Contacts of The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

 

Competences of the Unit

            Position

Name surname

                   Contacts

Management

 

Minister of Agriculture

 

Ignas Hofmanas

Phone: +370 5 239 1000

Email: [email protected]

 

 

Coordination of the activities of the ministry's administrative units, strategic changes in the field of the minister's management, finance and budget (except for financial incentives and interest and guarantee compensation measures implemented with national funds), legislation and representation, human resources, law, corporate governance, public procurement, general affairs (ensuring optimal management and use of material, intellectual, and information resources);

Chancellor of the Ministry

Renatas Dūdonis

Phone: +370 5 239 1035

Email: [email protected]

 

European Union support policy (except the European Union support policy for fisheries), market regulation measures (according to the areas of activity and functions of the administrative units subordinate to the Vice-Minister), rural development, agricultural production and food industry, promotion of entrepreneurship, incentive financial and interest and guarantee compensation measures, crop, plant and animal insurance, veterinary medicine, food safety, laboratory tests, animal welfare, farm animal breeding, preservation of their gene pool and genetic diversity

Vice Minister

Andrius Palionis

Phone: +370 5 239 1002

Email: [email protected]

 

Strategic planning and management, agricultural economics, science, training and consulting, agricultural knowledge and innovation system, crisis management and emergency situations, mobilization, formation of a state reserve, sustainable soil use, organic agriculture, agrarian environmental protection, plant fertilization and protection, seed production, phytosanitary, biofuels and biogas production development, gas oils, coordination of state aid, development of cooperation, establishment of agricultural cooperatives (cooperatives), agricultural companies and legal regulation of farms, market regulation measures (according to the areas of activity and functions of the administrative units subordinate to the Vice-Minister), coordination of the administration, protection, control and implementation of the requirements for the protection of classified information at the disposal of the Ministry

Vice Minister

Gediminas Tamašauskis

Phone: +370 5 239 1007

Email: [email protected]

 

 

Improvement of land holding structures and reduction of abandoned agricultural land areas, monitoring of land resources, development of agricultural infrastructure, resources and land reclamation, fisheries (including the European Union support policy for fisheries), agricultural machinery, agricultural engineering development and technical progress, preparation of standards for agricultural buildings, increasing energy efficiency in agriculture

Vice Minister

Arūnas Jagminas

Phone: +370 5 239 1005

Email: [email protected]

 

Cabinet of Minister

Development of short food chain cooperation, reduction of food waste, fisheries (except for the European Union support policy for fisheries), coordination of cooperation with the Parliament and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, other institutions and socio-economic partners, animal husbandry, phytosanitary

Adviser to the Minister

Genadijus Vorobjovas

Phone: +370 5 239 1046

Email: [email protected]

 

 

Prevention of the corruption and management of lobbyist activities impact  

 

Adviser to the Minister

Darius Jankauskas

Phone: +370 5 239 1040

Email: [email protected]

 

 

Public relations and communication

Adviser to the Minister

 

 

Ministry advisor

Bioeconomy

Chief advisor to the Ministry

Dalia Miniataitė

Phone: +370 5 239 1094

Email: [email protected]

 

Public procurement issues

Chief advisor to the Ministry

Vaida Šopytė

Phone: +370 5 239 1045

Email: [email protected]

 

EU Affairs and Support Policy Department, Monitoring and Evaluation Division of EU Support Programs

 

Monitoring and evaluation of Rural Development Programme

Advisor

Ieva Mizejė

Phone: +370 5 239 1288

Email: [email protected]

 

 

 

EU Affairs and Support Policy Department EU Affairs Division

EU agenda regarding agriculture and fisheries, coordination of national positions

 

Head of Division

Mindaugas Palionis

Phone: +370 5 239 1026

Email: [email protected]

 

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]

 

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]

 

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]

 

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]

 

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]

 

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]

 

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]

 

 

 

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]

 

 

 

 

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]

 

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]

 

 

 

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]

 

 

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]

 

 

 

 

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]

 

 

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]

 

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]

 

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]

 

Corruption Prevention and Internal Investigation Division

 

Prevention of the corruption

Advisor

Mantas Kubilinskas

Phone: +370 5 239 1099

Email: [email protected]

 

Public Relations and Cooperation Division

Communication and public relations

Advisor

Jurga Vaičiūnė

Phone: +370 5 239 1016

Email: [email protected]

 

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]

 

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]

 

 

Legal and Personnel Division 

 

Personnel management and internal legislation

Chief Advisor

Linas Lapinskas

Phone: +370 5 239 1033

Email: [email protected]

 

 

Property Management and Public Procurement Division

Information systems related to competences of Ministry and Register issues

 

Chief specialist

Agnija Vikšnienė

Phone: +370 5 239 1095

Email: [email protected]

 

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]

 

 

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]

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]

 

 

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]

 

 

 

Fisheries policy

Fisheries Attaché at the Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU

 

Eglė Poviliūnė

Phone: +322 401 9817

Email: [email protected];

 

 

 

 

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]

 

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]

 

 

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]

 

 

 

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:  [email protected]

 

 

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]

 

 

 

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]

 

 

 

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 Navickaitė

Phone: +39 335 1933343

[email protected]

 

Last updated: 28-04-2025