Gintarė Skaistė
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Gintarė Skaistė | |
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Minister for Finance | |
Assumed office 11 December 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Ingrida Šimonytė |
Preceded by | Vilius Šapoka |
Member of the Seimas | |
Assumed office 13 November 2020 | |
Preceded by | Aurelijus Veryga |
Constituency | Panemunė |
In office 14 November 2016 – 12 November 2020 | |
Constituency | Multi-member |
Personal details | |
Born | Kaunas, Lithuania | 4 August 1981
Political party | Homeland Union |
Spouse | Audrius Skaistys |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Kaunas University of Technology Mykolas Romeris University |
Gintarė Skaistė (née Šimonytė) (born 4 August 1981) is a Lithuanian politician, Member of the Seimas for Panemunė constituency, economist and PhD of Social Sciences. She was Kaunas City Councillor between 2007 and 2016.[1]
On 7 December 2020, Skaistė was approved to be the Minister of Finance in the Šimonytė Cabinet.[2]
Education and early career[edit]
Skaistė graduated from Kaunas University of Technology in 2010, receiving a bachelor's degree in economics. She holds master's degree in economics (2011) from Mykolas Romeris University, and a PhD in Social Sciences (2016).[1]
She worked as an expert at the Lithuanian Social Market Development Institute. Skaistė also is a Member of Lithuanian Riflemen's Union and Honorary Member of the Lithuanian Community of the Atlantic Treaty.[1][3]
Political career[edit]
Since 2005 Skaistė has been a member of the Homeland Union. Between 2007 and 2016 she was Kaunas City Councillor. In 2016 she was elected as Member of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.[4]
Other activities[edit]
European Union organizations[edit]
- European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Member of the Board of Governors (since 2020)[5]
International organizations[edit]
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2020)[6]
- International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ex-Officio Alternate Member of the Board of Governors (since 2020)[7]
- Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2020)[8]
- World Bank, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2020)[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c SKAISTĖ GINTARĖ. „Kas yra kas Lietuvoje 2018“.
- ^ "President approves makeup of Simonyte Cabinet". DELFI. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Gintarė Skaistė | Tema".
- ^ "Gintarė Skaistė - Seimo nariai". Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ Board of Governors European Stability Mechanism (ESM).
- ^ Board of Governors European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
- ^ Board of Governors International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- ^ Board of Governors Nordic Investment Bank (NIB).
- ^ Board of Governors World Bank.