Ministry of Energy (Lithuania)

The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublikos energetikos ministerija) is a government department of the Republic of Lithuania. Its operations are authorized by the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, decrees issued by the President and Prime Minister, and laws passed by the Seimas (Parliament). Its mission is to prosecute Lithuanian government policy in fuel, electricity, thermo-energy production and supply for Lithuania's economy. The current head of the Ministry is Dainius Kreivys.

History
The Ministry of Energy was initially established on 17 January 1990 and its first minister was Leonas Vaidotas Ašmantas. In 1997 it was merged into the Ministry of Economy, but on 27 January 2009 it was restored as a separate ministry.