What is Remigijus Šimašius?
{{Infobox person | name = Remigijus Šimašius | image = Remigijus Šimašius 1.JPG | birth_date = January 12, 1974 | birth_place = Taurage, [[Lithuania]] | occupation = [[Mayor]] of [[Vilnius]] }} '''Remigijus Šimašius''' ([[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]]: ''Remigijus Šimašius''; January 12, 1974, [[Tauragė County|Taurage]], [[Lithuania]]) is the [[mayor]] of [[Vilnius]] since 2015. He is Lithuanian [[lawyer]], [[politician]], member of the [[Seimas]] (2012-2016), Minister of Justice of Lithuania from 2008 to 2012, [[economist]]. == Biography == Remigijus Šimašius graduated from the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University. He then studied as a doctoral student at Mykola Romeris University. On September 17, 2002 he became [[Doctor of Law|Doctor of Laws]]. In 2002-2008, he was a [[teacher]] ([[Lecture|lecturer]]) in the field of law in Nicholas Romeris University and Vilnius University. From 1995 to 2008, Remigijus Šimašius was a legal expert and economist at the Lithuanian Free Market Institute (LLRI). In 2006, he bacame a President of the Institute.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lithuanian Free Market Institute (LLRI)|url=http://www.freema.org/index.php/menu/about_lfmi/team/remigijus_simasius/910|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-04-14|archive-date=2008-06-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623110250/http://www.freema.org/index.php/menu/about_lfmi/team/remigijus_simasius/910}}</ref> == Politics == From 2008 to 2012, Remigijus Šimašius was Minister of Justice in the government of Kubilius. In 2015, he was elected mayor of Vilnius.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-03-16|title=Избранный мэром Вильнюса Р. Шимашюс обещает больше прозрачности|url=https://www.kurier.lt/izbrannyj-merom-vilnyusa-r-shimashyus-obeschaet-bolshe-prozrachnosti/|access-date=2021-04-14|website=kurier.lt|language=ru-RU}}</ref> In June 2016, members of the Liberal Movement elected Remigijus Šimašius as a chairman of the party.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Liberalai nusprendė: Eligijų Masiulį pakeis Antanas