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: andrius.palionis@zum.lt

Coordination of the activities of the administrative units of the Ministry;

economics, strategic planning and management; finance and budget; Legislation and legal representation; managements of human resources, legal and general affairs (material, intellectual and ICT resources); corporate governance; public Procurement

Chancellor of the Ministry

Lina Zinkevičienė

Phone: +370 5 239 1035

Email: lina.zinkeviciene@zum.lt

Rural development; EU support management; science and learning

Innovation; national heritage

Agricultural and food production

Vice Minister

Egidijus Viskontas

Phone: +370 5 239 1007

Email: egidijus.viskontas@zum.lt

Land management and administration; geodesy; cartography; real estate cadastre; development of agricultural infrastructure; land resources and reclamation; agricultural machinery

Fisheries

Vice Minister

Petras Narkevičius

Phone: +370 5 239 1002

Email: petras.narkevicus@zum.lt

European Union and international affairs; trade and export promotion;

market regulation measures; coordination of agricultural attaché activities

Vice Minister

Evaldas Gustas

Phone: +370 5 239 1004

Email: evaldas.gustas@zum.lt

Cabinet of Minister

Fisheries policy, research and innovations, national heritage

Adviser to the Minister

Gediminas Lapukas

Phone: +370 5 239 1024

Email: gediminas.lapukas@zum.lt

Personal data protection, land management and administration, geodesy, cartography, real estate cadaster, agricultural infrastructure development, land resources and reclamation

Adviser to the Minister

Giedrė Pupšytė

Phone: +370 5 239 1011

Email: giedre.pupsyte@zum.lt

Public relations and communication

Adviser to the Minister

Rosvaldas Gorbačiovas

Phone: +370 5 239 1012

              +370 687 33344

Email: rosvaldas.gorbaciovas@zum.lt

Ministry advisers

Collaboration with representatives of Municipalities, Chamber of Agriculture,  other non governmental organizations regarding supervision of implementation of agricultural and rural development administrative functions in Lithuanian regions

Senior advisor to the Ministry

Goda Vainienė

Phone: +370 5 239 1110

Email: goda.vainiene@zum.lt

Implementation of Rural development programme and programme of Lithuanian fisheries sector

Ministry advisor

Irena Lankauskienė

Phone: +370 5 239 1010

Email: irena.lankauskiene@zum.lt

Bioeconomy

Chief advisor to the Ministry

Dalia Miniataitė

Phone: +370 5 239 1094

Email: dalia.miniataite@zum.lt

Implementation of public procurement and communication

Chief advisor to the Ministry

Jūratė Vitkutė

Phone: +370 5 239 1057

Email: jurate.vitkute@zum.lt

Management of the Ministries’ branch in Kaunas

Senior advisor to the Ministry

Ernesta Buckienė

Phone: +370 697 65767

Email: ernesta.buckiene@zum.lt

EU Affairs Coordination Group

EU financial allocation for Lithuanian agriculture and negotiations on MFF post-2020;

Coordination of preparation of the Lithuanian CAP (post-2020) Strategic Plan (covering the EAGF and the EAFRD

Senior advisor

Artiom Volkov

Phone: +370 5 239 1062

Email: artiom.volkov@zum.lt

Sustainable Agricultural Production Policy Group

Agricultural environment, ecological farming, climate change aspects related to agriculture, crop production

Senior advisor

Saulius Jasius

Phone: +370 5 239 1146

Email: saulius.jasius@zum.lt

Strategic Transitions Management Group

Strategic transition management, Agriculture and food industry risk management, Research and innovation policy, Strategic planning

Chief advisor

Vygantas Katkevičius

Phone: +370 5 239 1077

Email: vygantas.katkevicius@zum.lt

Financial Management Group for the Agricultural Sector

State guarantees, Formation of financial policy of agriculture, Coordination of financial measures, Budgetary planning

Advisor

Edita Mielienė

Phone: +370 5 239 1090

Email: edita.mieliene@zum.lt

1st EU Support Division

EU support on area payment scheme

Advisor

Tadas Švilpauskas

Phone: +370 5 239 1170

Email: tadas.svilpauskas@zum.lt

2nd EU 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: zilvinas.jasiulevicius@zum.lt

3rd EU Support Division

Monitoring and evaluation of Rural Development Programme

Chief specialist

Tomas Lozoraitis

Phone: +370 5 239 1268

Email: tomas.lozoraitis@zum.lt

Crop Production and Agri-Environment Division

Crop production and agri-environmental issues

Head

Vidmantas Ašmonas

Phone: +370 5 239 1368

Email: vidmantas.asmonas@zum.lt

Accounting Division

Finance and accounting

Head

Gileta Buitkienė

Phone: +370 5 239 1381

Email: gileta.buitkiene@zum.lt

Document Administration Division

General information on procedures related to written requests and complaints

Chief specialist

Marytė Vitonienė

Phone: +370 5 239 1281

Email: maryte.vitoniene@zum.lt

EU Affairs Division

EU agenda, CAP and other related questions deliberated in Agriculture and Fisheries and EU Council working parties and committees

Head

Mindaugas Palionis

Phone: +370 5 239 1026

Email: mindaugas.palionis@zum.lt

Finance Division

Budgetary planning and monitoring, accounting issueas related to farmers agricultural activities

Chief specialist

Milda Šemelienė

Phone: +370 5 239 1075

Email: milda.bendoraityte@zum.lt

Livestock and Breeding Division

Cattle breeding, Marking, Apiculture, Compensation of damages caused by wolves

Chief specialist

Gediminas Vagonis

Phone: +370 5 239 1153

Email: gediminas.vagonis@zum.lt

Corruption Prevention and Internal Investigation Division

Prevention of the corruption

Advisor

Mantas Kubilinskas

Phone: +370 5 239 1099

Email: mantas.kubilinskas@zum.lt

Food Industry and Quality Division

Food industry

Advisor

Lilija Tepelienė

Phone: +370 5 239 1163

Email: lilija.tepeliene@zum.lt

Food quality

Advisor

Rolandas Valatkevičius

Phone: +370 5 239 1143

Email: rolandas.valatkevicius@zum.lt

Science and Innovation Division

Research and innovation, experimental development, knowledge transfer and information actions, European Innovation Partnerships, advisory and farm relief services, training programmes, national heritage

Head

Justina Vaišvilaitė

Phone: +370 5 239 1203

Email: justina.vaisvilaite@zum.lt

Program and Project management and Analysis Division

General statistical information related to agriculture

Chief specialist

Nerijus Bitinas

Phone: +370 698 40525

Email: nerijus.bitinas@zum.lt

Public Relations Division

Communication and public relations

Chief specialist

Vytautas Butkus

Phone: +370 5 239 1015

Email: vytautas.butkus@zum.lt

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

Chief specialist

Živilė Žiukaitė

Phone: +370 5 239 1105

Email: zivile.ziukaite@zum.lt

Legislation and Legal Representation Division

Application of legal acts and legal representation

Chief specialist

Aurelijus Mačiulaitis

Phone: +370 5 239 1275

Email: aurelijus.maciulaitis@zum.lt

Legal and Human Resources Division

Agricultural co-operative

Advisor

Linas Lapinskas

Phone: +370 5 239 1033

Email: linas.lapinskas@zum.lt

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: agnija.viksniene@zum.lt

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: goda.grebeliene@zum.lt

Land Management and Reclamation Division

Land management, Land reclamation

Advisor

Violeta Važnevičienė

Phone: +370 5 239 1245

Email: violeta.vazneviciene@zum.lt

Fisheries Division

EU support measures to Lithuanian fisheries sector

Advisor

Jūratė Masiulienė

Phone: +370 5 239 1184

Email: jurate.masiuliene@zum.lt

Real estate cadastre geodesy and cartography division

Geodesy, cartography, real estate cadastre and state georeferential spatial data sets, georeference-based cadastre, land information system, Lithuanian spatial information infrastructure

Chief specialist

Simonas Valotka

Phone: +370 5 210 0528

Email: simonas.valotka@zum.lt

Special Attachés

EU Common Agricultural Policy

Attaché for agriculture at Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU

Rolandas Taraškevičius

Phone: +322 401 9811

Email:  rolandas.taraskevicius@eu.mfa.lt

Veterinary and Phytosanitary issues

Veterinary and Phytosanitary Attaché at the Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU

Egidijus Pumputis

Phone: +322 401 9810

Email: egidijus.pumputis@eu.mfa.lt

Fisheries policy

Fisheries Attaché at the Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU

Ieva Žundienė

Phone: +322 401 9817

Email: ieva.zundiene@eu.mfa.lt

Bilateral Lithuanian-Italian relations in agriculture and trade, FAO activities

LR Attaché of Agriculture in the diplomatic representation of the Republic of Lithuania in the Republic of Italy

Loreta Malcienė

Phone: +39 06 877 67 370

Email: loreta.malciene@urm.lt

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

Vaidotas Ašmonas

Phone: +1 202 234 5860

Email: vaidotas.asmonas@urm.lt

EU Common Agricultural Policy

Rural Development Attaché at the Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU

Lina Blažinskienė

Phone: +322 401 9804

Email: lina.blazinskiene@eu.mfa.lt

Bilateral Lithuanian-Chinese relations in agriculture and trade

Lithuanian Agricultural Attaché at the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in the People's Republic of China

Kristina Mineikienė

Phone: +861 0 84518520

Email: kristina.mineikiene@urm.lt

Bilateral Lithuanian-Japanese relations in agriculture and trade

LR Attaché of Agriculture in the diplomatic representation of the Republic of Lithuania in Japan

Deividas Kliučinskas

Phone: +81 0 3 340 85091

Email: deividas.kliucinskas@urm.lt

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

Mindaugas Milinis

Phone: +49 30 890 861 23

Email: mindaugas.m@zum.lt