Talks at Copenhagen Democracy Summit 2022
Ingrida Šimonytė
Date of birth 15 November 1974 Place of birth Vilnius, Lithuania
Education
- 1998 MA in Economics, Faculty of Economics, Vilnius University
- 1996 BA in Business Administration and Management, Faculty of Economics, Vilnius University
- 1992 Secondary School No 7 (currently Žirmūnų gimnazija (high school)) in Vilnius, graduation with silver medal
Work experience
- 2014–2016 President of the Council, Vilnius University
- 2013–2016 Member of the Board, Bank of Lithuania
- 2013–2016 Lecturer, Institute of International Relations and Political Science and Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Vilnius University
- 2009–2012 Minister of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania
- 2004–2009 Undersecretary and Vice Minister, Ministry of Finance
- 1997–2004 Chief Economist, Tax Division, Fiscal Policy Department; Head, Indirect Taxation Division; Director, Taxation Department, Ministry of Finance
Political career
- Member, Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat Political Group of the Seimas
- 11 December 2020 Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania
- 2020–2024 Member of the Seimas (13th legislative term)
- Elected in Antakalnis single-member constituency; led the electoral list of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats
- 2019 Candidate for the President of the Republic of Lithuania
- 2016–2020 Member of the Seimas (12th legislative term)
- Elected in Antakalnis single-member constituency, nominated by the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats
- Chair, Committee on Audit
- Member, Committee on European Affairs
- Member, Anticorruption Commission (2016–2019)
- Member, Commission for the Rights of People with Disabilities (2017–2020)
Miscellaneous Awards: Cross of Officer of the Order of Vytautas the Great (2015); Clear Wave award For transparent and responsible activities (2012)
Participation in trainings held by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the European Union institutions, etc.
Publications: articles on a range of themes in economics
Hobbies: books, music, dogs Foreign languages: English, Russian, Polish, basic Swedish Family: single, no children