Date of birth

25 November 1962

Place of birth

Sukančiai Village, Telšiai District, Lithuania

Education

2007–2019

Master’s in Business Management, Programme of Management and Administration of Educational Establishments, Vytautas Magnus University

2003–2005

West Lithuanian Business College (currently Lithuanian Business College)

1985–1988

Diploma in Electrical Technologies, Karolio Didžiulio Polytechnic School in Šiauliai (currently Šiauliai State College)

1970–1981

Secondary School in Tryškiai, Telšiai District (currently Lazdynų Pelėdos gimnazija (upper secondary school))

Work experience

2002–2004

Director, private company UAB Šiaulių skalbykla

1997–2002

Director, private company UAB Džiugas

1989–1997

Director, private company IĮ Telšių aeroklubas

1983–1989

Electrician, Distribution Network in Klaipėda

Political career

Member, Labour Party

2016–2020

Member of the 12th Seimas

Member, Committee on State Administration and Local Authorities

Member, Committee on European Affairs

Member, Deputy Chair, Commission for Energy and Sustainable Development

Member, Commission for the Cause of Freedom and the National Historical Memory

Member, Commission for the Cause of Freedom

17/03/2015–30/05/2015

Acting Chairman, Labour Party

2013–2015

First Deputy Chairman, Labour Party

Since 2013

Honorary Member, Labour Party

2012–2016

Member of the 11th Seimas

First Deputy Chairman, Labour Party Political Group (2013–2016)

Member, Conference of Chairs (2013–2016)

Chair, Committee on State Administration and Local Authorities

Member, Constitutional Commission

Member, Seimas Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

Member, Seimas Delegation to the Assembly of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

2008–2012

Member of the 10th Seimas

Member, Committee on State Administration and Local Authorities

Member, Commission for Maritime and Fishery Affairs

Member, Seimas Delegation to the Assembly of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine 

Since 2006

First Deputy Chairman, Labour Party

2004–2008

Member of the 9th Seimas

Member, Deputy Chair, Chair, Committee on State Administration and Local Authorities

Member, Constitutional Commission

Member, Commission for Regional Development

Member, Seimas Delegation to the Assembly of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

Member, Conference of Chairs

2000–2004

Member, Municipal Council of Telšiai District

Since 2004

Member, Labour Party; Chairman, Division of the Labour Party in Telšiai District

2000–2003

Member, Municipal Council of Telšiai District; Member, Board of Telšiai District; Chair, Committee on Business, Economy and Finance

Miscellaneous

Service in the Soviet army (1981–1983); Member, Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union; Citizen of Honour of Degaičiai Ward in Telšiai District (2013); Badge of Honour by the Trade Union of Lithuanian Education Institutions for the development of social partnership and cooperation with representatives of staff of education institutions (2013); Citizen of Honour of Tryškiai community in Telšiai District (2015); title of the Most Dedicated Samogitian (2019); Commemorative Badge for Merits to Samogitia (2019)

Hobbies: horticulture, music

Family

Married with two sons