Arūnas Dulkys (born 22 October 1972) is an economist, PhD in Social Sciences and former State's Auditor General.
On 7 December 2020, he was approved to be the
Minister of Health
A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare spending and other social security services.
Some governments have separate ministers for mental heal ...
in the
Šimonytė Cabinet.
Biography
In 1990 he graduated from a school in
Raseiniai
Raseiniai (; Samogitian dialect, Samogitian: ''Raseinē'') is a city in Lithuania. It is located on the south eastern foothills of the Samogitians highland, some north from the A1 highway (Lithuania), Kaunas–Klaipėda highway.
History
Grand ...
and entered the
Faculty of Economics of Vilnius University, studied Finance and Credit. In 1995 he graduated from
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 ...
with the qualification of an economist.
From 1992 to 1996 at the
Bank of Lithuania
The Bank of Lithuania () is the national central bank for Lithuania within the Eurosystem. It was the Lithuanian central bank from 1922 to 2014, albeit with a long suspension between 1940 and 1993. It issued the Lithuanian litas between 1922 ...
, he held the position of Cashier, Assistant Head, Head and Head of Commercial Bank Cash Operations units.
In 1996 he became the Director of the Cash Department of the
Bank of Lithuania
The Bank of Lithuania () is the national central bank for Lithuania within the Eurosystem. It was the Lithuanian central bank from 1922 to 2014, albeit with a long suspension between 1940 and 1993. It issued the Lithuanian litas between 1922 ...
. He held this position until 2004. From 2004 to 2005 worked as a Consultant to the Chairman of the Board of the
Bank of Lithuania
The Bank of Lithuania () is the national central bank for Lithuania within the Eurosystem. It was the Lithuanian central bank from 1922 to 2014, albeit with a long suspension between 1940 and 1993. It issued the Lithuanian litas between 1922 ...
.
From 2006 to 2007 was an Economic Adviser to the
Speaker of the Seimas, Head of the Secretariat of the
Speaker of the Seimas.
From 2006 to 2010, he further deepened his knowledge of economics in PhD studies at the
Department of Theoretical Economics of Faculty of Economics of Vilnius University. His research interests were the European Economic and Monetary Union, the history of the Lithuanian national currency (litas), and globalization.
In 2007 became the Director of the newly established 8th Audit Department of the State Audit Office of the Republic of Lithuania, which is responsible for auditing the management and control system of the European Union structural assistance. He headed this department until April 14, 2015.
In 2010, he defended his doctoral dissertation at Vilnius University on the topic “Political Economy of Euro Area Development: Asymmetries and a Holistic Approach” and obtained a PhD in Social Sciences.
Between 2011 and 2015 Dulkys was also a lecturer at the Department of Theoretical Economics of
Faculty of Economics of Vilnius University.
Since 2015 until 2020 he was the Auditor General of the Republic of Lithuania.
References
Sources
Seimas atleido Arūną Dulkį iš valstybės kontrolieriaus pareigų
Bibliography
* Dulkys A., Galkus J., „Lietuvos banknotai. Lithuanian banknotes“, Vilnius, Lietuvos bankas, 2002.–243 p.
* Dulkys A., Galkus J., Sajauskas S., „Lietuvos monetos. Lithuanian coins“, Vilnius, Lietuvos bankas, 2006.–275 p.
* Kropienė R., Kropas S., Dulkys A., „The Problem of Asymmetry in Euro Area Enlargement“, Lithuanian Annual Strategic Review 2007, Vilnius, Military Academy of Lithuania, 2008, p. 125–152.
* Dulkys A., „Euro Area Enlargement: Dilemmas And Prospects“, Ekonomika, No 84, VU, 2008, p. 40–53.
* Dulkys A., „The Euro Area Enlargement: a Paradigmatic View“, Research papers, No.59, Wroclaw University of Economics, 2009, p. 119–131.
* Dulkys A., „Euro Area Enlargement: The Target Date Problem“, Ekonomika, No 88, VU, 2009, p. 7–32.
* Czaja J., Dulkys A., „The Euroization of Lithuania and Poland: A Comparison“, Ekonomika Nr. 91(3), VU, 2012.
* Čičinskas J., Dulkys A., „Financial Crisis and New Solutions in the European Union: the Case of a Small Country“, Lithuanian Annual Strategic Review 2012-2013, Vilnius, Military Academy of Lithuania, 2013, p. 119–143.
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1972 births
Lithuanian economists
Lithuanian activists
Living people
Health ministers of Lithuania