Rimantas Mikaitis

The main areas of activities of the Vice-Minister of Culture include protection and care of cultural heritage, memory institutions, directories of cultural reserves and historical national park, digitization of cultural heritage. 

Curriculum Vitae 

Date of birth 
10 July 1959 

Education 
1983 – Kaunas Polytechnic Institute, engineer/builder 

Work experience 
2017–2021 – Director of the Athletic Federation of Lithuania 
2013 until 2016 – Head of Public Institution "Laisvės studijų centras" 
2011 until 2012 – Advisor to the Minister at the Ministry of Transport and Communications 
2011 – Mayor of Kaunas City Municipality 
2007–2011 – Vice-Mayor at Kaunas City Municipality 
1991–2006 – President, Secretary-General of the Lithuanian Orienteering Federation 
1989–1991 – Coach of "Žalgiris" Complex Sports School 
1983–1989 – Engineer Technologist, Head of the Workshop at Kaunas Paper Factory 
1981–1989 – Coach at Kaunas Children and Youth Orienteering School 

Additional information 
2003–2019 – Member of the Council at Kaunas City Municipality 
1999–2002 – Member of the Expert Commission of Culture and Sport Support Foundation 
1998–2001 – Member of the Lithuanian Sports Council 
1994–1998 – Member of the Council of the International Federation of Orienteering Sports 
1992–2008 – Vice-President and the Member of Presidium of the Lithuanian Union of Sports Federations 
1988–1997 – Member of the Assembly of the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee (LNOC), delegate of the LNOC Restorative Congress 
1988–1996 – President of the Lithuanian Orienteering Federation 
Member of the Liberal Movement of the Republic of Lithuania 
Member of the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union

Awards 
Lithuanian Honoured Coach 
Sports Honorary Commander Mark 
LNOC Olympic Star 

Foreign languages 
English, Russian 

Family 
Married, has a daughter Rasa and a son Marijonas