List of governments of Lithuania (1918–1940)

The list gives the composition of the governments of the Republic of Lithuania from 1918 to 1940. During that period Lithuania was an independent republic. From 1918 to December 1926 it was a democracy and the governments were formed from members of various parties. After the coup of 1926, Lithuania was ruled by authoritarian Antanas Smetona and his party, the Lithuanian National Union. Only the last two governments included members from the opposition.

Sources sometimes give conflicting data about the ministers, especially from the early governments. That is because those governments were short-lived, formed during the time of war, and not well documented.

Governments Ministry 1st Government November 11, 1918 December 26, 1918 2nd Government December 26, 1918 March 5, 1919 3rd Government March 12, 1919 April 12, 1919 Prime Minister Augustinas Voldemaras Mykolas Sleževičius Pranas Dovydaitis Foreign Affairs Augustinas Voldemaras Internal Affairs Vladas Stašinskas Jonas Vileišis Aleksandras Stulginskis Defense Augustinas VoldemarasTo December 19, 1919 and Mykolas VelykisFrom December 24, 1918There is conflicting data about this minister. In this case Banevičius (1991) was followed. Mykolas Velykis Antanas MerkysHeld the title of Director Justice Petras Leonas Liudas Noreika FinanceDuring the 1st, 5th, and 6th Governments, was named Ministry of Finance, Commerce, and Industry Martynas Yčas Commerce and IndustryDuring the 1st, 5th, and 6th Governments, was part of Ministry of Finance, Commerce, and Industry Jonas Šimkus Agriculture and State Resources Juozas Tūbelis Povilas MatulionisHeld the title of Deputy Minister Education Jonas Yčas Mykolas Biržiška Jonas Yčas Provision and Public Work Vladas Stašinskas Juozas PaknysActing Director Aleksandras Stulginskis Communications Matynas Yčas Jonas Šimoliūnas Without Portfolio for Belarusian Affairs Juozapas Voronko Without Portfolio for Jewish Affairs Jocob Wygodsky Without Portfolio Aleksandras Stulginskis Ministry 4th Government April 12, 1919 October 2, 1919 5th Government October 7, 1919 June 15, 1920 6th Government June 19, 1920 January 18, 1922 Prime Minister Mykolas SleževičiusAlso acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Ernestas Galvanauskas Kazys Grinius Foreign Affairs Augustinas Voldemaras Juozas Purickis, Vladas Jurgutis,Acting, from June 19, 1921 Petras Klimas,Acting, from December 20, 1921 and Vladas JurgutisFrom January 1, 1922There is conflicting data about this minister. In this case Lietuva (2008) was followed. Internal Affairs Petras Leonas Eliziejus Draugelis Rapolas Skipitis Defense Antanas Merkys and Povilas ŽadeikisActing, from August 21, 1919 Pranas Liatukas Konstantinas Žukas and Jonas ŠimkusFrom April 7 or 11, 1921 Justice Liudas Noreika Vincas Karoblis Finance Jonas Vileišis Ernestas Galvanauskas Commerce, and Industry Jonas Šimkus   Agriculture and State Resources Aleksandras Stulginskis Juozas Tūbelis Jonas Pranas Aleksa Education Juozas Tūbelis Kazys Bizauskas Supply and Provision Steponas Kairys Labor and Social Security Juozas Paknys Communications Valdemaras Čarneckis Ernestas GalvanauskasActing Without Portfolio for Belarusian Affairs Juozapas Voronko Dominik Semashko Without Portfolio for Jewish Affairs Max Soloveitzik Without Portfolio Jokūbas Šernas Ministry 7th Government February 2, 1922 February 22, 1923 8th Government February 22, 1923 June 28, 1923 9th Government June 29, 1923 June 17, 1924 Prime Minister Ernestas Galvanauskas Foreign Affairs Vladas Jurgutis and Ernestas GalvanauskasFrom September 28, 1922 Ernestas Galvanauskas Internal Affairs Kazimieras Oleka Karolis Žalkauskas Defense Balys Sližys Justice Vincas Karoblis Antanas Tumėnas Finance, Commerce, and IndustryRenamed to Ministry of Finance after the 8th Government Jonas Dobkevičius and Vytautas PetrulisFrom August 21, 1922 Vytautas Petrulis Agriculture and State ResourcesRenamed to Ministry of Agriculture during the 9th Government Jonas Pranas Aleksa Mykolas Krupavičius Education Petras Juodakis Leonas Bistras Communications Petras Vileišis Benediktas Tomaševičius Tomas Norus-Naruševičius Without Portfolio for Belarusian Affairs Dominik Semashko Ernestas Galvanauskas Without Portfolio for Jewish Affairs Max Soloveitzik till April 1922, then Julius Brutzkus Bernard Naftal Friedman Simon RosenbaumResigned on February 12, 1924; Chancery closed on March 19, 1924 Ministry 10th GovernmentJune 18, 1924 January 27, 1925 11th GovernmentFebruary 4, 1925 September 19, 1925 12th GovernmentSeptember 25, 1925 May 31, 1926 Prime Minister Antanas Tumėnas Vytautas Petrulis Leonas Bistras Foreign Affairs Voldemaras Čarneckis Mečislovas Reinys and Leonas BistrasFrom April 21, 1926 Internal Affairs Antanas Tumėnas and Zigmas StarkusFrom July 8, 1924 Antanas Endziulaitis Defense Teodoras Daukantas Leonas Bistras Justice Antanas Tumėnas Vincas Karoblis Finance Vytautas Petrulis Petras Karvelis Agriculture and State ResourcesRenamed just to Ministry of Agriculture during the 11th and 12th Governments Mykolas Krupavičius Education Leonas Bistras Kazys Jokantas Communications Balys Sližys Ministry 13th Government June 15, 1926 December 17, 1926 14th Government December 17, 1926 September 19, 1929 15th Government September 23, 1929 June 8, 1934 Prime Minister Mykolas Sleževičius Augustinas Voldemaras Juozas Tūbelis Foreign Affairs Mykolas Sleževičius Augustinas Voldemaras Juozas Tūbelis and Dovas ZauniusFrom November 8, 1929 Internal Affairs Vladas Požėla Ignas Musteikis Ignas Musteika, Petras Aravičius,From November 30, 1929 and Steponas RusteikaFrom April 1, 1931 Defense Juozas Papečkys Antanas Merkys, Teodoras Daukantas,From August 9, 1927 and Augustinas VoldemarasActing, from November 22, 1928 Jonas Variakojis and Balys GiedraitisFrom June 27, 1930 Justice Mykolas Sleževičius Stasys Šilingas and Aleksandras ŽilinskasFrom February 4, 1928 Aleksandras Žilinskas Finance Albinas Rimka Petras Karvelis and Juozas TūbelisFrom May 3, 1927 Juozas Tūbelis Agriculture Jurgis Kirkščiūnas Jonas Pranas Aleksa Education Vincas Čepinskis Leonas Bistras and Konstantinas Šakenis Konstantinas Šakenis Communications Benediktas Tomaševičius Juozas Jankevičius, Stasys Čiurlionis,Director, from May 3, 1927 to February 4, 1928. Minister, from February 4, 1928 and Jonas VariakojisDirector, from November 22, 1928 Vytautas Vileišis Ministry 16th Government June 12, 1934 September 6, 1935 17th Government September 6, 1935 March 24, 1938 18th Government March 24, 1938 December 5, 1938 Prime Minister Juozas Tūbelis Vladas Mironas Foreign Affairs Stasys Lozoraitis Internal Affairs Steponas Rusteika Julius Čaplikas Silvestras Leonas Defense Petras Šniukšta Petras Šniukšta and Stasys DirmantasFrom November 1, 1935 Stasys Raštikis Justice Stasys Šilingas Boleslovas Masiulis and Vladas StašinskasFrom October 1, 1938 Finance Juozas Tūbelis Julius Indrišiūnas Agriculture Jonas Pranas Aleksa Stasys Putvinskis Juozas Tūbelis and Vladas MironasActing, from October 1, 1938 Education Juozas Tonkūnas Communications Jokūbas Stanišauskas Ministry 19th Government December 5, 1938 March 27, 1939 20th Government March 28, 1939 November 21, 1939 21st Government November 21, 1939 June 15, 1940 Prime Minister Vladas Mironas Jonas Černius Antanas Merkys Foreign Affairs Juozas Urbšys Internal Affairs Silvestras Leonas Kazys Skučas Defense Kazys Musteikis Justice Jonas GudauskisAntanas Tamošaitis Finance Julius Indrišiūnas Jonas Sutkus Ernestas Galvanauskas Agriculture Juozas Skaisgiris Jurgis Krikščiūnas Juozas Audėnas Education Juozas Tonkūnas Leonas Bistras Kazys Jokantas Communications Kazys Germanas Jonas Mailiūnas

Notes

References