Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae
Rita Tamašunienė, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania
Date and place of birth: 27 September 1973, Maišiagala, Vilnius District, Lithuania
Work experience
From 25 September 2025 | Minister of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania |
2012 to present | Member of parliament |
2019–2020 | Minister, Ministry of the Interior |
2007–2012 | Deputy Director, Administration of Vilnius District Municipality |
2006 | Deputy Head, Culture, Sports and Tourism Unit, Administration of Vilnius District Municipality |
2004 | Director, Basic School in Pikeliškės, Vilnius District |
2002 | Deputy Director for Education, Basic School in Karvys, Vilnius District |
2002 | Teacher, Sunday school of aesthetic education for Polish children Kogucik, Vladislavas Sirokomlė Secondary School in Vilnius |
1994 | Teacher, Basic School in Karvys, Vilnius District |
1993 | Art Manager, Culture Centre under the Ministry of Culture and Education |
Education
2007 | Master’s in Public Administration, Mykolas Romeris University |
2003 | Diploma in German Philology, Vilnius Pedagogical University (currently Education Academy of Vytautas Magnus University) |
| 2002 | Bachelor’s in Educational Sciences, Vilnius Pedagogical University |
1996 | School of Commerce and Foreign Languages Linguae et Commercium |
1994 | Diploma of Teacher of Ethnic Culture, Vilnius Conservatoire (currently Vilnius Conservatoire of Juozas Tallat-Kelpša) |
| 1991 | Maišiagala Secondary School, Vilnius District |
Participation in public organisations
since 2011 | Local Activity Group of Vilnius District |
since 2007 | Union of Lithuanian Poles |
| since 1998 | Choir Moderato |
Awards
| Silver Cross for Merits of the Republic of Poland |
| Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Award for achievements in human capital development |
Other information
Languages | Polish (mother tongue), German, English |
Family | Married, daughter |
Last updated: 14-10-2025