Visvaldas Matijošaitis
Visvaldas Matijošaitis | |
|---|---|
 Matijošaitis in 2015 | |
| Mayor of Kaunas | |
| Assumed office 15 April 2015 | |
| President | Gitanas Nausėda |
| Deputy | Tomas Jarusevičius, Mantas Jurgutis, Andrius Palionis |
| Preceded by | Andrius Kupčinskas |
| President of the Lithuanian Cycling Federation | |
| In office 15 April 2015 – February 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Viktoras Gediminas Gruodis |
| Succeeded by | Romualdas Bakutis |
| Member of the Kaunas City Council | |
| In office 27 March 2011 – 15 April 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 April 1957 Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Political party | United Kaunas |
| Domestic partner | Loreta Stonkienė |
| Children | Šarūnas, Dainius |
| Parent(s) | Bronislava Matijošaitienė, Kazimieras Matijošaitis |
| Alma mater | Vilnius Gediminas Technical University |
| Profession | Businessman, politician, president of the Lithuanian Cycling Federation, member of the Kaunas City Council |
Visvaldas Matijošaitis (Lithuanian: [vʲɪs'vɐɫd̪ɐs mɐtʲɪˈjoʃɐɪ̯tʲɪs]; born 14 April 1957) is a Lithuanian politician, mayor of Kaunas, leader, founder, and chairman of Vieningas Kaunas, chairman for Mentor Lietuva Asociacija, president at Žalgirio Fondas Asociacija, and president for Lithuanian Cycling Federation. He founded Vičiūnų grupė in Vičiūnai.
He was also on the board of Kauno Energija AB, vice president for the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists, and member of the Kaunas City Council.
He was a potential candidate for 2019 Lithuanian presidential election.
His wife was Irena Matijošaitienė, who died after falling down the stairs at night.[1]
Controversies
[edit]Companies owned by Matijosaitis were found exporting banned military components to Russia, potentially assisting Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Aukštuolytė, Rima (2013-03-14). "Irenai Matijošaitienei diagnozuota smegenų mirtis". vz.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ Juknevičiūtė, Rūta (2024-04-09). "LRT tyrimas. Matijošaičio verslas į Rusiją vežė kare pritaikomas prekes". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2024-04-09.
„Vičiūnų grupei" priklausanti „Plungės kooperatinė prekyba" į Rusiją bent 11 kartų vežė į sankcijas įtrauktas prekes. Tarp vežtų prekių – ir tos, kurios įtrauktos į aukšto prioriteto kovos lauko prekių sąrašą, pavyzdžiui, guoliai, kuriuos Rusija naudoja tankų gamybai.
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