 21 July 1992 5 Vytas Navickas (born 1952) Popular Peasant's Union Abišala 21 July 1992 17 December 1992 6 Julius Veselka (1943-2012) Democratic Labour Party Lubys 17 December 1992 31 March 1993 7 Julius Veselka (1943-2012) Democratic Labour Party Šleževičius 31 March 1993 9 June 1994 8 Aleksandras Vasiliauskas (1940-2016) Democratic Labour Party 9 June 1994 5 October 1995 9 Vytas Navickas (born 1952) Independent 5 October 1995 19 March 1996 10 Antanas Kaminskas (born 1953) Democratic Labour Party Stankevičius 19 March 1996 10 December 1996 11 Vincas Babilius (1937-2003) Homeland Union Vagnorius 10 December 1996 10 June 1999 12 Eugenijus Maldeikis (born 1958) Independent Paksas 10 June 1999 11 November 1999 13 Valentinas Milaknis (born 1947) Independent Kubilius 11 November 1999 9 November 2000 14 Eugenijus Maldeikis (born 1958) Liberal Union Paksas 9 November 2000 14 February 2001 15 Eugenijus Gentvilas (born 1960) Liberal Union 15 February 2001 12 July 2001 16 Petras Čėsna (born 1945) Social Democratic Party Brazauskas 12 July 2001 14 December 2004 17 Viktoras Uspaskich (born 1959) Labour Party Brazauskas 14 December 2004 21 June 2005 18 Kęstutis Daukšys (born 1960) Labour Party 29 June 2005 18 July 2006 19 Vytas Navickas (born 1952) Independent Kirkilas 18 July 2006 9 December 2008 20 Dainius Kreivys (born 1970) Homeland Union Kubilius 9 December 2008 17 March 2011 21 Rimantas Žylius (born 1973) Homeland Union 17 March 2011 13 December 2012 22 Birutė Vėsaitė (born 1951) Social Democratic Party Butkevičius 13 December 2012 3 June 2013 23 Evaldas Gustas (born 1959) Social Democratic Party 11 June 2013 13 December 2016 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 25 Virginijus Sinkevičius (born 1990) Farmers and Greens Union 28 November 2017 30 November 2019 26 Rimantas Sinkevičius (born 1952) Social Democratic Labour Party 30 June 2020 11 December 2020 27 Aušrinė Armonaitė (born 1989) Freedom Party Šimonytė 11 December 2020 Incumbent
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