Mindaugas Sinkevičius

Mindaugas Sinkevičius
Mayor of Jonava district municipality
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 2011
Preceded by Bronislovas Liutkus
Personal details
Born 20 June 1984
Jonava, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Citizenship Lithuanian
Nationality Lithuanian
Political party Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
Alma mater Vilnius University, Mykolas Romeris University, ISM University of Management and Economics
Occupation Jurist, Manager
Website http://www.sinkevicius.lt

Mindaugas Sinkevičius (born 20 June 1984 in Jonava) is a Lithuanian politician, Mayor of Jonava.

Biography

He graduated 2003 from Jonavos Senamiesčio gimnazija. He graduated Vilnius University, Mykolas Romeris University and the ISM University of Management and Economics. The rest of free time was dedicated to the activities of non-governmental organizations. In 2008, due to the successful performance and initiative, he became a vice-president of the Lithuanian Youth Council (LiJOT). In 2007, elected to the municipal council of Jonava district. From April 2011 he was elected by municipal council in the age of 26 Mayor of Jonava district municipality.[1] He became a mayor of Jonava, perhaps the youngest mayor in the history of Lithuania.[2] In 2015, Sinkevičius was with 71,20 % votes direct elected mayor of Jonava District by Lithuanian Municipal Elections 2015.[3]

A member of Lithuanian Social Democrats Party.

Family

Mindaugas is single. Mother Ligita is chief specialist at the Environmental Protection Agency under the Ministry of Environment. Father Rimantas Sinkevičius is a Member of Seimas and Minister of Transport and Communications at the Republic of Lithuania. Sister Rūta is assistant to Vilnius district court judge.

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