Date of birth

5 December 1969

Place of birth

Naisiai Village, Šiauliai District, Lithuania

Education

1994

Research Agronomist, Faculty of Agronomy, Lithuanian Academy of Agriculture (currently Aleksandras Stulginskis University)

1988

Julius Janonis Secondary School in Šiauliai (currently Julius Janonis Gymnasium)

Work experience

1997–2016

Farmer

1990

Founder, private company UAB Agrokoncernas

Political career

Chairman, Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union

Since 2009

Chairman, Lithuanian Farmers Popular Union (currently Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union)

2000–2004

Member of the 8th Seimas

Member, Committee on Budget and Finance

2000–2001

Deputy Speaker of the Seimas

1997–2001

Chairman, Lithuanian Farmers Party

1997–2000

Member, Šiauliai District Municipal Council

1996–2000

Member of the 7th Seimas

Member, Committee on Rural Affairs

1998–2000

Deputy Chairman, Commission on Youth and Sport Affairs

Miscellaneous

Membership: President, Lithuanian Draughts Federation (2006–2016); Member, Standard Draughts National Junior Team (1987–1988)

Achievements: Candidate for Master of Sports in International and Standard Draughts

Activities: founding of Šiauliai District Youth Centre and the Lithuanian Pupils’ Draughts League; ideological development and sponsoring of the TV series Naisių vasara (Naisiai Summer), sobriety festival for families Naisių vasara and theatre Naisių vasara; sponsoring of the project Išsaugokime vyrus (Let’s preserve men); founding of various cultural and educational projects for children; contributing to the publishing of books; co-founding of the foundation Švieskime vaikus (Let’s educate children) together with Andrius Mamontovas; founding of the Baltic Divinities’ Museum in Naisiai

Foreign languages: English, Russian

Hobbies: photography, literature, history, theatre

Family

Married with two children