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.

Brazauskas Cabinet I
2001–2004
Date formedJuly 12, 2001 (2001-07-12)
Date dissolvedDecember 14, 2004 (2004-12-14)
People and organisations
Head of stateValdas Adamkus (2001–2003)
Rolandas Paksas (2003–2004)
Valdas Adamkus (2004)
Head of governmentAlgirdas Brazauskas
Member partiesSocial Democratic Party of Lithuania, New Union (Social Liberals)[1]
Status in legislature
Opposition partiesLiberal Union of Lithuania, Homeland Union, United parliamentary group (Lithuanian Centre Union, Modern Christian-Democratic Union) (2001–2003)[2][3]

Liberal and Centre Union, Homeland Union (2003–2004)[4]
Opposition leaderRolandas Paksas (2001),[5]
Gintaras Steponavičius (2001–2002)[6][7]
History
Legislature term(s)Eighth Seimas
PredecessorPaksas Cabinet II
SuccessorBrazauskas Cabinet II

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 gave assent to its program.[8]

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 Brazauskas) started its work on 14 December 2004.

Cabinet

The following ministers served on the First Brazauskas Cabinet.[8]

Position Name Party From To
Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 12 July 2001 14 December 2004
Ministry of Agriculture Kęstutis Kristinaitis Independent 12 July 2001 21 September 2001[9]
Jeronimas Kraujelis New Union (Social Liberals) 3 October 2001 14 December 2004
Ministry of Culture Roma Dovydėnienė Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 12 July 2001 14 December 2004
Ministry of Economy Petras Čėsna Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 12 July 2001 14 December 2004
Ministry of Education and Science Algirdas Monkevičius New Union (Social Liberals) 12 July 2001 14 December 2004
Ministry of Environment Arūnas Kundrotas Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 12 July 2001 14 December 2004
Ministry of Finance Dalia Grybauskaitė Independent 12 July 2001 30 April 2004[10]
Algirdas Butkevičius Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 4 May 2004 14 December 2004
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Antanas Valionis New Union (Social Liberals) 12 July 2001 14 December 2004
Ministry of Health Konstantinas Dobrovolskis New Union (Social Liberals) 12 July 2001 6 March 2003[11]
Juozas Olekas Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 10 March 2003 14 December 2004
Ministry of the Interior Juozas Bernatonis Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 12 July 2001 28 April 2003[12]
Virgilijus Vladislovas Bulovas 13 May 2003 14 December 2004
Ministry of Justice Vytautas Markevičius Independent 12 July 2001 14 December 2004
Ministry of Defence Linas Linkevičius Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 12 July 2001 14 December 2004
Ministry of Social Security and Labour Vilija Blinkevičiūtė New Union (Social Liberals) 12 July 2001 14 December 2004
Ministry of Transport and Communications Zigmantas Balčytis Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 12 July 2001 14 December 2004

References
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  2. https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAK/TAIS.143657?positionInSearchResults=403&searchModelUUID=435e54d4-255a-498d-9f30-c25bdf4b7335
  3. http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter/w5_show?p_r=1751&p_d=17761&p_k=1
  4. https://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithuania/liberalai-centristai-ir-modernieji-krikdemai-ikure-frakcija.d?id=2007242
  5. http://www3.lrs.lt/docs3/kad4/w3_lrs.seimo_narys-p_asm_id=7593&p_int_tv_id=784&p_kalb_id=1&p_kade_id=4.htm
  6. http://kauno.diena.lt/dienrastis/lietuva/opozicijos-lyderis-bus-renkamas-rudeni-1228
  7. https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/TAIS.158347?positionInSearchResults=154&searchModelUUID=62bd25ba-0095-4734-8b6d-3c72b531b5df
  8. "Ankstesnės Vyriausybės. Po 1990 metų". Government of the Republic of Lithuania.
  9. "Dėl Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministro K.Kristinaičio atsistatydinimo". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  10. "Dėl Lietuvos Respublikos finansų ministrės D.Grybauskaitės atsistatydinimo". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  11. "Dėl laikinai einančio Lietuvos Respublikos sveikatos apsaugos ministro pareigas K.R.Dobrovolskio atleidimo". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  12. "Dėl Lietuvos Respublikos vidaus reikalų ministro J. Bernatonio atsistatydinimo". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
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