The Ministry of Agriculture 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 prosecute state policy realization and coordination in ranges of land, food, fishery, village development, agriculture.Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania The current head of the Ministry is Kęstutis Navickas.

History The ministry was first established on 11 November 1918, as the Ministry of Agriculture and State Assets () of the Republic of Lithuania. Its first minister was Juozas Tūbelis. It was renamed to the Ministry of Agriculture on 21 June 1924.

Corruption scandals Lithuania’s Ministry of Agriculture, along with its affiliated agencies and state-owned enterprises under the Ministry’s supervision, has been involved in multiple corruption scandals, including a record-breaking bribery case in 2025.

Ministers

Ministry of Agriculture and State Wealth Term Minister for Agriculture and State Wealth Office Political Party Cabinet A third government of the Republic of Lithuania did not have the minister for agriculture, thus, cabinets shift from second to fourth. Prime Minister Start Date End Date Duration 1 Juozas Tūbelis (1882-1939) 1918-11-11 1918-12-26 Nationalist Union #1 Voldemaras 2 Juozas Tūbelis (1882-1939) 1918-12-26 1919-03-05 Nationalist Union #2 Sleževičius 3 Aleksandras Stulginskis (1882-1939) 1919-04-12 1919-10-07 Christian Democratic Party #4 Sleževičius 4 Juozas Tūbelis (1882-1939) 1919-10-07 1920-06-19 Nationalist Union #5 Galvanauskas 5 Jonas Pranas Aleksa (1879-1955) 1920-06-19 1922-02-02 Independent #6 Grinius 6 Jonas Pranas Aleksa (1879-1955) 1922-02-02 1923-02-22 Independent #7 Galvanauskas 7 Jonas Pranas Aleksa (1879-1955) 1923-02-22 1923-06-29 Independent #8 Galvanauskas Ministry of Agriculture Term Minister for Agriculture Office Political Party Cabinet Prime Minister Start Date End Date Duration 8 Mykolas Krupavičius (1885-1970) 1923-06-29 1924-06-18 Independent #9 Galvanauskas 9 Mykolas Krupavičius (1885-1970) 1924-06-18 1925-02-04 Independent #10 Tumėnas 10 Mykolas Krupavičius (1885-1970) 1925-02-04 1925-09-25 Independent #11 Petrulis 11 Mykolas Krupavičius (1885-1970) 1925-09-25 1926-06-15 Independent #12 Bistras 12 Mykolas Krupavičius (1885-1970) 1926-06-15 1926-12-17 Independent #13 Sleževičius 13 Jonas Pranas Aleksa (1879-1955) 1926-12-17 1929-09-23 Independent #14 Voldemaras 14 Jonas Pranas Aleksa (1879-1955) 1929-09-23 1934-06-12 Independent #15 Tūbelis 15 Jonas Pranas Aleksa (1879-1955) 1934-06-12 1935-09-06 Independent #16 Tūbelis 16 Stasys Putvinskis (1898-1942) 1935-09-06 1938-03-24 Independent #17 Tūbelis 17 Juozas Tūbelis (1882-1939) 1938-03-24 1938-11-01 Nationalist Union #18 Mironas 18 Vladas Mironas (1880-1953) 1938-11-01 1938-12-05 Nationalist Union 19 Juozas Skaisgiris (1901-1977) 1938-12-05 1939-03-28 Nationalist Union #19 Mironas 20 Jurgis Krikščiūnas (1894-1947) 1939-03-28 1939-11-21 Popular Peasants' Union #20 Černius 21 Juozas Audėnas (1898-1982) 1939-11-21 1940-06-15 Popular Peasants' Union #21 Merkys People's Commissariat of Agriculture Term People's Commissioner for Agriculture Office Political Party Cabinet Prime Minister Start Date End Date Duration 22 Matas Mickis (1896-1960) 1940-06-15 1941-01-31 Communist Party #22 Gedvilas 23 Bronius Pušinis (1888-1967) 1941-01-31 1944-01-07 Communist Party 24 Jonas Laurinaitis (1900-1981) 1944-01-07 1945-09-10 Communist Party 25 Vladas Vildžiūnas (1909-1962) 1945-09-10 1947-03-13 Communist Party 26 Kazimieras Liaudis (1901-1989) 1947-03-13 1950-07-29 Communist Party 27 Vladas Augustinaitis (1898-1976) 1950-07-29 1954-01-01 Communist Party 28 Vladas Augustinaitis (1898-1976) 1954-01-01 1956-05-10 Communist Party 29 Vytautas Vazalinskas (1910-1984) 1956-05-10 1965-04-07 Communist Party #23 Šumauskas 30 Medardas Grigaliūnas (1925-2014) 1965-04-07 1967-04-14 Communist Party 31 Medardas Grigaliūnas (1925-2014) 1967-04-14 1981-01-16 Communist Party #24 Maniušis 32 Medardas Grigaliūnas (1925-2014) 1981-01-16 1986-01-02 Communist Party #25 Songaila 33 Juozas Bernatavičius (Born in 1969) 1986-01-02 1990-01-17 Communist Party #26 Sakalauskas Ministry of Agriculture Term Minister for Agriculture Office Political Party Cabinet Prime Minister Start Date End Date Duration 34 Vytautas Knašys (Born in 1937) 1990-01-17 1991-01-10 Homeland Union #27 Prunskienė 35 Vytautas Knašys (Born in 1937) 1991-01-10 1991-01-13 Homeland Union #28 Šimėnas 36 Rimvydas Survila (Born in 1939) 1991-01-13 1992-07-21 Homeland Union #29 Vagnorius 37 Rimvydas Survila (Born in 1939) 1992-07-21 1992-12-17 Homeland Union #30 Vagnorius 38 Rimantas Karazija (1936-2012) 1992-12-17 1993-03-31 Independent #31 Lubys 39 Rimantas Karazija (1936-2012) 1993-03-31 1994-09-26 Independent #32 Šleževičius 40 Vytautas Einoris (1930-2019) 1994-09-26 1996-03-19 Democratic Labour Party 41 Vytautas Einoris (1930-2019) 1996-03-19 1996-12-10 Democratic Labour Party #33 Stankevičius Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Term Minister for Agriculture and Forestry Office Political Party Cabinet Prime Minister Start Date End Date Duration 42 Edvardas Makelis (Born in 1954) 1996-12-10 1999-06-10 Independent #34 Vagnorius Ministry of Agriculture Term Minister for Agriculture Office Political Party Cabinet Prime Minister Start Date End Date Duration 43 Edvardas Makelis (Born in 1954) 1999-06-10 1999-11-11 Independent #35 Paksas 44 Edvardas Makelis (Born in 1954) 1999-11-11 2000-11-09 Independent #36 Kubilius 45 Kęstutis Kristinaitis (Born in 1961) 2000-11-09 2001-07-12 Independent #37 Paksas 46 Kęstutis Kristinaitis (Born in 1961) 2001-07-12 2001-10-03 Independent #38 Brazauskas 47 Jeronimas Kraujelis (Born in 1938) 2001-10-03 2004-12-14 New Union 48 Kazimira Danutė Prunskienė (1943-2026) 2004-12-14 2006-07-18 Popular Peasant's Union #39 Brazauskas 49 Kazimira Danutė Prunskienė (1943-2026) 2006-07-18 2008-12-09 Popular Peasant's Union #40 Kirkilas 50 Kazimieras Starkevičius (Born 1956) 2006-07-18 2008-12-09 Homeland Union #41 Kubilius 51 Vigilijus Jukna (Born in 1968) 2008-12-09 2014-07-17 Labour Party #42 Butkevičius 52 Virginija Baltraitienė (Born in 1958) 2014-07-17 2016-12-13 Labour Party 53 Bronius Markauskas (Born in 1960) 2016-12-13 2018-05-15 Farmers and Greens Union #43 Saulius Skvernelis 54 Giedrius Surplys (Born in 1980) 2018-05-15 2019-08-07 Farmers and Greens Union 55 Andrius Palionis (Born in 1975) 2019-08-07 2020-12-11 Social Democratic Labour Party 56 Kęstutis Navickas (Born in 1970) 2020-12-11 2024-08-05 Homeland Union #44 Šimonytė 57 Kazys Starkevičius (Born in 1956) 2024-08-05 2024-12-12 Homeland Union 58 Ignas Hofmanas (Born in 1984) 2024-12-12 2025-09-25 Independent(endorsed by PPNA) #45 Paluckas 59 Andrius Palionis (Born in 1975) 2025-09-25 Incumbent Independent(endorsed by PPNA) #46 Ruginienė

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