Gitanas Nausėda

Also known as Gitanas Nauseda

President of Lithuania since 2019

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Gitanas Nausėda is the current President of Lithuania, having held office since 2019. As the head of state of a European Union and NATO member country, he plays an important role in Lithuanian politics and represents the nation internationally.

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Lithuania
Place of birth: Klaipėda
Spouse: Diana Nausėdienė
Occupation: politician
Position held: President of the Republic of Lithuania
Educated at: University of Mannheim
Employer: Vilnius University
Political party: Communist Party of Lithuania
Languages spoken: Russian
Award: Knight of the Order of the Elephant
Academic degree: Doctor of Sciences
Field of work: politician
Official website: www.nauseda2019.lt
Image: Gitanas Nausėda, 2025.06.26 (cropped).jpg
Number of children: 3

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date of birth: 1964-05-19
name in native language: Gitanas Nausėda
Commons category: Gitanas Nausėda
candidacy in election: 2019 Lithuanian presidential election
social media followers: 129983
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affiliation string: President of Lithuania
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replaces: Dalia Grybauskaitė

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Encyclopedic overview

Gitanas Nausėda (/ɡɪˈtɑːnəs naʊˈsɛdə/; Lithuanian: [ɡʲɪˈtˠɐnˠɐs nˠɐʊˈsʲeːdˠɐ]; born 19 May 1964) is a Lithuanian politician, economist, and banker who is serving as the ninth and incumbent president of Lithuania since 2019. Born in Klaipėda, Nausėda graduated from Vilnius University with an economics degree in 1987. He was director of monetary policy at the Bank of Lithuania from 1996 to 2000 and chief economist to the chairman of SEB bankas from 2008 to 2018.

Nausėda entered politics in 2019, running as an independent candidate in the 2019 Lithuanian presidential election. In the second round of the election, he defeated the independent (but Homeland Union-endorsed) Ingrida Šimonytė, with 66% of the vote. His success has been attributed to his moderate, "catch-all" profile. As president, Nausėda oversaw Lithuania's response to the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He has had a difficult relationship with the Šimonytė Cabinet, including proposals of impeachment and several political scandals.

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