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Visvaldas Matijošaitis

Visvaldas Matijošaitis

Lithuanian politician (b. 1957)


Visvaldas Matijošaitis (born 1957) is a Lithuanian politician, mayor of Kaunas, leader, founder, and chairman of Vieningas Kaunas, chairman for Mentor Lietuva Asociacija, president at Žalgirio Fondas Asociacija, and president for Lithuanian Cycling Federation. He founded Vičiūnų grupė in Vičiūnai.

He was also on the board of Kauno Energija AB, vice president for the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists, and member of the Kaunas City Council.

He was a potential candidate for 2019 Lithuanian presidential election.

His wife was Irena Matijošaitienė, who died after falling down the stairs at night.[1]

Controversies

Companies owned by Matijosaitis were found exporting banned military components to Russia, potentially assisting Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]


References

  1. Aukštuolytė, Rima (2013-03-14). "Irenai Matijošaitienei diagnozuota smegenų mirtis". vz.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  2. Juknevičiūtė, Rūta (2024-04-09). "LRT tyrimas. Matijošaičio verslas į Rusiją vežė kare pritaikomas prekes". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2024-04-09. „Vičiūnų grupei" priklausanti „Plungės kooperatinė prekyba" į Rusiją bent 11 kartų vežė į sankcijas įtrauktas prekes. Tarp vežtų prekių – ir tos, kurios įtrauktos į aukšto prioriteto kovos lauko prekių sąrašą, pavyzdžiui, guoliai, kuriuos Rusija naudoja tankų gamybai.



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