# List of ministers of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic

The Council of Ministers of the Lithuanian SSR (Lithuanian:Lietuvos TSR Ministrų Taryba) was the cabinet (executive branch) of the Lithuanian SSR, one of the republics of the Soviet Union, from March 25, 1946, to March 11, 1990. Its structure and functions were modeled after the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union. The list below includes government members through June 1987.

## Member list

| Name | Ministry/Title | From | To | Tenure |
| Albinas Adomaitis | Light Industry | October 21, 1965 | February 6, 1975 | 9 years, 108 days |
| Vladimiras Aleknavičius | Technical Crops | March 25, 1946 | March 8, 1947 | 348 days |
| Kazys Andrijaitis | Food Industry | March 25, 1946 | April 23, 1953 | 7 years, 29 days |
| Vladas Augustinaitis | Agriculture | July 29, 1950 | April 23, 1953 | 2 years, 268 days |
| Vladas Augustinaitis | Agriculture | January 4, 1954 | April 19, 1956 | 2 years, 106 days |
| Vladas Augustinaitis | Agriculture and Resources | April 23, 1953 | January 4, 1954 | 256 days |
| Vladas Augustinaitis | Husbandry | April 24, 1946 | March 8, 1947 | 318 days |
| Vladas Augustinaitis | Soviet Farms | March 13, 1947 | July 29, 1950 | 3 years, 138 days |
| Vladas Augustinaitis | Soviet Farms | April 19, 1956 | June 1, 1957 | 1 year, 43 days |
| Vladas Augustinaitis | Trade | March 25, 1946 | April 24, 1946 | 30 days |
| Anicetas Bagdonas | Rural Construction | September 30, 1967 | December 16, 1985 | 18 years, 77 days |
| Juozas Banaitis | Culture | January 11, 1958 | March 27, 1967 | 9 years, 75 days |
| Stanislovas Banaitis | Health | March 25, 1946 | March 13, 1947 | 353 days |
| Albertas Barauskas | Deputy Chairman | December 26, 1962 | December 25, 1965 | 2 years, 364 days |
| Juozas Bartašiūnas | Internal Affairs | March 25, 1946 | April 23, 1953 | 7 years, 29 days |
| Nikolajus Belianinas | Communications | February 9, 1955 | October 31, 1968 | 13 years, 265 days |
| Juozas Bernatavičius | First Deputy Chairman | September 5, 1984 | ? | ? |
| Juozas Bernatavičius | Deputy Chairman | November 24, 1980 | September 5, 1984 | 3 years, 286 days |
| Adomas Bialopetravičius | Construction | October 10, 1958 | January 29, 1962 | 3 years, 111 days |
| Adomas Bialopetravičius | Rural Construction | November 19, 1965 | September 30, 1967 | 1 year, 315 days |
| Jonas Bielinis | Culture | January 23, 1976 | ? | ? |
| Elijas Bilevičius | Fish Industry | July 14, 1951 | April 23, 1953 | 1 year, 283 days |
| Elijas Bilevičius | Food Product Industry | November 17, 1953 | June 5, 1957 | 3 years, 200 days |
| Elijas Bilevičius | Sovnarkhoz Deputy Chairman | February 10, 1958 | August 18, 1961 | 3 years, 189 days |
| Jurgis Blieka | Justice | March 13, 1947 | October 11, 1951 | 4 years, 212 days |
| Vaclovas Boreika | Deputy Chairman | March 13, 1947 | September 16, 1949 | 2 years, 187 days |
| Vaclovas Boreika | Local and Fuel Industry | December 12, 1953 | February 9, 1957 | 3 years, 59 days |
| Vaclovas Boreika | Local Industry | August 10, 1951 | December 12, 1953 | 2 years, 124 days |
| Stasys Brašiškis | Deputy Chairman | March 25, 1946 | December 4, 1946 | 254 days |
| Stasys Brašiškis | Cinematography | December 4, 1946 | May 10, 1948 | 1 year, 158 days |
| Algirdas Brazauskas | Construction Material Industry | October 21, 1965 | December 22, 1966 | 1 year, 62 days |
| Marijonas Buklys | Meat and Diary Industry | October 21, 1965 | December 16, 1985 | 20 years, 56 days |
| Ivanas Černikovas | Motor Transport and Highway | August 11, 1976 | ? | ? |
| Aleksandras Cesnavičius | Deputy Chairman | July 7, 1976 | ? | ? |
| Aleksejus Čistiakovas | Deputy Chairman | July 13, 1950 | August 23, 1958 | 8 years, 41 days |
| Aleksejus Čistiakovas | Sovnarkhoz Deputy Chairman | August 23, 1958 | October 24, 1963 | 5 years, 62 days |
| Jonas Cygas | Meat and Diary Industry | March 25, 1946 | November 24, 1947 | 1 year, 244 days |
| Rimantas Dabkevičius | Grain Products | December 16, 1985 | ? | ? |
| Rimantas Dabkevičius | Resources (Paruošų) | December 25, 1984 | December 16, 1985 | 356 days |
| Algirdas Didžiulis | Sovnarkhoz First Deputy Chairman | September 15, 1961 | April 19, 1963 | 1 year, 216 days |
| Alfonsas Dirsė | Health | June 8, 1957 | February 24, 1960 | 2 years, 261 days |
| Leokadija Diržinskaitė-Piliušenko | Deputy Chairman | January 28, 1960 | June 10, 1976 | 16 years, 134 days |
| Leokadija Diržinskaitė-Piliušenko | Foreign Affairs | February 23, 1966 | June 10, 1976 | 10 years, 108 days |
| Kęstutis Domaševičius | Justice | March 25, 1946 | March 13, 1947 | 353 days |
| Aleksandras Drobnys | Deputy Chairman | August 22, 1957 | September 13, 1958 | 1 year, 22 days |
| Aleksandras Drobnys | Deputy Chairman | December 25, 1965 | December 25, 1984 | 19 years, 0 days |
| Aleksandras Drobnys | Finance | March 25, 1946 | August 22, 1957 | 11 years, 150 days |
| Stanislovas Dulskas | Food Industry | October 28, 1970 | December 16, 1985 | 15 years, 49 days |
| Vytautas Einoris | Fruit and Vegetable Production | January 6, 1981 | December 16, 1985 | 4 years, 344 days |
| Stasys Filipavičius | Consumer Industrial Goods | October 29, 1953 | November 4, 1955 | 2 years, 6 days |
| Stasys Filipavičius | Light and Food Industry | April 23, 1953 | October 29, 1953 | 189 days |
| Stasys Filipavičius | Light Industry | November 4, 1955 | June 5, 1957 | 1 year, 213 days |
| Alfonsas Gailevičius | Internal Affairs | May 6, 1954 | September 18, 1962 | 8 years, 135 days |
| Alfonsas Gailevičius | Security of Public Order | September 18, 1962 | September 19, 1968 | 6 years, 1 day |
| Ignas Gaška | Foreign Affairs | January 27, 1949 | April 23, 1959 | 10 years, 86 days |
| Mečislovas Gedvilas | Chairman | March 25, 1946 | January 16, 1956 | 9 years, 297 days |
| Mečislovas Gedvilas | Education | July 15, 1957 | June 29, 1973 | 15 years, 349 days |
| Nikolajus Gorlinskis | State Security | February 25, 1949 | April 27, 1949 | 61 days |
| Marijonas Gregorauskas | Deputy Chairman | March 25, 1946 | July 31, 1946 | 128 days |
| Juozas Grigalavičius | Deputy Chairman | September 20, 1956 | August 23, 1958 | 1 year, 337 days |
| Medardas Grigaliūnas | First Deputy Chairman | February 23, 1963 | April 7, 1965 | 2 years, 43 days |
| Medardas Grigaliūnas | Agriculture | April 7, 1965 | December 16, 1985 | 20 years, 253 days |
| Medardas Grigaliūnas | Production of Agricultural Products and Resources | February 23, 1963 | April 7, 1965 | 2 years, 43 days |
| Viačeslavas Grincevičius | Construction | September 26, 1957 | October 10, 1958 | 1 year, 14 days |
| Aleksandras Gudaitis-Guzevičius | Culture | April 23, 1953 | March 18, 1955 | 1 year, 329 days |
| Adolfas Ivaškevičius | Trade | April 24, 1946 | July 12, 1950 | 4 years, 79 days |
| Nikolajus Izvekovas | Sovnarkhoz First Deputy Chairman | May 25, 1963 | October 24, 1963 | 152 days |
| Tatjana Jančaitytė | Social Welfare | February 1, 1960 | December 14, 1973 | 13 years, 316 days |
| Stanislovas Jankevičius | Motor Transport and Highway | November 24, 1953 | September 20, 1955 | 1 year, 300 days |
| Stanislovas Jankevičius | Road and Transport | October 22, 1953 | November 24, 1953 | 33 days |
| Stanislovas Jasiūnas | Construction Material Industry | December 22, 1966 | ? | ? |
| Dmitrijus Jefimovas | State Security | March 25, 1946 | February 25, 1949 | 2 years, 337 days |
| Aleksandras Jefremovas | State Control | April 3, 1948 | February 20, 1958 | 9 years, 323 days |
| Romualdas Jurevičius | Food Industry | October 21, 1965 | June 10, 1970 | 4 years, 232 days |
| Romualdas Jurevičius | Sovnarkhoz Deputy Chairman | January 20, 1962 | May 24, 1962 | 124 days |
| Ksaveras Kairys | First Deputy Chairman | January 13, 1961 | April 5, 1962 | 1 year, 82 days |
| Ksaveras Kairys | First Deputy Chairman | April 30, 1965 | December 9, 1983 | 18 years, 223 days |
| Ksaveras Kairys | Deputy Chairman | July 29, 1950 | March 24, 1953 | 2 years, 238 days |
| Ksaveras Kairys | Deputy Chairman | April 5, 1962 | April 30, 1965 | 3 years, 25 days |
| Ksaveras Kairys | Meat and Diary Industry | November 24, 1947 | July 29, 1950 | 2 years, 247 days |
| Ksaveras Kairys | Meat and Diary Industry | April 27, 1951 | April 23, 1953 | 1 year, 361 days |
| Ksaveras Kairys | Meat and Diary Product Industry | May 26, 1954 | June 5, 1957 | 3 years, 10 days |
| Ksaveras Kairys | Sovnarkhoz Chairman | July 19, 1958 | January 13, 1961 | 2 years, 178 days |
| Ksaveras Kairys | Sovnarkhoz First Deputy Chairman | February 10, 1958 | July 19, 1958 | 159 days |
| Nikolajus Kaluginas | Local Industry | March 4, 1949 | August 10, 1951 | 2 years, 159 days |
| Petras Kapralovas | State Security | August 13, 1949 | April 23, 1953 | 3 years, 253 days |
| Liudas Kareckas | Resources (Paruošų) | December 8, 1969 | December 25, 1984 | 15 years, 17 days |
| Eduardas Karlo | Public Utilities | April 28, 1966 | July 15, 1971 | 5 years, 78 days |
| Vilius Kazanavičius | Deputy Chairman | February 19, 1980 | ? | ? |
| Vytautas Kleiza | Health | June 28, 1960 | November 24, 1980 | 20 years, 149 days |
| Albertas Knyva | Education | June 28, 1949 | October 6, 1953 | 4 years, 100 days |
| Petras Kondakovas | Internal Affairs | April 23, 1953 | June 10, 1953 | 48 days |
| Vasilijus Kotovas | Construction | August 14, 1948 | May 25, 1950 | 1 year, 284 days |
| Povilas Kulvietis | Deputy Chairman | October 25, 1965 | April 23, 1975 | 9 years, 180 days |
| Povilas Kulvietis | Sovnarkhoz Chairman | January 13, 1961 | October 21, 1965 | 4 years, 281 days |
| Povilas Kulvietis | Sovnarkhoz Deputy Chairman | February 10, 1958 | January 13, 1961 | 2 years, 338 days |
| Petras Kunčinas | Soviet Farms | February 5, 1954 | April 19, 1956 | 2 years, 74 days |
| Vytautas Kupčiūnas | Sovnarkhoz Deputy Chairman | April 6, 1961 | October 24, 1963 | 2 years, 201 days |
| Pranas Kūris | Justice | September 28, 1977 | ? | ? |
| Povilas Kurys | Forest Industry | April 6, 1951 | April 23, 1953 | 2 years, 17 days |
| Povilas Kurys | Forest Industry | May 26, 1954 | June 5, 1957 | 3 years, 10 days |
| Povilas Kurys | Cellulose, Paper and Wood Processing Industry | October 21, 1965 | September 12, 1968 | 2 years, 327 days |
| Povilas Kurys | Forest and Paper Industry | March 4, 1949 | April 6, 1951 | 2 years, 33 days |
| Povilas Kurys | Forest and Paper Industry | April 23, 1953 | May 26, 1954 | 1 year, 33 days |
| Povilas Kurys | Furniture and Wood Processing Industry | October 23, 1968 | November 24, 1980 | 12 years, 32 days |
| Povilas Kurys | Local Industry | March 13, 1947 | March 4, 1949 | 1 year, 356 days |
| Georgijus Kuskovas | Local Industry | May 30, 1973 | April 2, 1975 | 1 year, 307 days |
| Vytautas Kuzma | Communications | April 24, 1986 | ? | ? |
| Jonas Laurinaitis | Deputy Chairman | May 6, 1954 | May 29, 1961 | 7 years, 23 days |
| Petras Levickis | First Deputy Chairman | January 23, 1956 | October 7, 1958 | 2 years, 257 days |
| Kazimieras Liaudis | Deputy Chairman | March 13, 1947 | July 17, 1950 | 3 years, 126 days |
| Kazimieras Liaudis | Agriculture | March 13, 1947 | July 17, 1950 | 3 years, 126 days |
| Kazimieras Liaudis | Internal Affairs | October 22, 1953 | April 5, 1954 | 165 days |
| Stasys Lisauskas | Internal Affairs | June 11, 1984 | ? | ? |
| Nikolajus Liubimcevas | Construction Material Industry | August 1, 1946 | October 6, 1953 | 7 years, 66 days |
| Vytaūias Lukaševičius | Forestry and Timber Industry | August 25, 1978 | ? | ? |
| Leonas Mackevičius | Local and Fuel Industry | February 28, 1957 | June 5, 1957 | 97 days |
| Leonas Mackevičius | Sovnarkhoz Deputy Chairman | February 10, 1958 | April 4, 1959 | 1 year, 53 days |
| Dmitrijus Mamajevas | Deputy Chairman | March 25, 1946 | March 13, 1947 | 353 days |
| Dmitrijus Mamajevas | Soviet Farms | July 29, 1950 | April 23, 1953 | 2 years, 268 days |
| Juozas Maniušis | Chairman | April 14, 1967 | January 16, 1981 | 13 years, 277 days |
| Juozas Maniušis | Construction | May 25, 1950 | September 30, 1954 | 4 years, 128 days |
| Juozas Maniušis | Urban and Rural Construction | September 30, 1954 | October 19, 1955 | 1 year, 19 days |
| Vladislovas Martinaitis | Motor Transport and Highway | September 20, 1955 | August 11, 1976 | 20 years, 326 days |
| Algirdas Matulionis | Forestry | April 3, 1948 | April 23, 1953 | 5 years, 20 days |
| Algirdas Matulionis | Forestry and Timber Industry | September 26, 1957 | August 25, 1978 | 20 years, 333 days |
| Michalina Meškauskienė | Cinematography | May 10, 1948 | April 23, 1953 | 4 years, 348 days |
| Vaclovas Mickevičius | Fish Industry | February 3, 1949 | July 14, 1951 | 2 years, 161 days |
| Vaclovas Mickevičius | Fish Industry | May 26, 1954 | June 5, 1957 | 3 years, 10 days |
| Pranas Mickūnas | Trade | May 12, 1975 | ? | ? |
| Julijonas Mikalauskas | Internal Affairs | December 3, 1968 | June 11, 1984 | 15 years, 191 days |
| Julijonas Mikalauskas | Security of Public Order | September 19, 1968 | December 3, 1968 | 75 days |
| Anatolijus Mikutis | Trade | November 4, 1950 | May 12, 1975 | 24 years, 189 days |
| Kazimieras Miniotas | Furniture and Paper Industry | April 10, 1986 | ? | ? |
| Kazimieras Miniotas | Furniture and Wood Processing Industry | November 24, 1980 | April 10, 1986 | 5 years, 137 days |
| Georgijus Molotokas | Construction Material Industry | February 2, 1954 | June 5, 1957 | 3 years, 123 days |
| Vladas Niunka | Deputy Chairman | March 25, 1946 | December 1, 1948 | 2 years, 251 days |
| Vladas Niunka | Education | April 26, 1948 | December 1, 1948 | 219 days |
| Vincentas Normantas | Land Reclamation and Water Resources | December 25, 1984 | ? | ? |
| Pranas Olekas | Deputy Chairman | March 13, 1947 | July 17, 1950 | 3 years, 126 days |
| Kostas Onaitis | Communications | December 30, 1968 | March 31, 1986 | 17 years, 91 days |
| Eduardas Ozarskis | First Deputy Chairman | March 18, 1955 | January 13, 1961 | 5 years, 301 days |
| Eduardas Ozarskis | Deputy Chairman | January 29, 1954 | March 18, 1955 | 1 year, 48 days |
| Eduardas Ozarskis | Local Industry | October 21, 1965 | May 30, 1973 | 7 years, 221 days |
| Eduardas Ozarskis | Sovnarkhoz Chairman | June 8, 1957 | July 19, 1958 | 1 year, 41 days |
| Janina Pacevičienė | Social Welfare | December 14, 1973 | ? | ? |
| Bronislovas Penkauskas | Health | March 13, 1947 | May 8, 1957 | 10 years, 56 days |
| Vasilijus Pisarevas | First Deputy Chairman | October 28, 1946 | August 18, 1953 | 6 years, 294 days |
| Jonas Platukis | Health | November 24, 1980 | ? | ? |
| Kazys Plechavičius | Residential Services | June 22, 1966 | ? | ? |
| Aleksandras Ponomariovas | Forest Industry | March 25, 1946 | August 25, 1948 | 2 years, 153 days |
| Aleksandras Ponomariovas | Forest and Paper Industry | August 25, 1948 | January 27, 1949 | 155 days |
| Kazys Preikšas | Deputy Chairman | December 1, 1948 | January 28, 1960 | 11 years, 58 days |
| Kazys Preikšas | Foreign Affairs | April 23, 1959 | December 5, 1961 | 2 years, 226 days |
| Stasys Pupeikis | Education | October 6, 1953 | July 15, 1957 | 3 years, 282 days |
| Jonas Ramanauskas | Light Industry | February 6, 1975 | ? | ? |
| Alfonsas Randakevičius | Justice | November 12, 1970 | July 13, 1977 | 6 years, 243 days |
| Jonas Razumas | Public Utilities | September 12, 1984 | ? | ? |
| Antanas Rimkus | Education | June 29, 1973 | December 20, 1982 | 9 years, 174 days |
| Povilas Rotomskis | Foreign Affairs | March 25, 1946 | September 21, 1948 | 2 years, 180 days |
| Jurijus Rusenka | Deputy Chairman | April 23, 1975 | ? | ? |
| Vytautas Sakalauskas | Chairman | November 18, 1985 | | 4 years, 113 days |
| Vytautas Sakalauskas | First Deputy Chairman | December 9, 1983 | August 13, 1984 | 248 days |
| Romualdas Sakalauskas | Construction | January 29, 1962 | June 28, 1978 | 16 years, 150 days |
| Lionginas Šepetys | Culture | July 21, 1967 | January 23, 1976 | 8 years, 186 days |
| Petras Šeremetjevas | Construction | December 20, 1946 | February 14, 1948 | 1 year, 56 days |
| Juozas Sėrys | First Deputy Chairman | April 3, 1986 | ? | ? |
| Juozas Šerys | Deputy Chairman | September 5, 1984 | April 3, 1986 | 1 year, 210 days |
| Juozas Šėrys | Public Utilities | July 15, 1971 | September 5, 1984 | 13 years, 52 days |
| Bronislovas Sešplaukis | Construction | June 28, 1978 | ? | ? |
| Romualdas Sikorskis | Finance | August 22, 1957 | ? | ? |
| Grigorijus Simenenka | Local Industry | April 22, 1975 | ? | ? |
| Sergejus Škodinas | Local Industry | March 25, 1946 | March 13, 1947 | 353 days |
| Jonas Smilgevičius | Culture | March 18, 1955 | January 11, 1958 | 2 years, 299 days |
| Aleksandras Sokolovas | Deputy Chairman | March 25, 1946 | May 6, 1954 | 8 years, 42 days |
| Ringaudas Songaila | Chairman | January 16, 1981 | November 18, 1985 | 4 years, 306 days |
| Ringaudas Songaila | First Deputy Chairman | April 5, 1962 | February 20, 1963 | 321 days |
| Ringaudas Songaila | Deputy Chairman | May 29, 1961 | April 5, 1962 | 311 days |
| Ringaudas Songaila | Production of Agricultural Products and Resources | April 5, 1962 | February 20, 1963 | 321 days |
| Valentinas Spurga | Education | February 1, 1983 | ? | ? |
| Juozas Stimburys | Social Welfare | March 25, 1946 | February 1, 1960 | 13 years, 313 days |
| Motiejus Šumauskas | Chairman | January 16, 1956 | April 14, 1967 | 11 years, 88 days |
| Motiejus Šumauskas | First Deputy Chairman | June 10, 1953 | March 18, 1955 | 1 year, 281 days |
| Motiejus Šumauskas | Deputy Chairman | March 25, 1946 | July 14, 1950 | 4 years, 111 days |
| Jokūbas Sviščiovas | Public Utilities | March 25, 1946 | June 5, 1957 | 11 years, 72 days |
| Fiodoras Teriošinas | Light Industry | March 25, 1946 | April 23, 1953 | 7 years, 29 days |
| Fiodoras Teriošinas | Textile Industry | November 4, 1955 | November 26, 1956 | 1 year, 22 days |
| Sigizmundas Tverkus | State Control | March 25, 1946 | April 3, 1948 | 2 years, 9 days |
| Konstantinas Ufimcevas | Urban and Rural Construction | October 29, 1955 | June 5, 1957 | 1 year, 219 days |
| Albinas Ūkas | Justice | October 11, 1951 | July 5, 1959 | 7 years, 267 days |
| Jonas Vainauskas | Resources (Paruošų) | April 19, 1961 | March 29, 1962 | 344 days |
| Vytautas Vazalinskas | Deputy Chairman | July 13, 1965 | November 24, 1980 | 15 years, 134 days |
| Vytautas Vazalinskas | Soviet Grain and Husbandry Farms | March 25, 1946 | June 20, 1946 | 87 days |
| Vytautas Vazalinskas | Agriculture | May 10, 1956 | March 29, 1962 | 5 years, 323 days |
| Jonas Velička | Land Reclamation and Water Resources | October 21, 1965 | December 25, 1984 | 19 years, 65 days |
| Vladas Vildžiūnas | Agriculture | March 25, 1946 | April 24, 1946 | 30 days |
| Vladas Vildžiūnas | Agriculture | April 24, 1946 | March 8, 1947 | 318 days |
| Jonas Vildžiūnas | Internal Affairs | June 10, 1953 | October 22, 1953 | 134 days |
| Henrikas Zabulis | Higher and Special Education | March 2, 1966 | ? | ? |
| Andrejus Zasypkinas | Fish Industry | March 25, 1946 | February 3, 1949 | 2 years, 315 days |
| Vytautas Zenkevičius | Foreign Affairs | December 31, 1976 | ? | ? |
| Juozas Žiugžda | Education | March 25, 1946 | April 26, 1948 | 2 years, 32 days |