Lithuania will have a new prime minister – Mindaugas Sinkevičius, leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP).
His career trajectory in recent years reads like a political drama series – from bright prospects, to the courts, and back up to the heights of Lithuanian politics.
Though most people know Sinkevičius, who turns 42 on June 20, as the mayor of Jonava district, his political journey had previously taken him all the way to national government.
Rooted in Jonava
Almost the entirety of Sinkevičius' political career has been spent in local government – specifically in Jonava, a district in the middle of Lithuania. Born there, he established himself in the district's administration as early as 2007, when he was elected to the municipal council.
