Jurgita Šiugždinienė

Date of birth   1 March 1972

Place of birth   Kaunas, Lithuania

Education

2008 - Doctor of Social Science, Kaunas University of Technology

1996 - Master’s in Public Administration, Kaunas University of Technology

1994 - Bachelor’s in Business Administration, Kaunas University of Technology

1990 - Secondary School No 26 in Kaunas (Currently Simono Daukanto progimnazija (lower-secondary school))

Work experience

2019–2020 - Member, Kaunas City Municipal Council 

2017–2018 - Acting Rector, Kaunas University of Technology

2015–2017 - Deputy Rector for Studies, Kaunas University of Technology

2013–2015 - Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology

2012 - Deputy Chancellor, Acting Chancellor, Office of the Prime Minister

2009–2012 - Director, Department of Strategic Management, Office of the Prime Minister

2008–2009 - Head, Department of Public Administration, Kaunas University of Technology

2003–2007 - Adviser on Local Government and Decentralisation, Regional Centre for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (Bratislava), UN Development Programme

1998–2003 - Director, Municipal Training Centre, Kaunas University of Technology

Political career

Member, Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats

2018–2020 - Head of the Strategic Group, Secretariat of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats

Since 2012 - Member, Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats

Scientific, pedagogical, social activities

• Over 15 year-experience of consulting on public administration; consulted authorities from over 15 countries, including Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Palestine, Afghanistan, East Timor, Georgia, Armenia, Belarus, on public administration reform, civil service, and strategic management;
• Member, Vice President for Studies, Board of Directors, CESAER (2018–2020);
• Former Member of the Board, ISM University of Management and Economics;
• Actively engaged in the programme Kurk Lietuvai supervised by the Office of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, in different volunteering activities

Holder of the Order of Academic Palms of the Government of France for merits to French culture 

Hobbies: sailing, jogging, reading

Languages: English, Russian

Family: Husband Raimondas, daughter Goda, son Vilius