Mindaugas Puidokas
{{Short description|Lithuanian politician and journalist (born 1979)}}
Mindaugas Puidokas (born 19 March 1979) is a Lithuanian politician, 2020 draft winner and journalist. He was an independent candidate for the 2019 Lithuanian presidential election.
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|constituency2 = Multi-member
|term_start2 = 13 November 2020
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|constituency3 = Aleksotas - Vilijampolė
|term_start3 = 14 November 2016
|term_end3 = 12 November 2020
|predecessor3 = Rytas Kupčinskas
|successor3 = Vytautas Juozapaitis
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|birth_place = Kaunas, Soviet Union (now Lithuania)
|party = Lithuanian Christian Democracy Party (2024-present)
|otherparty = Farmers and Greens Union (2016-2019)
Labour Party (2019-2022)
|education = Vytautas Magnus University
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Biography
He graduated from the Sports University, Kaunas, in 1999.
In 1996 won European Youth Basketball Championship together with stars like Šarūnas Jasikevičius.
In 1995–1999, he was a correspondent for the newspaper Kauno diena, Kauno žinios, Vytautas Magnus.
Since 2016, he is a member of the Lithuanian Seimas. He is one of the 9 candidates for the 2019 presidential election on 12 May 2019.[http://www.lrs.lt/sip/portal.show?p_r=8801&p_k=1&p_a=seimo_narys&p_asm_id=79142 Mindaugas Puidokas Lietuvos Respublikos Seime]{{cite web|url=https://www.15min.lt/naujiena/aktualu/lietuva/m-puidokas-pasalintas-is-frakcijos-56-1101312?comments|title=Mindaugas Puidokas pašalintas iš "valstiečių" frakcijos - KOMENTARAI|website=15min.lt|accessdate=12 May 2019}}
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Category:21st-century Lithuanian journalists
Category:Vytautas Magnus University alumni
Category:Politicians from Kaunas
Category:Independent politicians in Lithuania
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