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Ministry Of Transport And Communications (Lithuania)
Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania is the main institution in Lithuania, which coordinates the work of road, rail, air, water, transport, postal and electronic communications sector and implements the strategy and politics of state government. The Ministry of Transport and Communications shall be a budgetary institution financed from the State budget of the Republic of Lithuania. History When Lithuania regained its independence the new Government was formed on 22 March 1990, and the Ministry of Transport and Communications was re-established as well. From the very first days of its activities the most important tasks of the Ministry included taking over of the transport sector from the subordination of all-union ministries, creation of new transport strategy and legal system, integration of the Lithuanian transport sector into the European transport network. Ministers Role and responsibilities The Ministry seeks: * to fulfil the requ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry (collective Executive)
In constitutional usage in Commonwealth realms, a ministry (usually preceded by the definite article, i.e., the ministry) is a collective body of government ministers led by a head of government, such as a prime minister. It is described by Oxford Dictionaries as "a period of government under one prime minister". Although the term "cabinet" can in some circumstances be a synonym, a ministry can be a broader concept which might include office-holders who do not participate in cabinet meetings. Other titles can include "administration" (in the United States) or "government" (in common usage among most parliamentary systems) to describe similar collectives. The term is primarily used to describe the successive governments of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, which share a common political heritage. In the United Kingdom and Australia a new ministry begins after each election, regardless of whether the prime minister is re-elected, and whether there may have bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abišala Cabinet
Prime Minister Aleksandras Abišala Abišala Cabinet was the 4th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. It consisted of the Prime Minister and 18 government ministers. History Aleksandras Abišala was appointed the Prime Minister by the Supreme Council of Lithuania on 21 July 1992, after the previous government, headed by Gediminas Vagnorius, resigned amidst internal conflicts. The government served until the elections in October 1992, which were won by the ex-communist Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania, resigning on 26 November 1992. The government continued to serve in an acting capacity until Lubys Cabinet Lubys Cabinet was the 5th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. It consisted of the Prime Minister and 17 government ministers. History After the 1992 Lithuanian parliamentary election, Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (LDDP) had the majority in t ... started its work on 17 December 1992. Abišala Cabinet is remembered for unpopular decisions - cuts to public spending, fix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazauskas Cabinet I
The First Brazauskas Cabinet was the 12th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. It consisted of the Prime Minister and 13 government ministers. History Algirdas Brazauskas, the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania, was appointed the Prime Minister by President Valdas Adamkus on 4 July 2001, after the resignation of the previous government of Rolandas Paksas. The 12th cabinet received its mandate and started its work on 12 July 2001, after the Seimas The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas), or simply the Seimas (), is the unicameral parliament of Lithuania. The Seimas constitutes the legislative branch of government in Lithuania, enacting laws and amendmen ... gave assent to its program. The government served until the end of the term of the Eighth Seimas and returned its mandate on 15 November 2004, after the elections in October. The government continued to serve in an acting capacity until the new government (also headed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zigmantas Balčytis
Zigmantas Balčytis (born 16 November 1953 in Šilutė district municipality) is a Lithuanian politician who briefly served as acting Prime Minister of Lithuania in 2006. He took office on 1 June 2006 following the resignation of Algirdas Brazauskas, but failed to be approved by the Parliament to become Prime Minister. He was succeeded on 4 July by Gediminas Kirkilas. Balčytis was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania until 2021 and was Minister of Finance in the Brazauskas government from 2005 to 2007. On 19 October 2021, Balčytis left the SDLP and joined the newly formed party . References ''Zigmantas BALČYTIS''. European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts .... , - 1953 births Living people People from Šilutė ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paksas Cabinet II
The Second Paksas Cabinet was the 11th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. It consisted of the Prime Minister and 13 government ministers (Ministry of Government Reforms and Municipalities was merged into the Ministry of the Interior at the start of the term). History Rolandas Paksas, the leader of the Liberal Union of Lithuania, was appointed the Prime Minister by President Valdas Adamkus on 27 October 2000, after the elections earlier in October. Paksas had previously headed a Homeland Union government in 1999. The 11th government, consisting of the "New Politics" coalition led by the Liberal Union and the New Union (Social Liberals), received its mandate and started its work on 9 November 2000, after the Seimas gave assent to its program. This government was the first one formed without the Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania or the Homeland Union since 1992. The government served for less than a year before disagreements within the coalition brought it down. By the mid-June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gintaras Striaukas
Gintaras is a Lithuanian masculine given name. The feminine form is Gintarė. and may refer to: *Gintaras Ambraska (born 1975), Lithuanian judoka * Gintaras Andriuškevičius (born 1975), Lithuanian race walker * Gintaras Balčiūnas (born 1964), Lithuanian lawyer and former Minister of Justice *Gintaras Beresnevičius (1961–2006), Lithuanian historian of religions specializing in Baltic mythology *Gintaras Didžiokas (born 1966), Lithuanian politician and Member of the European Parliament *Gintaras Einikis (born 1969), Lithuanian basketball player *Gintaras Grušas (born 1961), Lithuanian–American prelate of the Catholic Church * Gintaras Jasinskas (born 1968), Lithuanian biathlete * Gintaras Janusevicius (born 1985), Lithuanian pianist *Gintaras Kadžiulis (born 1980), Lithuania basketball player and coach * Gintaras Kantvilas (born 1956), Australian lichenologist *Gintaras Karosas (born 1968), Lithuanian artist, founder and President of the non-profit organisation Europos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kubilius Cabinet I
The First Kubilius Cabinet was the 10th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. It consisted of the Prime Minister and 14 government ministers. History Andrius Kubilius of the Homeland Union was appointed the Prime Minister by President Valdas Adamkus on 3 November 1999. Kubilius was the third Prime Minister delegated by the ruling Homeland Union during the term of the Seventh Seimas, after Rolandas Paksas resigned amidst disagreements over privatization, causing his government to collapse. Only 2 ministers and the Prime Minister changed from previous cabinet (latter in was joined by Minister of Government Reforms and Municipalities). The government received its mandate and started its work on 11 November 1999, after the Seimas gave assent to its program. By spring of 2000, Moderates' parliamentary group, which will create Union of Moderate Conservatives, was formed and dissenting members of the Homeland Union (including former Prime Minister Gediminas Vagnorius) joined its ranks. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paksas Cabinet I
The First Paksas Cabinet was the 9th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. It consisted of the Prime Minister and 14 government ministers. History Rolandas Paksas of the Homeland Union was appointed the Prime Minister by President Valdas Adamkus on 1 June 1999, after the resignation of the preceding Vagnorius Cabinet. The government received its mandate and started its work on 10 June 1999, after the Seimas gave assent to its program. The government served for less than five months before it was brought down by disagreements over privatization. The government resigned on 27 October 1999 but continued to serve in an acting capacity (with Irena Degutienė as the acting Prime Minister), until the new Homeland Union government headed by Andrius Kubilius Andrius Kubilius (born 8 December 1956) is a Lithuanian politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019. He served as Prime Minister of Lithuania from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rimantas Didžiokas
Rimantas (shortened as Rimas) is a masculine Lithuanian given name. The feminine form of the name is Rimantė. Notable people with the name include: *Rimantas Astrauskas (b. 1955), physicist, ecologist, and signatory of the 1990 Act * Rimantas Jonas Dagys (born 1957), Lithuanian chemist and politician, member of Seimas (1992–1996, 1996–2000), since 2008 minister *Rimantas Dichavičius (born 1937), Lithuanian photographer *Rimantas Driežis (born 1959), Lithuanian painter *Rimantas Dūda (born 1953), Lithuanian painter *Rimantas Grigas (born 1962), Lithuanian basketball coach, currently signed with Žalgiris Kaunas *Rimantas Kaukėnas (born 1977), Lithuanian basketballplayer *Rimantas Sakalauskas (b. 1951), Lithuanian sculptor and a recipient of the Lithuanian National Prize * Rimantas Antanas Stankevičius (1944–1990), cosmonaut *Rimantas Šidlauskas (born 1962), diplomat, ambassador *Rimantas Šulskis (1943–1995), Lithuanian sculptor and painter * Rimantas T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vagnorius Cabinet II
The Second Vagnorius Cabinet was the 8th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. It consisted of the Prime Minister and 17 government ministers. History Gediminas Vagnorius was appointed the Prime Minister by President Algirdas Brazauskas on 4 December 1996, after the Homeland Union decisively won the elections in October. It was the second time Vagnorius was appointed the Prime Minister, having previously led the 3rd government between 1991 and 1992. The government received its mandate and started its work on 10 December 1996, after the Seimas gave assent to its program. In 1998, number of ministries (and ministers) was reduced from 17 to 14. Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Economy were merged into the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Construction and Urbanistics, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Forestry were merged into Ministry of Environment. The government served for almost three years before resigning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algis Žvaliauskas
Algis is a Lithuanian male given name, an abbreviation of Algimantas. Notable people with the name include: *Algis Budrys (1931–2008), Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor and critic *Algis Ignatavicius (born 1931), Lithuanian-Australian basketball player *Algis Jankauskas (born 1982), Lithuanian footballer *Algis Kizys (born 1960), American bass guitarist *Algis Matulionis (born 1947), actor and screenwriter *Algis Oleknavicius (born 1947), cyclist *Algis Skačkauskas (1955–2009), Lithuanian painter *Algis Uždavinys Algis Uždavinys (1962–2010) was a prolific Lithuanian philosopher and scholar. His work pioneered the hermeneutical comparative study of Egyptian and Greek religions, especially their esoteric relations to Semitic religions, and in particula ... (1962–2010), Lithuanian philosopher and scholar {{given name Lithuanian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
