Date of birth

Place of birth

24 August 1966

Panevėžys, Lithuania

Education

1985–1990

1973–1984

Faculty of Applied Arts, Vilnius Academy of Arts, Diploma of Artist and Restoration Architect

Secondary School No 35 in Vilnius (currently Karalius Mindaugas Secondary School)

Work experience

2005–2008

2002–2005

1994–1995

1993–2002

1993–1998

1984–1985

Director, Kuršių Nerija National Park

Director, private company UAB Viljelita

Director, private company UAB Paveldas

Restorer and Architect, private restoration and design company of Katinienė

Architect, Monument Restoration and Design Institute

Monument Restoration and Design Institute

Political career

No party affiliation

Since 2012

Member, Committee on Environment Protection

Member, Seimas Delegation to the Baltic Assembly

Deputy Chair, ‘Way of Courage’ Political Group

2008–2012

Member, Committee on Environment Protection

Member, Committee on European Affairs

Member, Anticorruption Commission

Deputy Member, Seimas Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Western European Union

2000–May 2012

2007–2008

2006–2008

Member, Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats

Member, Neringa Municipal Council

Chair, Division of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats in Neringa

2002–2003

Deputy Chair, Old Town Division of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, Member of the Coordinating Council, Chair of the Group

Miscellaneous

Member, Architect Union

Co-founder and member, Citizen Union

Co-founder and member, Community of Lovers of the Curonian Spit

Member and Senator, Lithuanian Royal Union of Nobility

Member, International Youth Chamber

2000

2001

Representative of Lithuania in the European Young Leaders Academy in Sweden

Representative of Lithuania in the Global Young Leaders Academy in Japan

Special interests: public activities

Hobbies: travelling, theatre and music

Foreign languages: English and Russian

Family

Married with five children