Date of birth

25 December 1942

Place of birth

Kretinga, Lithuania

Education

1960–1966

General Internist, Kaunas Medical Institute (currently Lithuanian University of Health Sciences)

1949–1960

Secondary School in Kretinga (currently Pranciškonų gimnazija (upper secondary school ))

Work experience

2013–2016

Adviser on Health Affairs to Prime Minister

2011–2013

Mayor, Neringa Municipality

2008–2011

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to the Russian Federation

2006–2008

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to the Republic of Latvia

2002–2006

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to the Republic of Estonia

1996–2002

Director General, Vilnius University Hospital Santariškių Klinikos

1994–1996

Minister of Health

1990–1993

Vice-Minister of Social Security

1989–1990

Minister of Health

1986–1989

Head Physician, Petras Jašinskis Clinics under Kaunas Medical Institute

1982–1986

Vice-Minister of Health

Chief Sanitary Doctor of Lithuania

1975–1982

Head Physician, Klaipėda City Hospital

1972–1975

Head, Outpatient Clinic No 3 of Klaipėda Hospital

1970–1972

Head, Therapeutics Division, Klaipėda City Construction Workers’ Outpatient Clinic

1966–1968

Head Physician, Neringa Hospital

1966

General Internist, Klaipėda Red Cross Hospital

Political career

No party affiliation

2016-2020

Member of the 12th Seimas

Member, Committee on Health Affairs

Member, Subcommittee on Health Protection and Improvement (2017–2020)

Chair, Commission of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Lithuanian World Community (2017–2020)

2011–2013

Mayor, Neringa Municipal Council

2011–2017

Member, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party

Miscellaneous

Awards: Nominal diploma from the American Biographical Institute (1996); Cross of Officer of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (2000); Second Class Order of the White Star of Estonia (2004); First Class Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana of the Republic of Estonia (2006), Medal of the Baltic Assembly (2005); Prize-winner, Vytautas Dambrava Public Diplomacy Foundation (2005); Lithuanian Exports Prize (2007); Third Class Order of the Three Stars of the Republic of Latvia; Cicero Award of the Republic of Latvia for contribution to politics (2008); Officer Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (2011); Honorary Badge from Neringa Municipality (2011); Medal for Contribution to International Cooperation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (2011); Medal For Merits to the Diplomatic Service of the Republic of Lithuania from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania (2011); Vytautas Andrius Graičiūnas Nomination from the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists

Honorary titles & positions: Health Professional of Outstanding Merit of the Republic of Lithuania; Doctor of Outstanding Merit of the Republic of Lithuania; Honorary Doctor, Klaipėda University Hospital; Honorary Member, Palanga Rehabilitation Hospital; Honorary Citizen of Neringa Town and Kretinga District; Chairman of the Board, Club Kretingos krašto ainiai (Posterity of Kretinga Region); Honorary Member, Lithuanian Union of Pharmacists; Honorary President, Lithuanian sobriety organisation Baltų ainiai; President, Club of Lithuanian Mayors (2012–2016); Member and President (2011–2013), Lithuanian Association of Resorts

Languages: Russian, French

Hobbies: literature

Family

Married. Wife Danutė and son Mindaugas