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Mindaugas Sinkevičius

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His Excellency
Mindaugas Sinkevičius
Sinkevičius in 2026
20th Prime Minister of Lithuania
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 July 2026
PresidentGitanas Nausėda
Preceded byInga Ruginienė
Chairman of the Social Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
31 July 2025
Preceded byGintautas Paluckas
In office
11 April 2019 – 20 September 2024
Preceded byEugenijus Sabutis
Succeeded byRimantas Sinkevičius (interim)
In office
7 April 2011 – 13 December 2016
Preceded byBronislovas Liutkus
Succeeded byEugenijus Sabutis
Minister of Economy of Lithuania
In office
13 December 2016 – 13 October 2017
PresidentDalia Grybauskaitė
Prime MinisterSaulius Skvernelis
Preceded byEvaldas Gustas
Succeeded byVirginijus Sinkevičius
Personal details
Born (1984-06-20) 20 June 1984 (age 42)
Party (2004–present)
Spouse
Aistė Sinkevičienė née Plūkaitė
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(m. 2017)​
Children2
EducationVilnius University (BBM, BBA)
Mykolas Romeris University (LL.B)
ISM University of Management and Economics (MA, PhD)
OccupationJurist, Manager
WebsiteSinkevicius.lt

Mindaugas Sinkevičius (Lithuanian: [mʲɪnˈdɐʊɡɐs sʲɪŋkʲɛˈvʲɪtʃʲʊs]; born 20 June 1984) is a Lithuanian manager and politician, who has served as the 20th Prime Minister of Lithuania since 14 July 2026. He also served as Mayor of Jonava District Municipality (2011–2016 and 2019–2024), former Minister of Economy of Lithuania (2016–2017) and Vice-Mayor of Jonava (2008–2011).

Biography

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Sinkevičius graduated from Jonava Senamiestis Gymnasium in 2003. He graduated from Vilnius University in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in Business Management and Administration, Mykolas Romeris University in 2008 with a bachelor of laws, and the ISM University of Management and Economics in 2015 with a master's degree and doctor of philosophy, defending his doctoral dissertation "Alcohol Consumption in the Context of Conflicting Societal and Personal Factors" on 11 September 2015, at ISM.[1][2]

Sinkevičius was active in social engagements and public organizations. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania, he was elected to the municipal council of Jonava District Municipality (Lithuanian: Jonavos rajono savivaldybė) in 2007. In 2008, he became a vice-president of the Lithuanian Youth Council (LiJOT). In April 2011, at the age of 26, he was elected as the mayor of Jonava District Municipality by the municipal council.[3] In 2015, Sinkevičius was reelected as the mayor in the first direct mayoral elections with 71.2% of the vote.[4]

At the end of 2016, he was appointed as the Minister of Economy on Skvernelis Cabinet, the 17th cabinet of the Republic of Lithuania.

In 2017, he resigned from office at the Ministry of Economy of Lithuania.

From December 2017 to April 2019 he was Director of Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė „Jonavos vandenys“.

In 2019, Sinkevičius was reelected as the mayor of Jonava with 57.36% of the vote.

In May 2024, Sinkevičius was convicted by a court in Kaunas of abuse of office, falsification of documents, and misappropriation in a case involving damages of 1,487 euros to the Jonava District Municipality and the use of public funds to pay for his wife's phone bills and other personal expenses. He was sentenced to pay a 12,500 euro-fine and was also banned from holding public office for three years. Sinkevičius then appealed his conviction.[5] On 19 September, the Lithuanian Court of Appeal rejected his appeal. As a result, Sinkevičius' mandate as mayor was terminated.[6] On March 5, 2025, M. Sinkevičius was acquitted by a final decision of the Supreme Court. The court ruled that Sinkevičius’s actions could not give rise to criminal liability; therefore, the case against him was dismissed, and the previous convictions handed down by lower courts were overturned.[7]

After Gintautas Paluckas's resignation as the chairman of the Social Democratic Party in July 2025, Sinkevičius was appointed as interim leader and was later elected in the spring.[8] President Gitanas Nausėda nominated him as Prime Minister of Lithuania in June 2026, after Inga Ruginienė's resignation.[9][10] His appointment was approved by the Seimas by a vote of 80-2.[11] The Sinkevičius Cabinet was sworn in on July 14, in coalition with the Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" and the Lithuanian Farmers, Greens and Christian Families Union.[12]

Family

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Mindaugas Sinkevičius is a son of Rimantas Sinkevičius, a member of the Seimas and the Minister of Transport in the preceding Butkevičius Cabinet. His mother Ligita is a chief specialist at the Environmental Protection Agency under the Ministry of Environment. His sister Rūta is an assistant to a Vilnius district court judge.

Mindaugas Sinkevičius is married (since May 2017). His wife is Aistė Sinkevičienė (* 1989, Plūkaitė), an interior designer from Kaunas.

Sinkevičius lives with his family in his hometown Jonava.

Publications

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  • Sinkevičius, Mindaugas; Gineikienė, Justina; Huettinger, Maik; Adomavičius, Benas (2014). "Double Standards in the Judgment of Consumer versus Business Unethical Behavior" (PDF). Market-Tržište. 26 (1). Zagreb, Croatia: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business Zagreb: 45–57. doi:10.22598/mt. eISSN 1849-1383. ISSN 0353-4790. OCLC 890067495. UDK 174:366-05 / https://hrcak.srce.hr/123368 – via Hrčak.
  • Sinkevičius, Mindaugas (2016). "Intention to Purchase Alcohol by Adults in the Country In Transition: The Effects of Health Consciousness, Self-Efficacy and Religion Importance" (PDF). Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies. 7 (2). Vilnius, Lithuania: Faculty of Economics, Vilnius University: 25–42. eISSN 2345-0037. ISSN 2029-4581. OCLC 6942945468.

References

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  1. ↑ 2015 08 31: Public defence of a doctoral dissertation Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Prime Minister's CV - Government of the Republic of Lithuania". lrv.lt. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Gyvenimo aprašymas – Meras" [Curriculum Vitae – Mayor (www.jonava.lt)]. Wayback Machine (in Lithuanian). 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  4. ↑ Lithuanian Municipal Elections 2015 Archived 2015-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Lithuania's Jonava District mayor found guilty of abuse of office, misappropriation". lrt.lt. 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  6. ↑ https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/lietuvoje/2/2363565/cekiuku-byloje-smugis-sinkeviciui-valstybes-institucijose-uzdrausta-dirbti-3-metus
  7. ↑ "Sinkevičius išteisintas „čekiukų" byloje". Delfi (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2026-07-15.
  8. ↑ "Lithuania's president nominates Social Democrat leader as prime minister". LRT. BNS. 2026-06-26. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  9. ↑ "Ruginienė resigns as Lithuanian prime minister". LRT. BNS. 2026-06-23. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  10. ↑ Špokas, Edvardas (2026-06-29). "Third time's the charm – will Lithuania's new govt last this time?". LRT. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  11. ↑ "Seimas votes to appoint Sinkevičius as new PM". LRT. BNS. 2026-06-30. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  12. ↑ Skėrytė, Jūratė (2026-07-14). "Seimas approves Sinkevičius' government program, new cabinet sworn in". LRT. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
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