Gintarė Skaistė
Gintarė Skaistė () (born 4 August 1981) is a Lithuanian politician, Member of the Seimas for Panemunė constituency, economist and PhD of Social Sciences. She was Kaunas City Councillor between 2007 and 2016. On 7 December 2020, Skaistė was approved to be the Minister of Finance in the Šimonytė Cabinet. Education and early career. Skaistė graduated from Kaunas University of Technology in 2010, receiving a bachelor's degree in Economics. She holds master's degree in Economics (2011) from Mykolas Romeris University, and a PhD in Social Sciences (2016). She worked as an expert at the Lithuanian Social Market  Development Institute. Skaistė also is a Member of Lithuanian Riflemen's Union and Honorary Member of the Lithuanian Community of the Atlantic Treaty. Political career. Since 2005 Skaistė has been a member of the Homeland Union. Between 2007 and 2016 she was Kaunas City Councillor. In 2016 she was elected as Member of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.