Ramūnas Karbauskis
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Ramūnas Karbauskis MP |
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Member of the Seimas for Šilainiai constituency |
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Assumed office 14 November 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Rimantas Jonas Dagys |
| Chairman of the Farmers and Greens Union | |
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Assumed office 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Kazimira Prunskienė |
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5 December 1969 Naisiai, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
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Independent (Before 1998) Peasants Party (1998–2001) Farmers and Greens Union (2001–present) |
| Alma mater | Lithuanian Academy of Agriculture |
Ramūnas Karbauskis (born 5 December 1969) is a Lithuanian businessman, politician and philanthropist.
Born on 5 December 1969 in Naisiai, Karbauskis graduated Julius Janonis secondary school in Šiauliai in 1987. The same year, he enrolled into the Faculty of Agronomy at the Lithuanian Academy of Agriculture, graduating in 1992.
As a youth, Karbauskis had an active interest in draughts (or checkers), becoming a candidate for Master (qualification degree) in International and Russian draughts. During 1987–1988 he was a member of Lithuanian Youth National Team of Russian draughts.
In 1993, Karbauskis launched a company Agrokoncernas, acting as its CEO. Over the following two decades, Agrokoncernas grew to become one of the largest agricultural groups in Lithuania, employing more than 800 people. Karbauskis retained full ownership of the company, making him one of the richest men in Lithuania.
Participating in politics since mid-1990s, Karbauskis has been elected to the national parliament, the Seimas, on three occasions.
In the elections of 1996, he ran as an independent and was elected to the Seventh Seimas in the single-seat constituency of Šiauliai (rural) (45). In 1998 he joined the Lithuanian Peasants Party (LVP) and became its chairman. Between 1997 and 2000 he also served on the council of Šiauliai district municipality.
In the elections of 2000 Karbauskis was reelected in his single-seat constituency, representing LVP. In the Eighth Seimas, he served as the deputy speaker between 2000 and 2001.
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