President Approves New Lithuanian Government Composition

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has officially approved the lineup for the new government, confirming appointments to several crucial ministries. The newly formed cabinet sees a mix of new faces and returning ministers from the previous administration.

Key appointments include Taurimas Valys as Finance Minister, previously serving as deputy foreign minister. Ieva Andriulaitytė, representing the Lithuanian Association of Municipalities in Brussels, has been appointed Environment Minister. Lukas Alsys, formerly chancellor of the Culture Ministry, will lead the Culture Ministry, while Martynas Katelynas, a member of parliament, takes over the Interior Ministry. Inga Ruginienė, who headed the previous XXth Government, will now serve as the Minister of Social Security and Labour.

Several ministers are set to continue their work in the new XXIst Government. Robertas Kaunas will remain at the helm of the Ministry of National Defence, Raminta Popovienė will continue as Minister of Education, Science, and Sport, Kęstutis Budrys will lead the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Juras Taminskas will head the Ministry of Transport. Rita Tamašunienė, delegated by the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania–Christian Families Alliance, will continue as Minister of Justice, and Edvinas Grikšas remains Minister of Economy and Innovation.

New coalition partners, the Democrats "For Lithuania," have delegated Lukas Savickas as Energy Minister, Linas Kukuraitis as Health Minister, and Kęstutis Mažeika as Minister of Agriculture. The designated Prime Minister, M. Sinkevičius, is scheduled to present the government's program to the parliament on Tuesday. The government will officially assume its duties once the Seimas approves its program by a majority vote of its attending members. The previous government resigned due to a reshuffling of the ruling coalition.