Vilius Šapoka
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Vilius Šapoka
|image = Vilius Šapoka (36840220810) (cropped).jpg
|office = Minister of Finance
|primeminister = Saulius Skvernelis
|term_start = 13 December 2016
|term_end = 11 December 2020
|predecessor = Rasa Budbergytė
|successor = Gintarė Skaistė
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|12|14|df=y}}
|birth_place = Barnaul, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
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|party = Independent
|alma_mater = Vilnius University
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Vilius Šapoka (born 14 December 1978) is a former Minister of Finance in Republic of Lithuania.{{cite web|url=http://www.eib.org/infocentre/press/news/all/vilius-sapoka-new-governor-for-the-lithuania.htm|title=Vilius Šapoka, new Governor for Lithuania|access-date=9 April 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://finmin.lrv.lt/en/vilius-sapoka|title=Vilius Šapoka|access-date=9 April 2017}}
Education
Šapoka obtained the degree of Master of Economics in Banking at Vilnius University and has an International Executive MBA from the Baltic Management Institute.
Career
Šapoka started his professional career at the Lithuanian Savings Bank in 1999. From 2006 to 2012 he worked at the Lithuanian Securities Commission, first as commissioner, then vice-chairman, and finally chairman. Šapoka was employed at the Lithuanian Ministry of Finance from 2002 to 2006 in the Market Policy Department.
From 2012 to 2016 Šapoka was Financial Services and Markets Department Director at the Bank of Lithuania.
Šapoka served as Minister of Finance of Lithuania from 13 December 2016 to 7 December 2020.{{Cite web|url=http://finmin.lrv.lt/en/about-the-ministry/history/after-restoration-of-independence|title=After Restoration of Independence|website=finmin.lrv.lt}}
Political positions
At the beginning of his term, Šapoka announced that the government's goal was to raise tax revenues to 40 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) within five years from 30 percent, to help improve education and healthcare.Marc Jones (April 12, 2017), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lithuania-economy-financeminister/lithuania-to-push-military-spending-above-nato-target-idUSKBN17E1KG Lithuania to push military spending above NATO target] Reuters.
Other activities
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors[http://www.ebrd.com/shareholders-and-board-of-governors.html Board of Governors] European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
- European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Member of the Board of Governors (since 2016)[https://www.esm.europa.eu/board-of-governors/esm/vilius-sapoka Board of Governors: Vilius Šapoka] European Stability Mechanism.
- International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ex-Officio Alternate Member of the Board of Governors[http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/memdir/members.aspx Members] International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors[http://siteresources.worldbank.org/BODINT/Resources/278027-1215526322295/MIGAGovernors.pdf Board of Governors] Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group.
- Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2016)[https://www.nib.int/who_we_are/about/member_countries_governing_bodies_and_capital/board_of_governors Board of Governors] Nordic Investment Bank (NIB).
- World Bank, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors[http://siteresources.worldbank.org/BODINT/Resources/278027-1215526322295/BankGovernors.pdf Board of Governors] World Bank.
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Category:21st-century Lithuanian politicians
Category:Lithuanian people of Russian descent