Šimėnas Cabinet

Šimėnas Cabinet was the 2nd cabinet of Lithuania since the declaration of independence in 1990. It consisted of the Prime Minister and 17 government ministers.[1]

Albertas Šimėnas was appointed as the Prime Minister by the Supreme Council of Lithuania on 10 January 1991, following the dismissal of the previous cabinet.

Only three days later, the January events took place in Vilnius, threatening the fledgling government. During the events, Šimėnas failed to appear at a government meeting after being called for and could not be located, prompting the Supreme Council to dismiss him on January 13 and appoint Gediminas Vagnorius in his place. It would later emerge that Šimėnas had left Vilnius and spent the night in the relative safety of Druskininkai.[2]

As of 2016, it has remained the shortest-lived government of Lithuania.

Cabinet

The following ministers served on the Šimėnas Cabinet.[1]

Position Name
Ministry of Agriculture Vytautas Knašys
Ministry of Culture and Education Darius Kuolys
Ministry of Economy Vytas Navickas
Ministry of Finance Romualdas Sikorskis
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Algirdas Saudargas
Ministry of Health Juozas Olekas
Ministry of the Interior Marijonas Misiukonis
Ministry of Justice Pranas Kūris
Ministry of Social Security Algis Dobravolskas
Ministry of Transport and Communications Jonas Bižiškis
Ministry of Energy Leonas Ašmantas
Ministry of Forestry Vaidotas Antanaitis
Ministry of Trade Albertas Sinevičius
Ministry of Industry Rimvydas Jasinavičius
Ministry of Communications Kostas Birulis
Ministry of Construction and Urbanistics Algimantas Nasvytis
Ministry of Material Resources Romualdas Kozyrovičius
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References
  1. "Ankstesnės Vyriausybės. Po 1990 metų". Government of the Republic of Lithuania.
  2. "Vienuolika metų - dvylika premjerų". Delfi.lt. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
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