Public Management Agency (Lithuania)
The Public Management Agency is the government agency that shapes human resources management policy in the public sector and ensures the implementation of strategic activities. The agency is responsible for attracting individuals with the right competences to work in the civil service.
Official duties
The agency’s activities include monitoring and controlling the implementation of the provisions of the Law on the Civil Service and improving the quality of training for civil servants. It is also responsible for drafting legislation related to the civil service, managing the Civil Service Register and the Civil Service Information System, and handling recruitment for civil service positions.History
The Civil Service Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania was founded in 2002. In 2013, the department became the Civil Service Department subordinated to the government, and from that year it began conducting recruitment for civil service positions in the Vilnius region. In 2019, the institution was reorganized into the Civil Service Department under the Ministry of the Interior and started managing recruitment for civil service positions across the entire country. In the same year, the function of issuing service passports was transferred to the Migration Department. In 2023, the department was restructured into the Public Management Agency.Director
The current director of the agency is Ana Selčinskienė.Previous directors
From 2002 to 2010 and from 2013 to 2017, the head was Osvaldas Šarmavičius.From 2011 to 2013, the head was Laima Tuleikienė.
From 2018 to 2022, the head was Gediminas Miškinis.
From 2023 to 2024, the head was Artūras Palekas.