Date of birth

23 December 1954

Place of birth

Konstantinava Village, Rokiškis District, Lithuania

Education

1994

Public administration studies, Germany

1993, 1996

Traineeship in municipal administration, USA

1978

Diploma in Psychology and Teaching, Vilnius University

1973

Secondary School in Pandėlis (currently gimnazija (upper secondary school))

Work experience

2006–2016

Visiting Lecturer, Psychology Academy

1996–2016

Director, public institution Dainava Training Centre for Public and Municipal Servants

1987–1991

Visiting Lecturer, Management Academy

1985–1990

Visiting Lecturer, Vilnius University

1982–1990

Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Eglė & Žilvinas health resort

1978–1982

Senior Research Fellow, Health Resort Research Laboratory, Head of Druskininkai Branch

Political career

Member, Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union

2016–2020

Member of the 12th Seimas

Member, Committee on Human Rights (2020)

Member, Committee on State Administration and Local Authorities

Member, Commission for Suicide and Violence Prevention

Member, Commission for Healthy Lifestyle (2018–2020)

Since 2016

Member, Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union

2010–2016

Member, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party

2010–2016

Member, Druskininkai Municipal Council

1990–1995

Chairman, Druskininkai City Council

Miscellaneous

Founder, first President, Association of Cities and Towns in Lithuania (1991–1995); President, Lithuanian Association of Psychologists (1991–1993); Member, governmental working group for drafting the laws on the Lithuanian territorial administrative reform and local authorities in Lithuania (1993–1995, 1998–2000); Chair, US-Baltic Foundation (1995–1996); Member of the Board, Ministry of Management Reforms and Municipal Affairs (1996–2000)

Expert Lecturer in Public Administration, Personnel Management, and Interpersonal Problems (since 1996); Member, Board for the Evaluation of Qualification Skills of Public Servants (1996–2001); Founder and Member, Lithuanian Public Administration Training Association (since 2001); Member of the Standing Conference of European Public Service Training Agencies (since 2006); expert and consultant on the development of training programmes and training organisation for public servants in the EU and Eastern European countries (since 2006)

Member (since 1995), President (2000–2001), Rotary Club; Member of the Board, NGO Poetinis Druskininkų ruduo (since 2001); Member of the Board, association of educational organisations Šviesuva (since 2009)

Awards: American flag that flew over the Capitol Building on 22 September 1993 from US Congressman Timothy J. Penny (1993); Honorary Citizen of Louisville, Kentucky, USA (1996);  Silver Cross of Merit from the President of the Republic of Poland for the contribution to cultural cooperation between Lithuania and Poland (2002); Employee of Outstanding Merit in the Lithuanian Healthcare System (2012); letters of appreciation from the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania (2012, 2014, and 2015)

Hobbies: reading, construction, communication

Languages: Russian, English, German

Family

Wife Danutė, daughter Vaidilutė, sons Mindaugas and Vytenis