Arvydas Anušauskas

Arvydas Anušauskas
Anušauskas in 2024
Minister of National Defence
In office
11 December 2020 – 25 March 2024
Prime MinisterIngrida Šimonytė
Preceded byRaimundas Karoblis
Succeeded byLaurynas Kasčiūnas
Member of Seimas
Assumed office
13 November 2020
Preceded byAušra Papirtienė
ConstituencyKalniečiai
In office
14 November 2016 – 12 November 2020
ConstituencyMulti-member
In office
16 November 2012 – 13 November 2016
Preceded byMantas Adomėnas
Succeeded byMykolas Majauskas
ConstituencySenamiestis-Žvėrynas
In office
17 November 2008 – 15 November 2012
ConstituencyMulti-member
Personal details
Born (1963-09-29) 29 September 1963
PartyHomeland Union
Spouse
Lina Anušauskienė
(m. 2015)
Children1
Education
Occupation
  • Politician
  • historian
Signature
Military service
Branch/serviceLithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces
RankLieutenant
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Arvydas Anušauskas (born 29 September 1963) is a Lithuanian politician and historian. He focuses on the history of the interwar Lithuanian secret services, KGB actions in Lithuania, and Soviet repressions in Lithuania. As a member of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, he was elected to the Seimas (parliament) in 2008 and reelected in 2012, 2016 and 2020.

On 7 December 2020, he was approved to be the Minister of National Defence in the Šimonytė Cabinet. On 15 March 2024, he announced his resignation.