Rimantas Sinkevičius

Rimantas Sinkevičius MP
Minister of Economy and Innovation
In office 30 June 2020 – 11 December 2020
President	Gitanas Nausėda
Prime Minister	Saulius Skvernelis
Preceded by	Virginijus Sinkevičius
Succeeded by	Aušrinė Armonaitė
Minister of Transport and Communications
In office 13 December 2012 – 13 December 2016
President	Dalia Grybauskaitė
Prime Minister	Algirdas Butkevičius
Preceded by	Eligijus Masiulis
Succeeded by	Rokas Masiulis
Personal details
Born	(1952-04-03) 3 April 1952 (age 69) Anykščiai, Lithuanian SSR, USSR
Political party	Social Democratic Labour Party (since 2018) Social Democratic Party
Domestic partner	Ligita Sinkevičienė
Children	2, including Mindaugas
Alma mater	Kaunas Institute of Polytechnics
Occupation	Politician engineer
Website	www.r.sinkevicius.lt

Rimantas Sinkevičius (born 3 April 1952) is a Lithuanian politician, Minister of Economy and Innovation (2020), former Minister of Transport and Communications of Lithuania.^[1]

Biography[]

In 1970 graduated from Kavarskas high school and entered Institute of polytechnics in Kaunas, faculty of Chemical technology, which he graduated in 1975 and acquired the specialty of inorganic fertilizers and chemical technology engineer.

1980–2000 Worked at the company „Achema“ in Jonava (formerly state-owned company „Azotas“). Held various positions. 1980–1983 was the shift supervisor, year 1983–1993 – Foreman and chief of laboratory, from 1993 to 1997 – Deputy Director of the center for Innovation and progress, 1997–2000 – Deputy Director for Commerce, Head of marketing department. 2004–2008 was a development director of the concern „“.

2000–2004 was a member of the 8th Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania. Elected in constituency of Jonava No. 60. Since 13 December 2012, Minister of Transport and Communications at the Republic of Lithuania.

A member of Council in Lithuanian Social Democrats Party, a chairperson of Jonava division.

Family[]

Rimantas Sinkevičius with his wife Ligita, July 2016

Married. Wife Ligita is chief specialist at the Environmental Protection Agency under the Ministry of Environment. They have two children. Son Mindaugas Sinkevičius is a Minister of Economy, daughter Rūta is assistant to judge.

References[]

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