Vilius Šapoka

Vilius Šapoka (born 14 December 1978) is a former Minister of Finance in Republic of Lithuania and Governor of the European Investment Bank for the Republic of Lithuania.[1][2]

Vilius Šapoka
Minister of Finance
In office
13 December 2016 – 11 December 2020
Prime MinisterSaulius Skvernelis
Preceded byRasa Budbergytė
Succeeded byGintarė Skaistė
Personal details
Born (1978-12-14) 14 December 1978
Barnaul, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Political partyIndependent
Alma materVilnius University

Education

Šapoka obtained the degree of Master of Economics in Banking at Vilnius University and has an International Executive MBA from the Baltic Management Institute.

Career

Šapoka started his professional career at the Lithuanian Savings Bank in 1999. From 2006 to 2012 he worked at the Lithuanian Securities Commission, first as Commissioner, then Vice-Chairman, and finally Chairman. Šapoka was employed at the Lithuanian Ministry of Finance from 2002 to 2006 in the Market Policy Department.

From 2012 to 2016 Šapoka was Financial Services and Markets Department Director at the Bank of Lithuania.

Šapoka served as Minister of Finance of Lithuania from 13 December 2016 to 7 December 2020.[3]

Political positions

At the beginning of his term, Šapoka announced that the government's goal was to raise tax revenues to 40 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) within five years from 30 percent, to help improve education and healthcare.[4]

Other activities

References
  1. "Vilius Šapoka, new Governor for Lithuania". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  2. "Vilius Šapoka". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  3. "After Restoration of Independence". finmin.lrv.lt.
  4. Marc Jones (April 12, 2017), Lithuania to push military spending above NATO target Reuters.
  5. Board of Governors European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
  6. Board of Governors: Vilius Šapoka European Stability Mechanism.
  7. Members International Monetary Fund (IMF).
  8. Board of Governors Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group.
  9. Board of Governors Nordic Investment Bank (NIB).
  10. Board of Governors World Bank.


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