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Raminta Popovienė
Minister of Education, Science and Sport

Date and place of birth
5 May 1970, Zarasai

Education
1994-1995 Master’s in Music Education, Klaipėda Faculty, Lithuanian Academy of Music
1988-1994 Diploma in Music Education and Choir Conducting, Klaipėda Faculty, Lithuanian Academy of Music

Work experience

2024 – present  Minister of Education, Science and Sport
2024 – present  Member, Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania
2023-2024  Deputy Mayor, Kaunas District Municipality
2020-2022  Acting Director, Kaunas District Tourism and Business Information Centre
2016-2020 Member, 12th Seimas

In the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania – Deputy Chair of the Seimas Committee on Culture, Member of the Seimas Commission for the Rights of People with Disabilities
2012-2016 Member, 11th Seimas
2011-2012  Deputy Director, Administration of Kaunas District Municipality
2007-2011  Director, Kaunas District Social Services Centre
2000-2007  Chief Specialist, Department of Culture, Education and Sports, Administration of Kaunas District Municipality
1998-2000  Music Teacher, Česlovas Sasnauskas Music School in Visaginas
1995-1998  Teacher, Simonas Dachas Secondary School in Klaipėda

Foreign languages
Russian, German, English

Marital status
Married. Spouse Egidijus, daughter Radvilė.

Hobbies
Music, art, travelling, literature.

Last updated: 13-02-2026