Mindaugas Puidokas
Lithuanian politician and journalist (born 1979)
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Mindaugas Puidokas (born 19 March 1979) is a Lithuanian politician, 2020 draft winner and journalist. He was an independent candidate for the 2019 Lithuanian presidential election.
ConstituencyMulti-member
Preceded byRytas Kupčinskas
Succeeded byVytautas Juozapaitis
ConstituencyAleksotas - Vilijampolė
Mindaugas Puidokas | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Seimas | |
| In office 13 November 2020 – 2024 | |
| Constituency | Multi-member |
| In office 14 November 2016 – 12 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Rytas Kupčinskas |
| Succeeded by | Vytautas Juozapaitis |
| Constituency | Aleksotas - Vilijampolė |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 March 1979 |
| Party | Lithuanian Christian Democracy Party (2024-present) |
Other political affiliations | Farmers and Greens Union (2016-2019) Labour Party (2019-2022) |
| Education | Vytautas Magnus University |
Biography
He graduated from the Sports University, Kaunas, in 1999.
In 1996 won European Youth Basketball Championship together with stars like Šarūnas Jasikevičius.
In 1995–1999, he was a correspondent for the newspapers Kauno diena, Kauno žinios, Vytautas Magnus.
Since 2016, he is a member of the Lithuanian Seimas. He is one of the 9 candidates for the 2019 presidential election on 12 May 2019.[1][2]
