Minister of National Defence (Lithuania)

Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania

Lietuvos Respublikos Krašto Apsaugos Ministerija
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Flag of the Ministry of National Defence
Ministry overview
Formed	1990
Jurisdiction	Government of Lithuania
Headquarters	Vilnius, Lithuania
Employees	14,995
Annual budget	€ 148.3 million
Minister responsible	Raimundas Karoblis, Minister of National Defence
Deputy Ministers responsible	Antanas Valys, Vice-Minister of National Defence Marijus Velička, Vice-Minister of National Defence Ramūnas Usonis, Vice-Minister of National Defence
Ministry executives	Jonas Vytautas Žukas, Chief of Defence of the Republic of Lithuania Vilmantas Tamošaitis, Chief of the Joint Staff
Website	www.kam.lt/en

The Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublikos krašto apsaugos ministerija) was established in 1990. Its mission, according to its website, consists of: "Implementation of joint policy with NATO, cooperation with foreign countries in defence sector, representation of Lithuania by coordination of international humanitarian law, management of national defence and security financial resources, army provision with armament, equipment and other resources, implementation of personnel management policy, preparation of military reserve, administration of compulsory military draft, preparation of society for civil resistance, planning national mobilisation."

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