till 11/13/2020
Committees of the Seimas
| 06/19/2018 - 11/13/2020 | Committee on State Administration and Local Authorities, Chair |
| 11/16/2016 - 06/18/2018 | Committee on State Administration and Local Authorities, Member |
Commissions of the Seimas
| 06/22/2017 - 11/13/2020 | Commission of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Lithuanian World Community, Member |
| 11/28/2016 - 06/17/2018 | Migration Commission, Chair |
| 11/23/2016 - 11/27/2016 | Migration Commission, Member |
Political groups of the Seimas
| 11/14/2016 - 11/13/2020 | Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union Political Group, Member |
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Date of birth |
2 January 1970 |
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Place of birth |
Ukmergė, Lithuania |
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Education |
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2000 |
Traineeship, Institute of Agriculture of the University of Tennessee, USA |
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2000–2008 |
Traineeship on rural development in FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations in Italy), Ireland, Slovenia, Sweden, etc., resulting in obtaining the qualification of an expert in rural development |
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1989–1995 |
Diploma in Energy Engineering, Kaunas University of Technology |
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1984–1988 |
Jonas Jablonskis Secondary School in Kaunas (currently Jonas Jablonskis Gymnasium) |
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1977–1984 |
Secondary School No 1 in Ukmergė (currently Antanas Smetona Gymnasium) |
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Work experience |
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2002–2011 |
Chamber of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania |
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1995–1998 |
Territorial office of the State Social Insurance Fund Board (SODRA) in Kaunas region |
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Political career |
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Since 2004 |
Chairperson, Lithuanian Rural Communities Union |
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Miscellaneous |
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Activities: Member of the Board, PREPARE (Partnership for Rural Europe) and ELARD (European LEADER Association for Rural Development); representation of initiatives by Lithuanian communities; Co-founder, along with the communities of major Lithuanian cities, and Member of the Board of the Union of Rural and Urban Communities |
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Publications: on rural development for rural communities |
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Languages: English, Russian Hobbies: reading, handicrafts, travelling |
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Family |
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Married with two daughters |
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