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Lithuanian politician

Kęstutis Navickas
Navickas in 2017
Minister of Agriculture
In office
11 December 2020 – 13 August 2024
Prime MinisterIngrida Šimonytė
Preceded byAndrius Palionis
Succeeded byKazys Starkevičius
Member of the Seimas
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 April 2023
Preceded byMykolas Majauskas
ConstituencyMulti-member
Minister of Environment
In office
13 December 2016 – 7 December 2018
Prime MinisterSaulius Skvernelis
Preceded byKęstutis Trečiokas
Succeeded byKęstutis Mažeika
Personal details
Born (1970-06-13) 13 June 1970 (age 54)
Kaunas, Lithuania
Political partyHomeland Union (2020-present)
Independent (2016–2020)
Alma materVilnius University
Mykolas Romeris University

Kęstutis Navickas (born 13 June 1970) is a Lithuanian politician and environmentalist. Navickas served as the Minister of Environment in the Skvernelis Cabinet from 2016 until 2018.

On 7 December 2020, he was approved to serve as Minister of Agriculture in the Šimonytė Cabinet.

Biography

He studied at a secondary school in Kaunas, then in 1988 he graduated from a vocational technical school, where he acquired the specialty of electrical mechanic.

In 1988 he joined Kaunas Youth Monument Protection Club "Atgaja". From 1991 to 1992 he worked at a private folk craft school. In 1992 in the Publishing House of Cultural Publications "Taura", where he took care of the preservation of Kaunas Fortress II fort. From 1992 to 1995 he worked in the Kaunas City Division of the Cultural Heritage Department, where he took care of the protection of the archeological and militaristic heritage of Kaunas City. From 1995 to 1998 he was the Chairman of the "Atgaja".

In 1999 he graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from Vilnius University. In 2009 he graduated from the master's degree Program in Sustainable Development Management and Administration at Mykolas Romeris University.

From 1998 to 2006 he worked as the Director of the Lithuanian branch of the regional environmental center for Central and Eastern Europe. Since 2006 he was Baltic Non-Governmental Organization "Baltic Environmental Forum", Deputy Sustainable Development Expert and deputy director.

From 2016 to 2018 was Minister of Environment of Lithuania in the Skvernelis Cabinet.

Since 2019 he has been working in the private sector.

In 2020 he joined Homeland Union and participated in the Seimas elections.

In April 2023, after the Supreme Election Commission revoked the mandate of Mykolas Majauskas as a Member of the Seimas after his resignation, Navickas became a Member of the Seimas.

References

  1. "President approves makeup of Simonyte Cabinet". DELFI. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "K. Navickas: prezidentės pats paprašiau atleidimo iš pareigų, su premjeru nematau galimybės dirbti". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 5 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. "Kęstutis Navickas susirado naują darbą Klaipėdoje". DELFI (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. "Buvęs aplinkos ministras Kęstutis Navickas Seimo rinkimuose dalyvaus su TS-LKD". DELFI (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. "VRK panaikino Majausko mandatą – Seime jį pakeis Navickas". LRT.lt (in Lithuanian).
Political offices
Preceded byKęstutis Trečiokas Minister of Environment of Lithuania
2016–2018 		Succeeded byKęstutis Mažeika
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