Director of the State Security Department of Lithuania

Director of the State Security Department of Lithuania
Lietuvos Valstybės saugumo departamento direktorius
Court of Arms of the State Security Department
Incumbent Remigijus Bridikis since 14 April 2015
State Security Department of Lithuania
Style	Mr. Director
Type	Head of the Department
Member of	State Defence Council Defence Intelligence and Security Service
Reports to	President
Appointer	President
Term length	Five years, renewable once consecutively
First holder	Mečys Laurinkus
Website	https://www.vsd.lt/

The director of the state security department of Lithuania is the head of the State Security Department of Lithuania, which is responsible for safeguarding national security through intelligence gathering, counterintelligence, and the prevention of threats such as espionage, terrorism, and foreign interference.

Appointment

The Director is appointed by the President of Lithuania for a five-year term, with the approval of the Seimas. This position is part of Lithuania's intelligence and national security apparatus, focusing on counterintelligence, intelligence gathering, and safeguarding state secrets.

List of directors

• Mečys Laurinkus (26 March 1990 – 19 March 1991)
• Viktoras Zedelis (acting)
• Zigmas Vaišvila (27 September 1991 – 19 March 1992)
• Balys Gajauskas (22 April 1992 – 11 August 1992)
• Petras Plumpa (11 August 1992 – 4 January 1993)
• Jurgis Jurgelis (4 January 1993 – 3 June 1998)
• Mečys Laurinkus (2nd time, 3 June 1998 – 30 April 2004)
• Arvydas Pocius (30 April 2004 – 12 June 2007)
• Povilas Malakauskas (12 June 2007 – 28 December 2009)
• Romualdas Vaišnoras (acting)
• Gediminas Grina (9 April 2010 – 13 April 2015)
• Darius Jauniškis (14 April 2015 – 14 April 2025)
• Remigijus Bridikis (14 April 2025 – Present)

See also

• State Security Department of Lithuania