Matas Maldeikis
Lithuanian politician
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Matas Maldeikis (born June 19, 1980)[1] is a Lithuanian politician and public policy commentator, a Member of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (terms 2020–2024 and 2024–2028), and a member of the Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats.[2] While serving on the Seimas, Maldeikis chaired the Lithuanian Parliamentary Group for Relations with Taiwan.[3]
- Eugenijus Maldeikis (father)
- Aušra Maldeikienė (mother)
VU BS (2006)
Matas Maldeikis | |
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| Member of the Seimas | |
| Assumed office 13 November 2020 | |
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| Born | June 19, 1980 |
| Party | Homeland Union |
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| Alma mater | VMU (2002) VU BS (2006) |
Biography
In 2002, he completed a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science at Vytautas Magnus University. In 2006, he earned a Master’s degree in Management and Business Administration from the Vilnius University International Business School.
From 2006 to 2010, he worked at the Vilnius County Governor’s Administration, where he headed the International Cooperation and Public Relations Department.
From 2010 to 2016, he worked at the Seimas Committee on European Affairs. From 2016 to 2020, he worked in Brussels as the permanent representative of the Seimas to the European Union.
In the 2020 parliamentary elections, he was elected to the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. He served on the Budget and Finance Committee, the Committee on European Affairs, and the Future Committee, and from 2021 he was Deputy Chair of the Future Committee.
In the 2024 parliamentary term, he serves on the Committee on Human Rights, the Future Committee, and the Energy Commission. He is the Chair of the Seimas Group on State Efficiency and Artificial Intelligence.Formos viršus
Activities
In the public sphere, he comments on geopolitics, Lithuania’s national interests, foreign policy, China’s geopolitical and economic threats, and human rights. He is one of the most active commentators on artificial intelligence policy issues in Lithuania.
Since 2017, he has written commentaries for LRT.lt on European Union and foreign policy topics. On social media, he publishes analytical texts on geopolitics, international relations, and technology policy.
He initiates discussions in the Seimas on Lithuania’s cooperation with democratic countries of the Indo-Pacific region, the development of the advanced technology sector, national security, and the prevention of disinformation.
