Mindaugas Sinkevičius

Mindaugas Sinkevičius (born 20 June 1984, in Jonava) is a Lithuanian manager and politician, Mayor of Jonava District Municipality (2011–2016 and 2019–2024), former Minister of Economy of Lithuania (2016–2017) and Vice-Mayor of Jonava (2008–2011).

Mindaugas Sinkevičius
Mayor of Jonava District Municipality
In office 11 April 2019 – 20 September 2024
Preceded by	Eugenijus Sabutis
Succeeded by	Rimantas Sinkevičius (interim)
In office 7 April 2011 – 13 December 2016
Preceded by	Bronislovas Liutkus
Succeeded by	Eugenijus Sabutis
Minister of Economy of Lithuania
In office 13 December 2016 – 13 October 2017
President	Dalia Grybauskaitė
Prime Minister	Saulius Skvernelis
Preceded by	Evaldas Gustas
Succeeded by	Virginijus Sinkevičius
Personal details
Born	(1984-06-20) 20 June 1984 (age 41) Jonava, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (2004-present)
Spouse	Aistė Sinkevičienė née Plūkaitė ​ ​ (m. 2017)​
Alma mater	Vilnius University, Mykolas Romeris University, ISM University of Management and Economics
Occupation	Jurist, Manager
Website	Sinkevicius.lt

Biography

Sinkevičius graduated from Jonava Senamiestis Gymnasium in 2003. He graduated from Vilnius University, Mykolas Romeris University and the ISM University of Management and Economics, defending his doctoral dissertation "Alcohol Consumption in the Context of Conflicting Societal and Personal Factors" on 11 September 2015, at ISM.^[1]

Sinkevičius was active in social engagements and public organizations. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania, he was elected to the municipal council of Jonava District Municipality (Lithuanian: Jonavos rajono savivaldybė) in 2007. In 2008, he became a vice-president of the Lithuanian Youth Council (LiJOT). In April 2011, at the age of 26, he was elected as the mayor of Jonava District Municipality by the municipal council.^[2] In 2015, Sinkevičius was reelected as the mayor in the first direct mayoral elections with 71.2% of the vote.^[3]

At the end of 2016, he was appointed as the Minister of Economy on Skvernelis Cabinet, the 17th cabinet of the Republic of Lithuania.

In 2017, he resigned from office at the Ministry of Economy of Lithuania.

From December 2017 to April 2019 was he Director of Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė „Jonavos vandenys“.

In 2019, Sinkevičius was reelected as the mayor in the direct mayoral elections with 57.36% of the vote.

In May 2024, Sinkevičius was convicted by a court in Kaunas of abuse of office, falsification of documents, and misappropriation in a case involving damages of 1,487 euros to the Jonava District Municipality and the use of public funds to pay for his wife's phone bills and other personal expenses. He was sentenced to pay a 12,500 euro-fine and was also banned from holding public office for three years. Sinkevičius then appealed his conviction.^[4] On 19 September, the Lithuanian Court of Appeal rejected his appeal. As a result, Sinkevičius' mandate as mayor was terminated.^[5]

Family

Mindaugas Sinkevičius is a son of Rimantas Sinkevičius, a member of the Seimas and the Minister of Transport in the preceding Butkevičius Cabinet. His mother Ligita is a chief specialist at the Environmental Protection Agency under the Ministry of Environment. His sister Rūta is an assistant to a Vilnius district court judge.

Mindaugas Sinkevičius is married (since May 2017). His wife is Aistė Sinkevičienė (* 1989, Plūkaitė), an interior designer from Kaunas.

Sinkevičius lives with his family in his hometown Jonava.

Publications

• Sinkevičius, Mindaugas; Gineikienė, Justina; Huettinger, Maik; Adomavičius, Benas (2014). "Double Standards in the Judgment of Consumer versus Business Unethical Behavior" (PDF). Market-Tržište. 26 (1). Zagreb, Croatia: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business Zagreb: 45–57. doi:10.22598/mt. eISSN 1849-1383. ISSN 0353-4790. OCLC 890067495. UDK 174:366-05 / https://hrcak.srce.hr/123368 – via Hrčak.
• Sinkevičius, Mindaugas (2016). "Intention to Purchase Alcohol by Adults in the Country In Transition: The Effects of Health Consciousness, Self-Efficacy and Religion Importance" (PDF). Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies. 7 (2). Vilnius, Lithuania: Faculty of Economics, Vilnius University: 25–42. eISSN 2345-0037. ISSN 2029-4581. OCLC 6942945468.