Artūras Zuokas
Artūras Zuokas (born 21 February 1968) is a Lithuanian journalist, businessman and politician who served as the mayor of the capital of Lithuania, Vilnius, from 2000 to 2007 and again from 2011 to 2015, and as member of Lithuania's unicameral parliament, Seimas, from 2008 to 2009. He was the leader of the Liberal and Centre Union, then YES - Homeland Revival and Perspective and the Lithuanian Freedom Union, and has been the chairman of Freedom and Justice since 3 February 2024.
Artūras Zuokas | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Vilnius | |
| In office 19 April 2011 – 20 April 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Raimundas Alekna |
| Succeeded by | Remigijus Šimašius |
| In office 15 November 2000 – 8 April 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Gediminas Paviržis |
| Succeeded by | Juozas Imbrasas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 February 1968 Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Freedom and Justice |
| Children | 3 |
Because of his numerous corruption scandals and eccentric behavior, Zuokas has become one of the most well-known and infamous politicians in Lithuanian politics. According to a poll organized by the national polling agency Vilmorus in 2007, Zuokas is seen as one of the three most corrupt Lithuanian politicians of all time, alongside Viktor Uspaskich and Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas.