Date of birth

18 August 1952

Place of birth

Klaipėda, Lithuania

Education

1970–1974

Diploma with Honours of Physical Education Teacher, Lithuanian State Institute of Physical Education (currently Lithuanian Sports University)

1970

Kristijono Donelaičio Secondary School in Klaipėda (currently Vytauto Didžiojo gimnazija (upper secondary school))

Work experience

1990–2016

Founder and Head, Palanga Health School

1987–1990

Head, Physical Education Board, State Committee of Physical Education and Sports

1982–1987

Chairman, Sports Committee of Palanga

Until 1982

Teacher; Coach; Deputy Director, Yacht Club; Director, Sailing School in Klaipėda; Deputy Chairman, Sports Committee

Political career

Member, Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union

2016–2020

Member of the 12th Seimas

Member, Committee on Education and Science (2017–2020)

Member, Committee on Health Affairs (2016–2017)

Member, Commission for Youth and Sport Affairs

Chair, Commission for Healthy Lifestyle

2014–2018

Deputy Chairman, Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union

2012–2016

Chairman, Pajūris Division, Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union

1999–2004

Chairman, Palanga Division, Christian Democratic Union

Miscellaneous

Contributed to the restoration of the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee (1989) and is a Member of the General Assembly of the Committee. Founder and Head (before his election to the Seimas), Palanga Health School, with more than 31,000 Lithuanian and foreign graduates from 15 countries in over 500 graduating classes between 1990 and 2016. Organised over 200 various courses around Lithuania.

President, Lithuanian Union of Healthy Lifestyle Supporters (1990–2016); Member of the Council, Lithuanian Public Health Association and Lithuanian Association Sportas visiems (Sport for All); Member, American Public Health Association; Member, European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity; Honorary Member of the Presidium, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.  

Made presentations in Israel, USA, Russia, Uruguay, Spain, Sweden and Finland; organised trainings in the Baltic States, Norway, etc.; held world’s biggest winter-bathing events; coached Petras Silkinas, 1,000-mile distance world champion and Guinness world record owner; taught numerous healthy lifestyle trainers; organised several hundred events on healthy lifestyle; founded more than 60 healthy lifestyle clubs in Lithuania and the Lithuanian Health Chamber.

Chairman of the Council, Palangos Rytai Community.

Awards: acknowledgments by the Seimas and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania; Honorary Badge and Olympic Star of the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee; Sports Cross of Honour and Medal For Merits to Lithuanian Sport; St. Casimir Honorary Medal

Hobbies: marathon, valeology, information technology, travelling

Languages: English, Russian

Family

Wife Regina, two sons: Donatas and Liutauras, five grandchildren