Date of birth

20 July 1972

Place of birth

Vilnius, Lithuania

Education

2000–2008

Seminars, European Journalism Centre

1996

Courses, United States Information Service, Washington D.C.

1995–1996

Studies, International Institute of Mass Media in Delhi

1990–1996

Diploma of Journalist, Department of Journalism, Faculty of History, Vilnius State University (currently Institute of Journalism, Faculty of Communication, Vilnius University)

1983–1990

Secondary School No 27 in Vilnius (currently Jonas Basanavičius Progymnasium)

1979–1983

Antanas Vienuolis Secondary School in Vilnius (currently Antanas Vienuolis Basic School and Vytautas Magnus Gymnasium)

Work experience

1998–2008

Newsreader, Foreign News Editor, News Service, television station LNK

1993–1998

Newsreader, Reporter, Lithuanian National Radio and Television

1992–1993

Newsreader, Reporter, Editorial Office of Economic Programmes, Lithuanian National Radio and Television (TV-26)

1991–1992

Foreign News Editor, newspaper Vilniaus laikraštis

Political career

Member, Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats

2012–2016

Member of the 11th Seimas

Member, Committee on Economics

Member, Energy Commission (2012–2014)

Member, Commission for Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Addiction (2015–2016)

2008–2012

Member of the 10th Seimas

Member, Committee on Economics

Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs

Member, Committee on European Affairs

Member, Chair, Nuclear Energy Commission

Miscellaneous

Awards: Third Class Order of the Gold Cross for Service to Society by the charity foundation Mūsų krantas; award Titanas for the Bravest Article of the Year from the news website DELFI; Commemorative Badge for Personal Contribution to the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2013 from the President of the Republic of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė

Interests: energy security and independence of Lithuania, electricity, nuclear energy, issues of gardeners’ communities, protection of human and consumer rights, prevention of drug and alcohol addiction

Foreign languages: English, Russian, Polish

Hobbies: literature, cinema, music, travelling