Vytautas Mitalas (born 16 June 1989 in Vilnius) is a Deputy Speaker of the Seimas and Member of the Seimas since November 2020. He is also former Vice Mayor of Vilnius.
Vytautas Mitalas
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| Deputy Speaker of the Seimas | |
| Assumed office 17 November 2020 | |
| Member of Seimas | |
| Assumed office 13 November 2020 | |
| Constituency | Multi-member |
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| Born | (1989-06-16) 16 June 1989 (age 35) Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Political party | Freedom Party (2019–present) Liberal Movement (2011–2019) |
| Spouse | Eglė Jasiūnaitė |
| Alma mater | Vilnius University |
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He graduated with honors from Vilnius Žemyna Gymnasium.
He obtained a bachelor's degree in political science and later a master's degree in public policy analysis from the Institute of International Relations and Political Science of Vilnius University. During his studies, since 2008, he has been involved in the activities of political and non-governmental organizations.
Mitalas was the chairman of the Vilnius Liberal Youth Organization, a national member of the Youth Affairs Council, and a member of the board of the Vilnius Union of Youth Organizations "Round Table".
In 2015, he was elected to the Vilnius City Municipal Council, where he became the chairman of the Committee on Culture, Education and Sports.[1]
He worked in the secretariat of the Liberal Movement[2] and as an expert of the Lithuanian Free Market Institute.
From 2019 to 2020 He was the vice mayor of Vilnius and was responsible for schools, economy and transport, urban development and social issues.[3]
From November 2020 he is Member of the Seimas.[4]
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