Monika Navickienė (

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Vitkutė, born 25 June 1981) is a

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n politician, a

Member of the Seimas The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (), or simply the Seimas ( ; ), is the unicameralism, unicameral legislative body of the Lithuania, Republic of Lithuania. The Seimas constitutes the legislative branch of Government of Lithuania, govern ...

for Naujoji Vilnia constituency. She previous was an Executive Secretary of Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats from 2013 to 2016. Designate as the Vice Chairwoman of the

Homeland Union The Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (, TS–LKD), also colloquially known as the Conservatives (), is a centre-right political party in Lithuania. It has 18,000 members and 28 of 141 seats in the Seimas. Its current leader ...

in 2017. On 7 December 2020, she was approved to be the Minister of Social Security and Labour in the

Šimonytė Cabinet Šimonytė Cabinet was the 18th cabinet of the national government of the Republic of Lithuania. It consisted of the former Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė who was the Head of Government, and 14 government ministers from the Homeland Union � ...

Biography

In 2003 received a bachelor's degree in philosophy in

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 ...

. In 2005 graduated from

Mykolas Romeris University Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) is a public university located in Vilnius, Kaunas, Marijampolė, Lithuania. It was established in 1990 as the Lithuanian Police Academy and became Mykolas Romeris University in 2004, named after Professor Mykol ...

. She holds a master's degree in Tax Administration. Since 2004 to 2011 she worked in the private sector in various positions.

Political career

Since 2011 Navickienė is a member of Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats. In 2012, she was Coordinator of the

Campaign in the elections to the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and Assistant of Member of the Seimas. From 2013 to 2016 Navickienė was Executive Secretary of

. Since 2013 she is Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats member of the Presidium and Council. In 2016, Seimas elections Navickienė was

candidate for the Minister of Social Security and Labour. Elected to the

Seimas The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (), or simply the Seimas ( ; ), is the unicameralism, unicameral legislative body of the Lithuania, Republic of Lithuania. The Seimas constitutes the legislative branch of Government of Lithuania, govern ...

of the Republic of Lithuania in 2016 for Naujoji Vilnia constituency. She was re-elected to the

in 2020. She was nominated by Prime Minister

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 A ...

to serve as Minister of Social Security and Labour in her cabinet.

Controversies

In 2022, Navickienė initiated a bill, which was already approved by the Seimas, that would reduce

maternity leave Parental leave, or family leave, is an employee benefit available in almost all countries. The term "parental leave" may include maternity, paternity, and adoption leave; or may be used distinctively from "maternity leave" and "paternity leave ...

payments. Since August 1, 2022, women who will decide to raise a newborn child at home for no longer than 18 months, will receive a payment size of 60% of their salary while women staying on maternity leave for 24 months will get a payment size of 45% of their salary the first year and only 25% in the second year.

References

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