Date of birth

6 March 1962

Place of birth

Kaunas, Lithuania

Education

1984–1988

Diploma of Sailing Coach/Teacher of Physical Education, Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education (currently Lithuanian Sports University)

1979–1980

Secondary School No 18 (currently Baltija Gymnasium) in Klaipėda

1978–1979

Secondary School No 5 (currently Vincas Kudirka Progymnasium) in Kaunas

1972–1978

Secondary School No 28 (currently Vytautas Magnus University Atžalynas Progymnasium ) in Kaunas

1969–1972

Jonas Jablonskis Secondary School (currently Jonas Jablonskis Gymnasium) in Kaunas

Work experience

2000–2016

Journalist, Editor, private company UAB Balticum TV

Editor, TV Programme Mano nuomonė (2000–2002)

Author and Editor, TV programme Reidas (2002–2016)

1990–1999

Journalist, daily Vakarų ekspresas

1988–1990

Sailing Coach, Klaipėda Sport Association Žalgiris

1983–1984

Typographer, Klaipėda Printing House Rytas

Political career

No party affiliation

Miscellaneous

Military service in Afghanistan (1981–1982)

Awards: winner, TV competition Ad Rem (2000); winner of the award for a series of TV programmes in the competition arranged by the Lithuanian AIDS Centre (2001); winner, competition of the Ministry of Transport and Communications (2008); awards for civic enthusiasm in creating the TV programme Reidas; The Journalist of the Year of Klaipėda (2012); competition Act non verba of the Lithuanian Insurers Association (2014)

Foreign languages: English

Hobbies: parachuting, sailing

Family

Married with two children