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Loreta Masiliūnienė
Loreta Masiliūnienė (; born 2 February 1963) is a Lithuanian politician, former teacher and methodologist, who has been serving as the Mayor of Panevėžys since 2025 after winning a landslide victory in the 2025 Panevėžys City mayoral election. Education She graduated from the Lithuanian State Institute of Physical Education in 1987, then attended Šiauliai University, graduating in 2008, and later in 2010. Work experience Throughout most of her career, she worked as a teacher, later becoming the Deputy Director for Education and a career specialist. Languages In addition to Lithuanian, she is also fluent in Russian and English. See also * Panevėžys Panevėžys () is the fifth-largest List of cities in Lithuania, city in Lithuania and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, eighth-most-populous city in the Baltic States. it occupies with 89,100 inhabitants. As defined by Eu ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Masiliūnienė, Loreta 1963 bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panevėžys
Panevėžys () is the fifth-largest List of cities in Lithuania, city in Lithuania and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, eighth-most-populous city in the Baltic States. it occupies with 89,100 inhabitants. As defined by Eurostat the population of the Panevėžys functional urban area that stretches beyond the city limits is estimated at 124,412 (as of 2022). The largest multifunctional arena in Panevėžys, Kalnapilio Arena, formerly known as Cido Arena, hosted the Eurobasket 2011 group matches. Panevėžys is an important cultural and economic hub in the country's northeast. Located on the banks of the Nevėžis River, the city is known for its strong industrial heritage and vibrant arts scene. Panevėžys is also considered as a gateway to the picturesque landscapes of the Aukštaitija region. The city is still known in the Jewish world for the eponymous Ponevezh Yeshiva. Name The name of the city is derived from the Lithuanian language, Lithuanian hyd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and the Russian exclave, semi-exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest, with a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west. Lithuania covers an area of , with a population of 2.89 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities include Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai and Panevėžys. Lithuanians who are the titular nation and form the majority of the country's population, belong to the ethnolinguistic group of Balts and speak Lithuanian language, Lithuanian. For millennia, the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea were inhabited by various Balts, Baltic tribes. In the 1230s, Lithuanian lands were united for the first time by Mindaugas, who formed the Kingdom of Lithuania on 6 July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Panevėžys
The mayor of Panevėžys () is the head of the city of Panevėžys and Panevėžys city municipality. The current incumbent is Loreta Masiliūnienė. The 2025 Panevėžys City mayoral election decided the next mayor of Panevėžys, with Loreta Masiliūnienė succeeding Petras Luomanas. Overview The mayor of Panevėžys is the elected head of the municipal government in Panevėžys, Lithuania's fifth-largest city. The mayor holds significant executive powers, overseeing the city's administration, managing public services, implementing decisions made by the Panevėžys City Council, and representing the city in both national and international affairs. The position is directly elected by the citizens of Panevėžys, with a term of four years and no limit on re-election. The mayor is responsible for shaping urban development, managing city resources, and enhancing the overall quality of life for residents. The current acting mayor, Petras Luomanas = Petras = Petra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy
Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy (), established in 1997, is located in Šiauliai, Lithuania. As of 2008, the University was attended by approximately 11,800 students. History Šiauliai University was founded by a merger of the Šiauliai Pedagogical Institute and the Šiauliai Polytechnical Faculty of the Kaunas University of Technology. The latter had been a branch of the former Kaunas Polytechnical Institute branch since 1959. On 1st of January 2021, Šiauliai University become a part of Vilnius University Vilnius University ( Lithuanian: ''Vilniaus universitetas'') is a public research university, which is the first and largest university in Lithuania, as well as one of the oldest and most prominent higher education institutions in Central and Ea ... and was renamed to ''Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy''. Structure The Academy has 3 institutes: * Institute of Education; * Institute of Regional Development; * Lifelong Learning Center. Gallery SU-II-rumai.jp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gitanas Nausėda
Gitanas Nausėda (; ; born 19 May 1964) is a Lithuanian politician, economist, and banker who is serving as the ninth and incumbent president of Lithuania since 2019. Born in Klaipėda, Nausėda graduated from Vilnius University with an economics degree in 1987. He was director of monetary policy at the Bank of Lithuania from 1996 to 2000 and chief economist to the chairman of SEB bankas from 2008 to 2018. Nausėda entered politics in 2019, running as an independent candidate in the 2019 Lithuanian presidential election. In the second round of the election, he defeated the independent (but Homeland Union-endorsed) Ingrida Šimonytė, with 66% of the vote. His success has been attributed to his moderate, "catch-all" profile. As president, Nausėda oversaw Lithuania's response to the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He has had a difficult relationship with the Šimonytė Cabinet, including proposals of impeachment and several political scanda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingrida Šimonytė
Ingrida Šimonytė (; born 15 November 1974) is a Lithuanian politician, public servant and economist who served as the 17th Prime Minister of Lithuania, prime minister of Lithuania from 2020 to 2024. She has been a Member of the Seimas for the Antakalnis, Antakalnis constituency since 2016 and was Ministry of Finance (Lithuania), Minister of Finance in the Kubilius Cabinet II, second Kubilius cabinet from 2009 until 2012. Šimonytė was a candidate in the 2019 Lithuanian presidential election, 2019 and 2024 Lithuanian presidential election, 2024 presidential election, but lost in the second round runoff to Gitanas Nausėda both times. She has been a member of Homeland Union since 2022, having previously been an independent politician. Born in Vilnius, Šimonytė graduated from Vilnius University with a degree in business in 1996, later receiving a master's degree in 1998. She began her career as an economist and public servant, working as chief of the tax division within the Mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gintautas Paluckas
Gintautas Paluckas (; born 19 August 1979) is a Lithuanian politician who has served as the 18th prime minister of Lithuania since December 2024. He was previously Deputy Mayor of Vilnius from 2015 to 2019, led the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) between 2017 and 2021, and has been a member of the Seimas since the 2020 election. In 2025, Paluckas returned as LSDP leader after Vilija Blinkevičiūtė decided not to run for another term. In the 2024 Lithuanian parliamentary election, Paluckas ran in the single-member constituency of Utena but finished third. Despite this, the LSDP won the overall election, and Paluckas secured a seat in the Seimas via the party's proportional representation list. Subsequently, he was nominated and confirmed as Prime Minister of Lithuania. The inclusion of the Dawn of Nemunas in the ruling coalition sparked controversy and condemnation from human rights organizations and Lithuania's Jewish community. Education Gintautas Paluckas was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petras Luomanas
= Petras = Petras () is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan civilization, Minoan town on northeastern Crete. It includes a building which shows strong similarities with Minoan palaces and is sometimes labeled as a palace. Architecture The architecture of Petras consisted mainly of a palace and houses attached built on terraces which contained storerooms, workshops and living quarters. Two houses known as House 1 and House 2 were uncovered which give insights into the societal practices of Petras. A hieroglyphic archive was also discovered during excavations. The region where Petras became archeologically known through the work of Metaxia Tsipopoulou and only became part of the discourse in 1985. Petras is termed a ‘palace’ due to its architectural similarities with the customary classification of other palaces from that region. Its discovery resulted in a shift in understanding of the nature of palaces in Minoan Crete. The palatial building takes up mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
