Valdas Benkunskas (born 1 November 1984) is a Lithuanian politician. Mayor of Vilnius since 26 April, 2023.
Valdas Benkunskas | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Mayor of Vilnius | |
| Assumed office 26 April 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Remigijus Šimašius |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 November 1984 Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Homeland Union |
| Alma mater | Mykolas Romeris University |
Biography
editIn 2003 he graduated from the Vydūnas Junior High School in Šilutė, and in 2009 he got a degree at the Faculty of Law at the Mykolas Romeris University. From 2008–2015 he was an assistant to Paulius Saudargas, a Member of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.
Since 2011, he was a member of the Vilnius city council.[1][2] In 2015–2017 and from 2019, he was the deputy mayor of the city of Vilnius.[3] From 2020, he was a member of the European Committee of the Regions.
In the March 2023 elections, he became the mayor of Vilnius.[4] He remains a member of the Homeland Union party.
References
edit- ^ "Kas ir už kiek padeda Seimo nariams?". Alytausgidas.lt (in Lithuanian). 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ "2011 m. vasario 27 d. savivaldybių tarybų rinkimai - Lietuvos Respublikos vyriausioji rinkimų komisija". 2011-09-07. Archived from the original on 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ "Apie mane". Valdas Benkunskas 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ "Benkunskas elected mayor of Vilnius". lrt.lt. 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-03-22.