Date of birth: 6 August 1983
Place of birth: Šiauliai, Lithuania
2007 Bachelor’s Degree in English Philology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Latvia
2001–2015 Professional chess player, chess grandmaster, long-time member of the national chess team of Lithuania
2011 Winner of the European Individual Women Chess Championship
2006 Prize winner of the Women’s World Championship Knockout Tournament
2000 and 2004 Winner of the World Chess Olympiads
Political career
Since 2020 Member of the 13th Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania
Since 13/11/2020 Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania
2016–2020 Member of the 12th Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania
2018–2020 Chair of the Liberals Movement Political Group
2019 Opposition Leader
Since 21/09/2019 Chair of the Liberals Movement of the Republic of Lithuania
Since 2015 Member of the Liberals Movement of the Republic of Lithuania
2015–2020 Member of the 11th Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania
Awards
1996 Fifth Class Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
2011 Cross of Officer of the Order for Merits to Lithuania
2011 Honorary Citizen of Šiauliai City
Languages
Lithuanian (native), English, Russian, Spanish
Hobbies
Books, travelling, sports
Publication
Autobiographical book Tarp juoda ir balta (Between Black and White) (2018)
Family
Married with four sons