The Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos vidaus reikalų ministerija) is charged with the oversight of public safety, border protection, migration control, emergency response, public administration and governance, the

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, and local and regional development initiatives. Its operations are authorized by the

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, decrees issued by the

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and

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, and laws passed by the

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(Parliament). The current head of the ministry is

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History

In 1918, after the formation of the first Government of Lithuania, the Ministry of the Interior was also established. The ministry operated in Kaunas until 1940, when Soviet invasion of the Baltics occurred. On 26 August 1940, the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs of the

Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic The Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (Lithuanian SSR; lt, Lietuvos Tarybų Socialistinė Respublika; russian: Литовская Советская Социалистическая Республика, Litovskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialistiche ...

was established, which, on 14 March 1946, became the Ministry of the Interior of the LSSR. It was subordinated to the

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and the

Council of Ministers of the Lithuanian SSR The Council of Ministers of the Lithuanian SSR ( lt, Lietuvos TSR Ministrų Taryba) or Council of People's Commissars in 1940–46 ( lt, Lietuvos TSR Liaudies Komisarų Taryba) was the cabinet (executive branch) of the Lithuanian SSR, one of the rep ...

. On 17 March 1990, the Government of the independent Republic of Lithuania was formed and the Ministry of the Interior was restored.

Structure

* Migration Department *General Help Center *Department of Civil Protection *

Financial Crime Investigation Service The Financial Crime Investigation Service or FNTT ( lt, Finansinių nusikaltimų tyrimo tarnyba) is a Lithuanian law enforcement agency under the Ministry of the Interior. It is primarily responsible for investigating the financial crime and mone ...

*Population Register Service *Department of Informatics and Communications *Police Department * Fire Protection and Rescue Department * Regional Development Department * Investigation Department * Fire Rescue School * Management Security Department *

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* Civil Service Department * Public Security Service

Institutions under the ministry

Lyceum

The General Povilas Plechavicius Cadet Lyceum ( lt, Generolo Povilo Plechavičiaus kadetų licėjus) is a specialized

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based in

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responsible for the training of young students. It serves under the Ministry of the Interior and

Kaunas City Municipality Kaunas (; ; also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the largest city and the centre of a county in the Duchy of Trakai ...

. The school started its activities as a Young Warrior club in 1994, becoming the “Lūšiukai” school in 2005. In September 2012, the school was reformed from a non-formal educational institution. In 2013, the school was named General

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Cadet School and in 2015 it was named General Povilas Plechavičius Cadet Lyceum. Students from all cities and districts in Lithuania study at the lyceum. Pupils studying in lyceum generally go into higher education (

General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania The General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania (''Generolo Jono Žemaičio Lietuvos karo akademija'') is a state-sponsored institution of higher learning based in Vilnius, Lithuania. It was founded in 1994 by the Lithuanian Seimas, and ...

and Mykolas Riomeris University), as well as professional military service. In March 2018, the director of the lyceum was dismissed from office for a period of 3 months due to suspicions of abuse of office. In January 2021, Lithuanian military cadets were given a virtual tour of the American 2nd Battalion,

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Wind Orchestra

Representative Wind Orchestra of the Ministry of the Interior () is the only police band in

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

. It was first founded in 1935 as the wind orchestra of the Kaunas Police Department, led by Julius Radžiūnas as the first conductor. When Lithuania regained its independence, it was restored and resumed its activities under the direction of Algirdas Kazimieras Radzevičius. In 2008, the band was granted the status of a concert institution.

Ministers

References

Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania

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