Lukas Savickas

Date of birth:
12 April 1990

Education:
2011–2012 Maastricht University (Netherlands), Master’s degree in European Public Affairs
2008–2011 University of York (United Kingdom), Bachelor’s degree in Politics and International Relations

Professional experience:
November 2024 – present 
Member of the Seimas, Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania
- Member of the Committee on Human Rights

November 2020 – November 2024
Member of the Seimas, Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania
- Deputy Chair of the Committee for the Future 
- Member of the Committee on Economics 
- Member of the State Progress Council of the Republic of Lithuania 

April 2020 – November 2020 
First Deputy Chancellor of the Government, Office of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania
- Coordination of the implementation of strategic issues of the EU policy
- Budget negotiations and strategic planning
- Strengthening evidence-based policy
- Coordination of the Government measures for the management of the Covid-19 pandemic
- Coordination of the preparation of the National Progress Plan

April 2019 – November 2020 
Member of the Council, Vilnius City Municipality
- Member of the Economic and Financial Committee
- Member of the Control Committee
- Elder of the faction

December 2016 – April 2020 
Advisor to the Prime Minister, Office of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania
- Economic and strategic change management issues
- Budget negotiations and strategic planning 
- Strengthening evidence-based policy

May 2016 – December 2016 
Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Association Investors’ Forum
- Mentoring initiatives to improve the business environment and investment climate in Lithuania

January 2015 – May 2016 
Head of the Investment Environment Improvement Group, Public Institution Invest Lithuania
- Improving the investment environment by initiating changes in legal regulation and application
- Developing and adapting the Public Affairs Performance Standard and team building 

September 2013 – December 2014     
Project Manager, Public Institution Invest Lithuania
- Improving the investment environment by initiating changes in legal regulation and application
- Implemented initiatives cover areas like the regulation of employment relations, migration procedures, taxation, etc.

October 2012 – August 2013 
Project Manager, Junior Professionals Programme “Create Lithuania” (Kurk Lietuvai)
- Project No. 1: Improving the Competitiveness of the Investment Environment by Implementing Changes to Reduce Administrative Burden in the Field of Regulation of Employment Relations (public body Invest Lithuania)
- Project No. 2: Improving the Efficiency of Public Administration through the Pilot Initiative “Open Data” (Office of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania)

August–October 2012 
Analyst, Visionary Analytics UAB
- Preparation of evidence-based policy decisions in the fields of education and innovation

Political experience:
2022 Vice-Chairman of the Union of Democrats “For Lithuania”, member of the Board and Council of the party
2022 Chair of Vilnius Branch of the Union of Democrats “For Lithuania”

Other activities:
Member of the Atlantic Council Millennium FellowshipLeadership Training Programme

Additional information:
Languages: Lithuanian – mother tongue; English – fluent; German – basic.
Family: Family: married, wife Daiva, children Adelė and Smiltė.