Mindaugas Puidokas

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Mindaugas Puidokas (born 19 March 1979) is a Lithuanian politician, 2020 draft winner and journalist. He was an independent candidate for the 2019 Lithuanian presidential election.

Mindaugas Puidokas
Member of the Seimas
Assumed office
13 November 2020
ConstituencyMulti-member
In office
14 November 2016 – 12 November 2020
Preceded byRytas Kupčinskas
Succeeded byVytautas Juozapaitis
ConstituencyAleksotas - Vilijampolė
Personal details
Born (1979-03-19) 19 March 1979 (age 45)
Kaunas, Soviet Union (now Lithuania)
Political partyIndependent (2022-present)
Other political
affiliations
Farmers and Greens Union (2016-2019)
Labour Party (2019-2022)
EducationVytautas Magnus University

Biography[edit]

He graduated from the Sports University, Kaunas, in 1999. In 1996 won European Youth Basketball Championship together with stars like Sarunas Jasikevicius. In 1995–1999, he was a correspondent for the newspaper Kauno diena, Kauno žinios, Vytautas Magnus.

Since 2016, he is a member of the Lithuanian Seimas. He is one of the 9 candidates for the 2019 presidential election on 12 May 2019.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mindaugas Puidokas Lietuvos Respublikos Seime
  2. ^ "Mindaugas Puidokas pašalintas iš "valstiečių" frakcijos - KOMENTARAI". 15min.lt. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
Seimas
Preceded by Member of the Seimas for Aleksotas and Vilijampolė
2016–2020
Succeeded by