The Ministry of Health 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 seek national unity and continue to build a state of wellbeing for all, where everyone could lead a dignified, comfortable, safe and healthy life.Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania
History The predecessor of the ministry is considered to be the Health Department under Ministry of the Interior established on 11 November 1918. The ministry in its current form was established on 17 January 1990.
Ministers
Ministry of Health Term Minister Party Cabinet Office Start date End date Time in office 1 Juozas Olekas (born 1955) Social Democratic Party Prunskienė 17 January 1990 10 January 1991 2 Šimėnas 10 January 1991 13 January 1991 3 Vagnorius 13 January 1991 21 July 1992 4 Abišala 21 July 1992 17 December 1992 5 Vytautas Kriauza (born 1955) Christian Democratic Party Lubys 17 December 1992 31 March 1993 6 Jurgis Brėdikis (born 1929) Independent Šleževičius 31 March 1993 10 November 1994 7 Antanas Vinkus (born 1942) Social Democratic Party 10 November 1994 19 March 1996 8 Stankevičius 19 March 1996 10 December 1996 9 Juozas Galdikas (born 1958) Homeland Union Vagnorius 10 December 1996 25 March 1998 10 Laurynas Stankevičius (1935–2017) Democratic Labour Party 25 March 1998 10 June 1999 11 Raimundas Alekna (born 1959) Homeland Union Paksas 10 June 1999 11 November 1999 12 Kubilius 11 November 1999 9 November 2000 13 Vinsas Janušonis (born 1950) Independent Paksas 9 November 2000 2 April 2001 14 Konstantinas Dobrovolskis (1939–2021) New Union 15 May 2001 12 July 2001 15 Brazauskas 12 July 2001 6 March 2003 16 Juozas Olekas (born 1955) Social Democratic Party 6 March 2003 14 December 2004 17 Žilvinas Padaiga (born 1956) Labour Party Brazauskas 14 December 2004 18 July 2006 18 Rimvydas Turčinskas (born 1956) Social Democratic Party Kirkilas 18 July 2006 14 July 2008 19 Gediminas Černiauskas (born 1957) 14 July 2008 9 December 2008 20 Algis Čaplikas (born 1962) Liberal and Centre UnionKubilius 9 December 2008 22 February 2010 21 Raimondas Šukys (born 1966) 22 February 2010 13 December 2012 22 Vytenis Andriukaitis (born 1951) Social Democratic Party Butkevičius 13 December 2012 10 July 2014 23 Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė (born 1954) 17 July 2014 17 February 2016 24 Juras Požela (1982–2016) 10 March 2016 16 October 2016 25 Aurelijus Veryga (born 1976) Farmers and Greens Union Skvernelis 13 December 2016 11 December 2020 26 Arūnas Dulkys (born 1972) Independent Šimonytė 11 December 2020 5 August 2024 27 Marija Jakubauskienė (born 1978) Independent Paluckas Ruginienė 12 December 2024 14 July 2026
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