Date of birth

20 March 1975

Place of birth

Kaunas, Lithuania

Education

2000

MA in Information and Communication, Institute of Political Science and Diplomacy, Vytautas Magnus University

1998

BA in History and Political Science, Faculty of Humanities, Vytautas Magnus University

1993

Simonas Daukantas Secondary School in Kaunas (currently Simonas Daukantas Progymnasium in Kaunas)

Work experience

2016–2018

Sole proprietorship

2007–2015

Mayor, Municipal Council of Kaunas City

2005–2007

Manager, Kaunas Region Division, Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats

2003–2005

Adviser to the Mayor, Municipal Council of Kaunas City

2000–2003

Manager, joint-stock company BĮ UAB Baltic Pack

1998–1999

Reporter, daily Kauno žinios of Kaunas County

1997–2000

Consultant, Division of Information and Public Relations, Municipal Administration of Kaunas City

Political career

Since 2018

Member of the 12th Seimas

Since 2017

Chair, Coordination Council, Kaunas Region Division, Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats

2012–2015

Chair, Council of Supervisors, public company AB Kauno energija

2010–2018

Member, European Committee of the Regions

2007–2015

Mayor, Municipal Council of Kaunas City

2005–2015

Chair, Conference of Kaunas Divisions, Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats

2000–2018

Member, Municipal Council of Kaunas City; Chair, Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrat Political Group; Member, City Maintenance and Services Committee, Self-government and Economic Committee, Economic and Financial Committee; Chair, Anticorruption Commission; Chair, Control Committee; Chair, Foundation for Support of Community Centres; Chair, Commission for Strategic Planning

1997–2007

Founder and Member, Kaunas Council for Youth Affairs

Since 1993

Member, Member of the Council, Member of the Presidium (2010–2016), Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats

1993–2010

Member, Member of the Board, Chair of the Board (1998–2000), Young Conservatives League

Miscellaneous

Public activities: Member, Society for Preservation of Heritage in Kaunas; Member, Forester Community Centre; Volunteer Solder, National Defence Volunteer Forces, Lithuanian Armed Forces; Member, Kauno Žalgiris Honour Club; Member, Lithuanian Atlantic Treaty Association; volunteer blood donor

Foreign languages: English, Russian

Hobbies: basketball, reading, mushrooming, cycling

Family

Married with two children