Jonas Jarutis (born 25 May 1963) is a
Lithuania
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n politician, who from 2020 serves as
Deputy Speaker
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Usage
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of
Seimas of Republic of Lithuania.
Biography
Jarutis was born in the village of
Viekšniai
Viekšniai ( Samogitian: ''Vėikšnē'', yi, וועקשנע ''Vekshne'', pl, Wieksznie) is a city in the Mažeikiai district municipality, Lithuania. It is located south-east of Mažeikiai.
Notable people
* Mykolas Biržiška
Mykolas Birž ...
,
Mažeikiai District Municipality
Mažeikiai District Municipality ( lt, Mažeikių rajono savivaldybė, sgs, Mažėikiu rajuona savivaldībė) is located in the north-west of Lithuania, on the River Venta in Telšiai County. The administrative center of Mažeikiai District is th ...
, Northern Lithuania.
Jarutis graduated Viekšniai secondary school in 1981 and
Šiauliai Pedagogical Institute in 1985. In 1990 he graduated from
Lithuanian State Institute of Physical Education (now Lithuanian Sports University).
Jarutis was one of the local activists of National Renaissance – Independence movement of late 1980’s (
Sąjūdis
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in Lithuanian). He was among proponents and participants of return of burials of Lithuanian victims of Soviet terror from
Siberia
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.
Having worked as teacher from 1985 until 1990, he took first post of local self-government, serving as administrator of rural district (''viršaitis'' in Lithuanian) of
Skapiškis in 1990–1995.
Political life
After rural districts were abolished in the course of 1993-1994 municipal reform in Lithuania, Jonas Jarutis started own business, which he has closed in 2007 after being elected a Deputy Mayor, and latter the same year – Mayor of
Kupiškis District Municipality
Kupiškis District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.
References
Municipalities of Panevėžys County
Municipalities of Lithuania
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(until 2015).
He joined then
Lithuanian Peasants' Party in 1995 and took place in subsequent municipal elections of 1997, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2011 and 2015. He was elected councillor of Kupiškis District Municipality from 2000 onwards.
In 2016 General elections he was elected a member of Seimas of Republic of Lithuania, where he became deputy chair of
Lithuanian Greens and Peasant's Union's fraction.
After re-election in 2020 General elections, Jarutis, as the representative of largest opposition party, became Deputy Speaker of the Seimas.
Private life
Divorced, with two children. Younger son
Justinas is a famous Lithuanian pop singer.
Jonas Jarutis is fluent in German and Russian.
References
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1963 births
Living people
Lithuanian Peasants Party politicians
Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union politicians
Members of the Seimas
21st-century Lithuanian politicians
People from Viekšniai
Šiauliai Pedagogical Institute alumni
Lithuanian Sports University alumni