Gitanas Nausėda
Gitanas Nausėda (born 19 May 1964) is a Lithuanian economist, politician and banker, having worked as the Director of Monetary Policy at the Bank of Lithuania from 1996 until 2000, and chief economist to the chairman of SEB bankas from 2008 until 2018. Nausėda is serving as the current President of Lithuania.
Gitanas Nausėda | |
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9th President of Lithuania | |
Assumed office 12 July 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Saulius Skvernelis |
Preceded by | Dalia Grybauskaitė |
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Born | Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | 19 May 1964
Political party | Independent |
Spouse(s) | Diana Nausėdienė |
Children | Gedailė Nausėdaitė, Ugnė Nausėdaitė |
Alma mater | Vilnius University (1987) |
Profession | Economist, Politician |
Net worth | EUR 1.04 million[1] |
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Early life and education
From 1982 to 1987 he studied in Vilnius University, Faculty of Industrial Economics and from 1987 to 1989 in the Faculty of Economics.[2] From 1990 to 1992 he did a practice at the University of Mannheim in Germany under the DAAD scholarship. He defended his PhD thesis "Income Policy Under Inflation and Stagflation" in 1993.[3] Since 2009 he is an associate professor at Vilnius University Business School.[4]
Professional and political career
Having completed his studies, from 1992 to 1993 he worked for the Research Institute for Economics and Privatization. From 1993 to 1994 he worked for the Lithuanian Competition Council as a head of the Financial Markets Department. From 1994 to 2000 he worked at the Bank of Lithuania, initially in the department regulating the commercial banks and later as a director of the Monetary Policy Department. From 2000 to 2008 he was a chief economist and adviser to the chairman of AB Vilniaus Bankas. From 2008 to 2018 he was the financial analyst as well as chief adviser and later the chief economist for the SEB bankas president.[5]
In 2004, he supported the election campaign of the former Lithuanian president Valdas Adamkus.
Presidency (2019–present)
On 17 September 2018, Nausėda announced his candidacy for the 2019 Lithuanian presidential election, which he won in the second round on 26 May 2019.[6] He was officially inaugurated on 12 July.[7] On 16 July 4 days after his inauguration, he visited Warsaw, Poland to meet with President Andrzej Duda in his first foreign visit as President.[8] During the visit, there were calls for him to establish a more personal relationship with the country.[9] He also rejected any attempt by European Union leaders to sanction Poland for its actions in relation to the Supreme Court of Poland and the rest of the country's judiciary.[10] Nausėda presented acting Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis's candidacy to continue his duties on 18 July.[11] By the time he had spent a month in office, Nausėda was considered to be the most trusted politician in Lithuania according to polls conducted by the Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT).[12] During a meeting in Berlin with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in August, Nausėda urged her to maintain sanctions against Russia.[13] In an interview with LRT on 14 August, he reiterated past positions that a potential meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin would be "pointless" due to the fact that Lithuania sees "the true danger" and "risks" of being on the border with Russia.[14]
On 22 November, Nausėda and Duda, as well as the First Lady of Poland Agata Kornhauser-Duda participated in the state funeral of commanders and participants in the 1863–1864 uprising against Tsarist rule in Vilnius.[15] During his visit to Vilnius, Duda highlighted the Central European nations' unity importance for their independence.[16]
In January 2020, Nauseda joined Duda in pulling out of 5th World Holocaust Forum, who criticized the event for giving the speaking slot to Russian president Putin, who has himself criticized Poland's WWII history by engaging in a historical revisionist campaign.[17]
International trips as President
Date | Country | City | Reason |
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16 July 2019 | Warsaw | Talks with President Andrzej Duda[8] | |
23 July 2019 | Riga | Talks with President Egils Levits[18] | |
14–15 August 2019 | Berlin | Talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel[19] | |
20 August 2019 | Tallinn | Talks with President Kersti Kaljulaid[20] | |
1 September 2019 | Warsaw | 80th anniversary of the September campaign | |
4–5 September 2019 | Brussels | European Conference | |
22–26 September 2019 | New York City | United Nations General Assembly[21] | |
17–18 October 2019 | Brussels | European Conference | |
21–24 October 2019 | Tokyo | Enthronement of Japanese Emperor Naruhito [22] | |
5 November 2019 | Helsinki | Talks with President Sauli Niinistö | |
7 November 2019 | Vatican City | Talks with Pope Francis | |
7–8 November 2019 | Rome | Talks with Italian leaders | |
3–4 December 2019 | London | See 2019 London summit | |
20 January 2020 | Davos | See World Economic Forum |
Nausėda has welcomed many foreign leaders and dignitaries to Lithuania since taking office, including Latvian President Egils Levits, Polish President Andrzej Duda, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Canadian Governor-General Julie Payette.
Personal life
Nausėda's father, Antanas Nausėda (1929–), is a survivor of Stutthof concentration camp. In 1990, he married Diana Nausėdienė. They have two daughters.[23] In addition to his native Lithuanian, Gitanas Nausėda speaks English, German and Russian.[24]
Honours
National honour
Lithuania: Medal of Merit to Neringa's Municipality (2016) Lithuania: Grand Master and Grand Cross with Golden Chain of the Order of Vytautas the Great (12 July 2019)
Honorary doctorates
Japan: Gifu University (24 October 2019)
References
- "G.Nausėdos turtas – namas nevertas nė 700 tūkst. eurų, knygų kolekcijos deklaruoti nepavyko". 15min.lt.
- "Download Limit Exceeded". citeseerx.ist.psu.edu.
- "LIETUVOS MOKSLO POTENCIALAS". mokslas.mii.lt.
- "Gitanas Nausėda – Biografija". Nauseda 2019. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- "Bloomberg Are you a robot?". Bloomberg L.P.
- Lithuanian opposition party names favorites for presidential election Xinhua News Agency, 18 September 2018.
- "Gitanas Nauseda to be inaugurated as next president of Lithuania". 11 July 2019.
- G.Nausėda Varšuvoje pamatė visišką sutarimą su Lenkija, ES sankcijoms kaimynei nepritartų, 15min.lt, 16 July 2019
- "Nausėda, visiting Poland, urged to get more personal than Grybauskaitė". Baltic News Network – News from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia. 16 July 2019.
- https://beta.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/new-lithuanian-president-against-eu-sanctions-for-poland/2019/07/16/236c995e-a7d1-11e9-8733-48c87235f396_story.html?outputType=amp
- "Lithuania's acting PM Skvernelis offered to continue his duties by new president – Xinhua | English.news.cn". Xinhua News Agency.
- "President Gitanas Nausėda considered the most popular politician in Lithuania". Baltic News Network – News from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia. 12 August 2019.
- "Lithuania's President calls on German Chancellor to maintain sanctions against Russia – news world | UNIAN". unian.info.
- "Lithuania's president says he sees no reason to meet with Putin". Baltic News Network – News from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia. 14 August 2019.
- "Three-state celebration: Vilnius hosts state funeral for commanders of 1863–1864 uprising". DELFI. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- "Duda in Vilnius: Central European nations' unity is necessary foundation of their freedom". DELFI. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- Halbfinger, David M.; Kershner, Isabel (22 January 2020). "Live Updates: World Leaders Gather in Israel, 75 Years After Holocaust". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- Prezidentas vyksta į Latviją, LR Prezidento kanceliarija, 22 July 2019
- Prezidentas ir pirmoji ponia susitiks su Vokietijos vadovais, LR Prezidento kanceliarija, 13 August 2019
- Lietuvos ir Estijos Prezidentų susitikime – dėmesys energetiniam saugumui Baltijos regione, LR Prezidento kanceliarija, 20 August 2019
- Vizitas JT Generalinėje Asamblėjoje: dėmesys gerovės valstybei ir regiono saugumui, LR Prezidento kanceliarija, 20 September 2019
- Prezidentas vyks į Japonijos Imperatoriaus inauguracijos ceremoniją, LR Prezidento kanceliarija, 18 October 2019
- D. Nausėdienė: Gitanas man pateikė viliojantį pasiūlymą, kurio negalėjau atsisakyti Delfi, 31 October 2015
- G.Nausėdos kelias į ekonomiką aplaistytas ašaromis Delfi, 24 February 2010