Curriculum vitae

Date of birth

23 July 1956

Place of birth

Rokų village, Kaunas district, Republic of Lithuania.

Education

1963 – 1967

Rokai primary school, Kaunas district.

1967 – 1974

Kaunas 13th secondary school

(at present – Kaunas St. Matthew's secondary school).

1974 – 1979

Vilnius State University, Faculty of History, Librarian and

Bibliographer.

1984 – 1989

Vilnius State University (at present Vilnius University),

Faculty of Law, lawyer.

1996

Internships, Kent County Council, United Kingdom.

Work experience

1979 – 1985

Lithuanian Institute of Scientific and Technical Information, Kaunas branch,

Head of the Sub-unit.

1985 – 1990

Executive Committee of the City of Kaunas, Head of General Department.

1990 – 1995

Kaunas City Municipality, Head of Legal Department

1995

Kaunas City Municipality, Head of Legal Department.

1995 – 1997

Kaunas City Municipality, Administrator.

1997 – 2000

Head of the Kaunas County.

2008 – 2012

Minister of Agriculture.

Since 13 August 2024

Minister of Agriculture.

Political career

Since 1988

Participant of the Reform Movement of Lithuania.

Since 1994

Homeland Union (Lithuanian Conservatorios) (at present – The Homeland

Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrat party (TS-LKD), Member,

Deputy Chairmen (2010–2012).

2000–2004

Kaunas Municipal Council, Member.

2000–2001

First Deputy Mayor of Kaunas City.

2003–2004

First Deputy Mayor of Kaunas City.

2004–2008

Member of the 9th Seimas

Committee om Environmental Protection, Member.

Committee onRural Affairs, Member.

Commission on the Problems of Ignalina Nuclear Power Plan, Member.

2008–2012

Member of the 10th Seimas

Committee on Rural Affairs, Member.

2012–2016

Member of the 11th Seimas

Committee on Rural Affairs, Member,

Commission for Ethics and Procedures, Member (2015–2016).

2016–2020

Member of the 12th Seimas.

Committee on Rural Affairs, Deputy Chairman,

Commission for Ethics and Procedures, Member.

2020 – 2024

Member of the 13th Seimas.

Committee on Economics, Chair,

Commission for Ethics and Procedures, Member.

Additional information

President of the Lithuanian Skating Federation; The Chairman of the Kaunas County Council

of the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee (LTOC); Vice-President of the „Atletas“ basketball

club (1996–2004); Founder of the Union of Lithuanian family farmers (1999), Chairman of the Council

of this Union (1999-2004);Member of the Presidium of the Chamber of Agriculture of the Republic of

Lithuania (1999-2004); Member of the Lthuanian Riflemen’s Union (LRU) (since 2018); in 1998 elected

as Kaunas City Person of the Year; Member of the Counsil of The Lithuanian National Olympic Committee

(2014–2016); Founder of the Stasys Lozoraitis Prize of the Association of Journalists; Organizer of the annual

live Nativity scene in Kaunas Town Hall Square.

Awards: Letter of Thanks from the Kaunas City Council for the work in restoring self-government in the

city of Kaunas, Commemorative medal of the visit of Pope John Paul II, Royal Commander's Order of the

King of Norway (1999),Commemorative medal of the Department of Physical Culture and Sports, Olympic star

of the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee, Honorary badge of Kaunas district municipality,

The commemorative badge for the contribution to Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the EU from the

President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė, the Award of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts for

merits in promoting exports (2012), Gratitude from the president of the International Olympic Committee

Juan Antonios Samaranchos, for merits in promoting sports, the Distinction mark „Už nuopelnus Šaulių sąjungai“

(For merits to the Riflemen's Union), Honorary badge of the Lithuanian Business Confederation.

Areas of activity: agricultural and rural development, EU structural funds, environmental protection, ecological

farming, forestry, alternative businesses in the countryside, economy, renewable energy.

Publications: various articles on agriculture and rural development, economy, electricity generation from

renewable energy resources, co-author of the monograph „Kolūkmetis in the occupied Lithuanian countryside“

(2020).

Hobbies: music, theater, photography, reading books, village work.

Languages: English, Russian.

Marital status: wife Rasa, daughters Živilė and Raminta, son Kazimieras.