Mindaugas Sinkevičius

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Mindaugas Sinkevičius (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 ==
Sinkevičius graduated from Jonava Senamiestis Gymnasium in 2003. He graduated from Vilnius University, Mykolas Romeris University and the ISM University of Management and Economics, defending his doctoral dissertation “Alcohol Consumption in the Context of Conflicting Societal and Personal Factors” on 11 September 2015, at ISM.
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. In 2015, Sinkevičius was reelected as the mayor in the first direct mayoral elections…