Povilas Poderskis

Povilas Poderskis
Minister of Environment
Assumed office
12 December 2024
Prime MinisterGintautas Paluckas
Rimantas Šadžius (acting)
Preceded bySimonas Gentvilas
Personal details
PartyFreedom Party (2019-2020)

Povilas Poderskis is a Lithuanian politician serving as minister of environment since 2024.[1] From 2017 to 2021, he served as director of the Vilnius City Municipality Administration.[2] Poderskis has also been one of the founding members of the progressive liberal Freedom Party. He left it in 2020, while remaining in the team of Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius.[3]

From 12 December 2024 until 25 September 2025, Povilas Poderskis was delegated by Nemunas Dawn and served as Lithuania’s Minister of Environment.[1] In July 2025, he announced that Lithuania’s green public procurement had surged from just 5 % in 2020 to over 95 % in 2025, highlighting the government's commitment to sustainable procurement practices.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Lithuanian lawmakers approve new government programme, cabinet sworn in". Lithuanian National Radio and Television. 12 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Ex-Vilnius administration director proposed for Lithuania's environment minister" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian National Radio and Television.
  3. ^ "Povilas Poderskis paliko Remigijaus Šimašiaus Laisvės partiją" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian National Radio and Television.
  4. ^ Vilnius, Made in (26 July 2025). "P. Poderskis: when the state buys wisely, not only it wins, but also business and residents". MadeinVilnius.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 7 August 2025.