


Committees of the Seimas
11/19/2024 | Committee on European Affairs, Member |
11/19/2024 | Committee on Rural Affairs, Member |
Commissions of the Seimas
12/04/2024 | Commission for Energy and Sustainable Development, Member |
Political groups of the Seimas
11/14/2024 | Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat Political Group, Member |
Parliamentary groups
Date of birth | 23 July 1956 |
Place of birth | Rokai Village, Kaunas District, Lithuania |
| |
Education | |
1996 | Traineeships, Administration Office, Shire of Kent, United Kingdom |
1984–1989 | Diploma in Law, Faculty of Law, Vilnius State University (currently Vilnius University) |
1974–1979 | Diploma in Librarianship and Bibliography, Faculty of History, Vilnius State University (currently Vilnius University) |
1967–1974 | Secondary School No 13 (currently Šv. Mato gimnazija (upper secondary school)) in Kaunas |
1963–1967 | Primary School in Rokai Village, Kaunas District |
| |
Work experience | |
From 13 August 2024 to 12 December 2024 | Minister of Agriculture |
2008–2012 | Minister of Agriculture |
1997–2000 | Governor of Kaunas County |
1995–1997 | Administrator, Kaunas City Municipality |
1995 | Head, Legal Affairs Unit, Kaunas City Municipality |
1990–1995 | Head, General Affairs Unit, Kaunas City Municipality |
1985–1990 | Head, General Affairs Unit, Kaunas City Executive Committee |
1979–1985 | Head of Subunit, Kaunas branch, Lithuanian Research Institute for Scientific Technical Information |
| |
Political career | |
| Member, Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats |
2020–2024 | Member of the 13th Seimas |
| Chair, Committee on Economics |
| Member, Commission for Ethics and Procedures |
2016–2020 | Member of the 12th Seimas |
| Deputy Chair, Committee on Rural Affairs |
| Member, Commission for Ethics and Procedures |
2012–2016 | Member of the 11th Seimas |
| Member, Committee on Rural Affairs |
| Member, Commission for Ethics and Procedures (2015–2016) |
2008–2012 | Member of the 10th Seimas |
| Member, Committee on Rural Affairs |
2004–2008 | Member of the 9th Seimas |
| Member, Committee on Environment Protection |
| Member, Committee on Rural Affairs |
| Member, Commission on the Problems of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant |
2003–2004 | First Deputy Mayor of Kaunas City |
2000–2001 | First Deputy Mayor of Kaunas City |
2000–2004 | Member, Municipal Council of Kaunas City |
Since 1994 | Member, Deputy Chair (2010–2012), Homeland Union (Lithuanian Conservatives), currently Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats |
Since 1988 | Member, Lithuanian Reform Movement Sąjūdis |
| |
Miscellaneous | |
President, Lithuanian Skating Federation; Chair, Kaunas County Council, Lithuanian National Olympic Committee; Vice-President, basketball club Atletas (1996–2004); founder (1999), Chair of the Council (1999–2004), Lithuanian Family Farmers’ Union; Member of the Presidium, Chamber of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania (1999–2004); member, Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union (since 2018); Member of the Council, Lithuanian National Committee (2014–2016) Awards: Letter of Appreciation from Kaunas City Municipal Council for contribution to re-establishing local self-government in Kaunas City; Kaunas City Person of the Year 1998; Medal in Commemoration of Pope John Paul II’s Visit to Lithuania; Commander of Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (1999); Commemorative Medal of the Department of Physical Education and Sports; Olympic Star of the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee; Badge of Honour from Kaunas District Municipality; Commemorative Badge for Personal Contribution to the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of the Republic of Lithuania; Lithuanian Export Prize for contribution to export promotion from the Association of Lithuanian Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Crafts (2012); Letter of Appreciation for contribution to promotion of sport from Juan Antonio Samaranch, President of the International Olympic Committee; Badge of Distinction for Service to the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union; Badge of Honour of the Lithuanian Business Confederation Activities: agricultural and rural development, EU structural funds, environment protection, organic farming, forestry, alternative business in rural areas Publications: author of articles on agricultural and rural development, co-author of the monograph Kolūkmetis okupuotos Lietuvos kaime (Kolkhoz time at villages of the occupied Lithuania) (2020) | |
Hobbies: | music, theatre, photography, book reading, farming |
Foreign languages: | English, Russian |
Family: | Married with wife Rasa, daughters Živilė and Raminta, son Kazimieras |
