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Valdas Benkunskas

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Valdas Benkunskas
Mayor of Vilnius
Assumed office
26 April 2023
Preceded byRemigijus Šimašius
Personal details
Born (1984-11-01) 1 November 1984 (age 39)
Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyHomeland Union
Alma materMykolas Romeris University

Valdas Benkunskas (born 1 November 1984) is a Lithuanian politician. Mayor of Vilnius since 26 April, 2023.

Biography

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In 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

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  1. ^ "Kas ir už kiek padeda Seimo nariams?". Alytausgidas.lt (in Lithuanian). 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Apie mane". Valdas Benkunskas 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  4. ^ "Benkunskas elected mayor of Vilnius". lrt.lt. 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-03-22.