Eugenijus Sabutis (born 10 September 1975 in

Jonava Jonava () is the ninth largest city in Lithuania with a population of . It is located in Kaunas County in central Lithuania, north east of Kaunas, the second-largest city in Lithuania. It is served by Kaunas International Airport. ''Achema'', t ...

) is a Lithuanian politician and since 2016

Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilitie ...

of Jonava. Minister of Transport and Communications since 12 December 2024.

Biography

Eugenijus Sabutis graduated from Jonava Gymnasium in 1994 and then graduated from

Vytautas Magnus University Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) (, VDU) is a public university in Kaunas, Lithuania. The university was founded in 1922 during the interwar period as an alternate national university. Initially it was known as the University of Lithuania, but ...

. Sabutis was active in the Social Democratic Young Organization. A member of the

Social Democratic Party of Lithuania The Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (, LSDP) is a centre-left and social democratic political party in Lithuania. Founded as an underground Marxist organisation in 1896, it is the oldest extant party in Lithuania. During the time of the ...

, he was elected to the municipal council of Jonava district municipality in 2015. In 2015, he became a vice-mayor of Jonava district municipality through the municipal council. At the end of 2016, former mayor

Mindaugas Sinkevičius Mindaugas Sinkevičius (born 20 June 1984, in Jonava) is a Lithuanian manager and politician, Mayor of Jonava District Municipality (2011–2016 and 2019–2024), former Minister of Economy of Lithuania (2016–2017) and Vice-Mayor of Jonava ( ...

was appointed as the Minister of Economy on

Skvernelis Cabinet Skvernelis Cabinet was the 17th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. At the end of its term, it consisted of Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, who served as the Head of Government, and 14 government ministers from the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Un ...

, the 17th cabinet of the Republic of Lithuania. Since December 2016 he is head of the Jonava district municipality.

Family

Sabutis is married and has a son.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sabutis 1975 births Living people Mayors of places in Lithuania Politicians from Jonava Vice-mayors of Jonava Social Democratic Party of Lithuania politicians Lithuanian jurists Vytautas Magnus University alumni