Jonas Jarutis (born 25 May 1963) is a

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n politician, who from 2020 serves as

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of Seimas of Republic of Lithuania.

Biography

Jarutis was born in the village of

Viekšniai Viekšniai ( Samogitian language, Samogitian: ''Vėikšnē'', ''Vekshne'', ) is a list of cities in Lithuania, town in the Mažeikiai district municipality, Lithuania. It is located south-east of Mažeikiai. The etymology of the town's name pro ...

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, Northern Lithuania. Jarutis graduated Viekšniai secondary school in 1981 and Šiauliai Pedagogical Institute in 1985. In 1990 he graduated from Lithuanian State Institute of Physical Education (now Lithuanian Sports University). Jarutis was one of the local activists of National Renaissance – Independence movement of late 1980's (

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in Lithuanian). He was among proponents and participants of return of burials of Lithuanian victims of Soviet terror from

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. Having worked as teacher from 1985 until 1990, he took first post of local self-government, serving as administrator of rural district (''viršaitis'' in Lithuanian) of

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in 1990–1995.

Political life

After rural districts were abolished in the course of 1993-1994 municipal reform in Lithuania, Jonas Jarutis started own business, which he has closed in 2007 after being elected a Deputy Mayor, and latter the same year – Mayor of Kupiškis District Municipality (until 2015). He joined then Lithuanian Peasants' Party in 1995 and took place in subsequent municipal elections of 1997, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2011 and 2015. He was elected councillor of Kupiškis District Municipality from 2000 onwards. In 2016 General elections he was elected a member of Seimas of Republic of Lithuania, where he became deputy chair of Lithuanian Greens and Peasant's Union's fraction. After re-election in 2020 General elections, Jarutis, as the representative of largest opposition party, became Deputy Speaker of the Seimas.

Private life

Divorced, with two children. Younger son Justinas is a famous Lithuanian pop singer. Jonas Jarutis is fluent in German and Russian.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jarutis, Jonas 1963 births Living people Lithuanian Peasants Party politicians Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union politicians Members of the Seimas 21st-century Lithuanian politicians People from Viekšniai Šiauliai Pedagogical Institute alumni Lithuanian Sports University alumni