Visvaldas Matijošaitis

Visvaldas Matijošaitis
Matijošaitis in 2015
Mayor of Kaunas
Assumed office
15 April 2015
PresidentGitanas Nausėda
DeputyTomas Jarusevičius, Mantas Jurgutis, Andrius Palionis
Preceded byAndrius Kupčinskas
President of the Lithuanian Cycling Federation
In office
15 April 2015 – February 2015
Preceded byViktoras Gediminas Gruodis
Succeeded byRomualdas Bakutis
Member of the Kaunas City Council
In office
27 March 2011 – 15 April 2015
Personal details
Born (1957-04-14) 14 April 1957 (age 67)
Kaunas, Lithuania
Political partyUnited Kaunas
Domestic partnerLoreta Stonkienė
ChildrenŠarūnas, Dainius
Parent(s)Bronislava Matijošaitienė, Kazimieras Matijošaitis
Alma materVilnius Gediminas Technical University
ProfessionBusinessman, politician, president of the Lithuanian Cycling Federation, member of the Kaunas City Council

Visvaldas Matijošaitis (Lithuanian: [vʲɪs'vɐɫd̪ɐs mɐtʲɪˈjoʃɐɪ̯tʲɪs]; born 14 April 1957) is a Lithuanian politician, leader, founder, and chairman of Vieningas Kaunas, chairman for Mentor Lietuva Asociacija, president at Žalgirio Fondas Asociacija, and president for Lithuanian Cycling Federation. He founded Vičiūnų grupė in Vičiūnai.

He was also on the board of Kauno Energija AB, vice president for the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists, and member of the Kaunas City Council.

He was a potential candidate for 2019 Lithuanian presidential election.

His wife was Irena Matijošaitienė, who died after falling down the stairs at night.[1]

Controversies

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Companies owned by Matijosaitis were found exporting banned military components to Russia, potentially assisting Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Aukštuolytė, Rima (2013-03-14). "Irenai Matijošaitienei diagnozuota smegenų mirtis". vz.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  2. ^ Juknevičiūtė, Rūta (2024-04-09). "LRT tyrimas. Matijošaičio verslas į Rusiją vežė kare pritaikomas prekes". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2024-04-09. „Vičiūnų grupei" priklausanti „Plungės kooperatinė prekyba" į Rusiją bent 11 kartų vežė į sankcijas įtrauktas prekes. Tarp vežtų prekių – ir tos, kurios įtrauktos į aukšto prioriteto kovos lauko prekių sąrašą, pavyzdžiui, guoliai, kuriuos Rusija naudoja tankų gamybai.