Contacts of The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania
| Competences of the Unit | Position | Name surname | Contacts |
Management |
| Minister of Agriculture
| Andrius Palionis | Phone: +370 5 239 1000 Email: [email protected]
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Coordination of the activities of the ministry’s administrative units, strategic changes in the minister's area of governance, finance and budget, incentive financial measures and compensation mechanisms for interest and guarantee fees, legislation and representation, human resources, law, management of enterprises and assets, public procurement, general affairs, and the optimal management and use of material, intellectual, and informational resources. | Official Performing the Functions of the Chancellor | Algirdas Sereika | Phone: +370 5 239 1229 Email: [email protected]
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European Union support policy (excluding European Union fisheries support policy); monitoring, analysis and risk prevention related to the implementation of European Union support programmes; implementation of technical assistance measures for European Union support programmes; and rural development. | Vice-minister | Ramūnas Krugelis | Phone: +370 5 239 1002 Email: r[email protected]
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Strategic planning and management; agricultural economics; research, education and advisory services; the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (AKIS); crisis management and emergency situations; mobilisation; establishment and management of state reserves; sustainable soil use; organic farming; agri-environmental protection; plant nutrition and protection; seed production and certification; phytosanitary matters; development of biofuel and biogas production; gas oil (diesel fuel) policy matters; coordination of State aid; development of cooperation; development of short agricultural and food supply chains; legal regulation of agricultural cooperative societies (cooperatives), agricultural companies and farmers’ farms; and market regulation measures within the areas of responsibility and functions of the administrative units subordinate to the Vice-Minister. | Vice-minister | Gediminas Tamašauskis | Phone: +370 5 239 1007 Email: g[email protected]
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European Union affairs (excluding European Union support policy) and international affairs; representation in the institutions of the European Union; Lithuania’s preparations for and presidency of the Council of the European Union during the first half of 2027 on matters falling within the area of responsibility of the Minister of Agriculture; promotion of trade in and exports of agricultural and food products; regulation of agricultural and food product markets and implementation of measures to promote the supply and marketing of agricultural and food products in third countries; and coordination of the activities of special attachés. | Vice-minister | Rolandas Taraškevičius | Phone: +370 5 239 1004 Email: r[email protected]
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Improvement of agricultural land-use structures and reduction of abandoned agricultural land areas; land resource monitoring; development of agricultural infrastructure, resources and land reclamation; agricultural machinery; agricultural engineering development and technological advancement; preparation of standards for agricultural buildings and structures; enhancement of energy efficiency in agriculture; ensuring the safe operation of tractors, self-propelled agricultural machinery, agricultural machines and their trailers; and fisheries (including European Union fisheries support policy). | Vice-minister | Valdemaras Liorenšaitis | Phone: +370 5 239 1004 Email: v[email protected]
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Cabinet of Minister | Veterinary affairs, animal husbandry, breeding of farm animals and supervision of breeding practices, regulation of farm animal welfare, conservation of farm animal genetic resources, and insurance of farm animals, phytosanitary measures, fisheries (excluding the European Union fisheries support policy), cooperation with the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, other institutions, and socio-economic partners | Adviser to the Minister | Genadijus Vorobjovas | Phone: +370 5 239 1046 Email: [email protected]
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| Finance and budget; accounting; and incentive financial measures as well as interest and guarantee fee compensation measures. | Adviser to the Minister | Darjuš Puchovič | Phone: +370 5 239 1036 Email: [email protected]
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Ministry advisor | Bioeconomy | Chief advisor to the Ministry | Dalia Miniataitė | Phone: +370 5 239 1094 Email: [email protected]
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| Public relations and communication | Chief advisor to the Ministry | Mantas Stulgaitis | Phone: +370 5 239 1024 Email: m[email protected]
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European Union Funding Programmes Monitoring and Evaluation Division | Monitoring and evaluation of Rural Development Programme | Advisor | Ieva Mizejė | Phone: +370 5 239 1288 Email: i[email protected]
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EU Affairs and Support Policy Department EU Affairs Division | EU agenda regarding agriculture and fisheries, coordination of national positions
| Advisor | Vaidotas Ašmonas | Phone: +370 5 239 1371 Email: v[email protected]
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EU Affairs and Support Policy Department, Area Payments Division
| EU support on area payment scheme | Advisor | Jolanta Ašmonienė | Phone: +370 5 239 1081 Email: [email protected]
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EU Affairs and Support Policy Department, Business Support Division | Management of the investment support measures under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020
| Chief specialist | Žilvinas Jasiulevičius | Phone: +370 5 239 1265 Email: [email protected]
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EU Affairs and Support Policy Department, LEADER Program and Rural Development Division | Management of LEADER and support for rural communities, short supply chains, cooperation between small businesses, basic services and rural renewal in rural areas, and assistance and support for national heritage
| Chief specialist | Agnė Pancerovaitė | Phone: +370 5 239 1124 Email: [email protected]
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Finance and Budget Department, Budget Division
| Planning and consumption of the agricultural budget appropriations | Head of Division | Rūta Pupkaitė-Jurgutienė | Phone: +370 5 239 1070 Email: [email protected]
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Finance and Budget Department, Finance Accounting and Policy Implementation Division
| Accounting issues for farmers and other agriculture private entities | Chief specialist | Milda Šemelienė | Phone: +370 5 239 1075 Email: [email protected]
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Cooperation and State Aid division
| Cooperation and state aid coordination | Head of Division | Giedrė Pupšytė | Phone: +370 5 239 1011 Email: [email protected] |
Strategic Planning Department, Economic Analysis Division | The prohibition of unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain
| Chief specialist | Kristina Šimkutė | Phone: +370 680 44306 Email: [email protected]
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Strategic Planning Department,Research, Innovation and Knowledge Dissemination Division | Implementation of national and international research and innovation projects, coordination of knowledge dissemination and advisory activities
| Head of Division | Živilė Šukytė Kraskauskienė | Phone: +370 5 2391420 Email: [email protected]
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Strategic Planning Department,Strategic Planning Division | Preparation, approval, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting on the achieved results of the Strategic Action Plan. The Annual Action Plan of the Ministry; Monitoring of the Ministry Action Plan part of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania;
Coordination of agricultural risk management measures; Supervision and improvement of the quality management system of the Ministry
| Chief specialist
Chief specialist | Rasa Irena Palevičienė
Rimantė Juodenienė | Phone. tel. 8 680 58793 Email: [email protected]
Phone: +370 680 44349 Email: [email protected]
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Strategic Planning Department, Crisis Coordination Division | Development and implementation of agricultural civil protection, emergency and mobilization measures | Advisor | Martynas Navickas | Phone: +370 5 239 1084 Email: [email protected]
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Department of Sustainable Agricultural Production and Food Industry, Crop Production and Green Technologies Division
| Crop production and agri-environmental issues | Advisor | Vidmantas Ašmonas | Phone: +370 5 239 1368 Email: [email protected]
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Department of Sustainable Agricultural Production and Food Industry, Livestock and Animal Welfare Division
| Conservation of animal genetic resourses, Cattle breeding, Marking, Apiculture, Compensation of damages caused by wolves
| Chief specialist | Gediminas Vagonis | Phone: +370 5 239 1153 Email: [email protected]
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Department of Sustainable Agricultural Production and Food Industry, Food Industry and Quality Division | Formulation and harmonization of state policy in accordance with EU requirements in the sectors of beef, pork, poultry, eggs, milk, alcohol products, soft drinks, sugar, bread, confectionery, oils and fats, processed fruit and vegetables, honey, other food and tobacco products | Advisor
| Lilija Tepelienė | Phone: +370 5 239 1163 Email: [email protected]
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Department of Reclamation, Agricultural Land and Infrastructure | Development of agricultural infrastructure, resources and land reclamation, agricultural machinery, agricultural engineering development and technical progress, development of standards for agricultural buildings, increase of energy efficiency in agriculture
| Advisor | Violeta Važnevičienė | Phone: +370 5 239 1245 Email: [email protected]
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Department of Reclamation, Agricultural Land and Infrastructure | Information related to land affairs of rural areas | Head of Division | Simonas Valotka | Phone: +370 5 210 0528 Email: [email protected]
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Centralized Internal Audit Division | Information related to internal audit of the Ministry, subsidiary institutions and agencies
| Chief specialist | Goda Grebelienė | Phone: +370 5 239 1107 Email: [email protected]
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Document Administration Division | General information on procedures related to written requests and complaints
| Chief specialist | Marytė Vitonienė | Phone: +370 5 239 1281 Email: [email protected]
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Corruption Prevention and Internal Investigation Division
| Prevention of the corruption | Advisor | Mantas Kubilinskas | Phone: +370 5 239 1099 Email: [email protected]
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Public Relations and Cooperation Division | Communication and public relations | Advisor | Jurga Vaičiūnė | Phone: +370 5 239 1016 Email: [email protected]
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International Affairs and Export Promotion Division | International trade on agricultural and food products, Export promotion activities, International cooperation, Bilateral and multilateral relations and representation, Participation in activities of international organizations, International food exhibitions
| Advisor | Aušra Stončienė | Phone: +370 5 239 1224 Email: [email protected]
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Legislation and Legal Representation Division | Law and legislation related to the areas of activity of the Ministry; Representation of the Ministry in courts of all instances; Examination of complaints, requests and notifications related to the administration of EU financial assistance
| Advisor | Jolanta Oleškevič | Phone: +370 5 239 1050 Email: [email protected]
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Legal and Personnel Division
| Personnel management and internal legislation | Chief Advisor | Linas Lapinskas | Phone: +370 5 239 1033 Email: [email protected]
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Property Management and | Information systems related to competences of Ministry and Register issues
| Chief specialist | Agnija Vikšnienė | Phone: +370 5 239 1095 Email: [email protected]
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Public Procurement Division | Public procurement issues |
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Fisheries Department EU Support for Fisheries Division | EU support measures to Lithuanian fisheries sector
| Advisor
| Jūratė Masiulienė
| Phone: +370 5 239 1184 Email: [email protected]
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Fisheries Department Fisheries Policy Division | EU and national fisheries Policy, market, producer organisations, national regulation and EU law in the field of fisheries | Advisor | Ana Sedenko | Phone: +3705 239 1182 Email: [email protected] |
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Special Attachés | EU Common Agricultural Policy | Attaché for agriculture at Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU
| Lina Blažinskienė | Phone: +322 401 9811 Email: [email protected]
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EU Common Agricultural Policy | Attaché for agriculture at Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU
| Mindaugas Palionis | Phone: +32 476 89 22 57 Email: mindaugas.palionis@urm.lt
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Phytosanitary Policy | Attaché for agriculture at Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU
| Jovita Kulikauskaitė | Phone: +324 768 92164 Email: j[email protected]
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Veterinary and Phytosanitary issues | Veterinary and Phytosanitary Attaché at the Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU
| Darius Remeika | Phone: +322 401 9810 Email: [email protected]
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Fisheries Policy | Fisheries Attaché at the Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU
| Ieva Žundienė | Phone: +322 401 9817 Email: [email protected]
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Bilateral Lithuanian - USA relations in agriculture and trade | LR Attaché of Agriculture and Commerce at the diplomatic representation of the Republic of Lithuania in Washington, USA
| Mindaugas Simonaitis | Phone: +1 202 234 5860 Email: [email protected]
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EU Common Agricultural Policy | Rural Development Attaché at the Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU
| Karolis Anužis | Phone: +322 401 9804 Email: [email protected]
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Bilateral Lithuanian - Japanese relations in agriculture and trade | LR Attaché of Agriculture in the diplomatic representation of the Republic of Lithuania in Japan
| Kristina Mineikienė | Phone: +81 0 3 340 85091 Email: [email protected]
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Bilateral Lithuanian - German relations in agriculture and trade | LR Attaché of Agriculture in the diplomatic representation of the Republic of Lithuania in the Federal Republic of Germany
| Ieva Lizūnaitė | Phone: +49 30 890 861 23 Email: i[email protected]
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| Bilateral Lithuanian - UAE relations in agriculture and trade | LR Attaché of Agriculture and Commerce at the diplomatic representation of the Republic of Lithuania in United Arab Emirates
| Eivina Žižiūnaitė-Allbaz | Phone: +971 50 953 7134 Email: [email protected]
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| Bilateral Lithuanian - UK relations in agriculture and trade | LR Attaché of Agriculture at the diplomatic representation of the Republic of Lithuania in London, UK
| Deividas Kliučinskas | Phone: +44 755 198 9527 Email: [email protected]
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| Bilateral relations between Lithuania and Italy in agriculture and trade | Agricultural Attaché at the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in the Republic of Italy | Meda Nacickaitė | Phone: +39 335 1933343
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Last updated: 02-06-2026