Antanas Vinkus (born 25 December 1942 in

Kretinga Kretinga (Yiddish: קרעטינגע) is a List of cities in Lithuania, city in Klaipėda County, in north-western Lithuania. It is the capital of the Kretinga District Municipality. It is located east of the popular Baltic Sea resort town of Pala ...

) is a

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. He was an ambassador of Lithuania to Russia (2009–2011), presenting his credentials to

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on 27 February 2009. In 2011, Vinkus was elected mayor of Neringa.

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1942 births Living people People from Kretinga Health ministers of Lithuania Ambassadors of Lithuania to Russia Mayors of places in Lithuania Neringa Municipality Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class 21st-century Lithuanian politicians Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 2nd Class {{lithuania-diplomat-stub