Vice-minister of National Defence Karolis Aleksa
Karolis Aleksa
Vice-minister
Principal responsibilities:
Defence Policy
Defence planning in the National Defence System area of responsibility
Military service and conscription
Policy of National Budget appropriations and appropriations management
Biography
Date of birth
1981 06 29
Vilkaviškis
2012
PhD in Political Science, Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science. PhD thesis on “The Impact of the US Military Transformation on Russian and Chinese Security Policy”
2005
Master’s degree in Political Science, Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science. Master’s thesis “The Asian Axis in Lithuania’s New Foreign Policy” was awarded the Münster Baltikum Foundation and Diplomat J. Rimas’ Prizes
2003
Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science
December 2024
Appointed Vice Minister of National Defence
August 2024
Head of the Defence Policy Group, Ministry of National Defence
2021- December 2024
Defence Adviser at the Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Lithuania to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
2016-2021
Director of the International Relations and Operations Department, Ministry of National Defence
2013-2016
Deputy Director of the Defence Policy and Planning Department, Ministry of National Defence
2012-2013
Head of the Defence Policy Division, Defence Policy and Planning Department, Ministry of National Defence
2007-2012
Acting Deputy Head of the Strategic Analysis Division, Defence Policy and Planning Department, Ministry of National Defence
2004-2007
Chief Specialist of the NATO and EU Department, Ministry of National Defence
Academic Experience at Vilnius University and General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
2007-2009
Lecturer at Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science. Taught the following courses in English: theory and history of war, theory and practice of conflict resolution
2012-2015
Lecturer at General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania. Taught the following courses: security policy of major powers, war studies
Academic Experience Abroad
October 2010 - July 2011
Thesis internship at Essex University for writing a PhD thesis
Qualification Upgrading
January - June 2016
Higher Command Studies Course at the Baltic Defence College in Estonia
Awarded as top student for outstanding academic achievement and leadership
Completed the Civil Servants Course for High-level Executives
Completed the National Security and Defence Course for Senior Executives at the General Jonas Žemaitis Lithuanian Military Academy
Languages
English, Russian, French
Marital status
Married, has a son
Updated 2024-12-18
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