Ričardas Juška
Liberalų sąjūdžio frakcija
Oficialus Seimo profilis ↗Ričardas Juška yra Lietuvos politikas, ilgametis Jurbarko rajono savivaldybės tarybos narys, buvęs Jurbarko rajono meras, o nuo 2016 metų Lietuvos Respublikos Seimo narys. Jis taip pat užėmė svarbias pareigas Seime ir Lietuvos Liberalų sąjūdžio frakcijoje. Jo karjera apima darbo patirtį tiek inžinerijos sektoriuje, tiek vietos savivaldoje, taip pat veiklą draudimo kompanijoje ir Europos Parlamente.
Tapatybė 4
Ričardas Juška was born on 11 May 1960 in Kaniūkai village, Jurbarkas district, Lithuania.
„Gimimo data | 1960 m. gegužės 11 d. Gimimo vieta | Kaniūkų k., Jurbarko r., Lietuva“
He is married to a woman named Goda and has two children: a son, Karolis, and a daughter, Ieva.
„Žmona Goda, sūnus Karolis ir duktė Ieva“
Juška’s wife, Goda Juškė (Juškienė), works as the head of the Documentation and Public Relations Division of the Jurbarkas District Municipality administration.
„… konsultuoja Dokumentų ir viešųjų ryšių skyriaus vedėja Goda Juškė, tel. 70 168. (Jurbarkas.lt arch)“
Išsilavinimas 2
In 1978–1984, he studied at the Vilnius Civil Engineering Institute (now Vilnius Gediminas Technical University), specializing in automotive transport economics.
„1978–1984 | Vilniaus inžinerinis statybos institutas (dabar – Vilniaus Gedimino technikos universitetas),... automobilių transporto ir ekonomikos specialybė“
In 1978, he graduated from Jurbarkas 1st Secondary School (now Jurbarkas Antanas Giedraitis-Giedrius Gymnasium).
„1978 | Jurbarko 1-oji vidurinė mokykla (dabar – Jurbarko Antano Giedraičio-Giedriaus gimnazija)“
Karjera 5
From 1984 to 1989, he worked as a senior engineer at the Jurbarkas Auto Transport Enterprise.
„1984–1989 | Jurbarko autotransporto įmonė, vyresnysis inžinierius“
From 1989 to 1995, he held positions in the Jurbarkas District Municipality, including Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Head of the Economics and Social Affairs Department, and Deputy District Governor.
„1989–1995 | Jurbarko rajono savivaldybė, Plano komisija, pirmininko pavaduotojas, Ekonomikos ir socialinių klausimų skyrius, vedėjas, rajono valdytojo pavaduotojas“
From 1996 to 2003, he served as the director of the Jurbarkas branch of AB "Lietuvos draudimas" (Lithuania’s insurance company).
„1996–2003 | AB „Lietuvos draudimas“, Jurbarko skyriaus direktorius“
From 2015 to 2016, he worked as an adviser to a Member of the European Parliament.
„2015–2016 | Europos Parlamento nario patarėjas“
According to Seimas records (as of mid-2025), he had not submitted any bills on his own, but had co-signed 17 draft laws and 5 amendment proposals together with other MPs.
„Drafts tabled: Individualiai pateikti teisės aktų projektai: 0... Seimo narių grupėje pateikti teisės aktų projektai: 17... Individualiai pateikti pasiūlymai projektams: 0... Seimo narių grupėje pateikti pasiūlymai projektams: 5“
Politinės pareigos 14
He is also serving as the Liberal Movement’s Tauragė region coordinator in the party’s organizational structure.
„Seimo narys, Valdybos narys, Tauragės regiono koordinatorius“
He was a member of the Jurbarkas District Municipal Council from 1995 until 2016.
„1995–2016 | Jurbarko rajono savivaldybės taryba, narys“
He served as Deputy Mayor of Jurbarkas District Municipality from 2003 to 2007.
„2003–2007 | Jurbarko rajono savivaldybė, mero pavaduotojas“
He was the Mayor of Jurbarkas District Municipality from 2009 to 2015.
„2009–2015 | Jurbarko rajono savivaldybė, meras“
He was first elected as a Member of the Seimas in the 2016–2020 term (12th Seimas), serving from 14 November 2016 to 13 November 2020.
„Seimas 2016-2020 … Member of the Seimas from 11/14/2016 till 11/13/2020“
He served as a Member of the Seimas in the 2020–2024 term (13th Seimas), from 13 November 2020 to 14 November 2024.
„Seimo narys nuo 2020-11-13 iki 2024-11-14“
He is a Member of the Seimas in the 2024–2028 term (14th Seimas), having started his term on 14 November 2024.
„2024–2028 m. kadencija … Seimo narys nuo 2024-11-14“
He became a member of the Lithuanian Liberal Union (Lietuvos liberalų sąjunga) in 1995.
„Nuo 1995 m. | Lietuvos liberalų sąjungos narys“
In 2003, after a party merger, he became a member of the Liberal and Centre Union (Lietuvos liberalų ir centro sąjunga).
„Nuo 2003 m. | Lietuvos liberalų ir centro sąjungos narys“
He has been a member of the Liberal Movement (Lietuvos Respublikos liberalų sąjūdis) since 2013.
„Nuo 2013 m. | Lietuvos Respublikos liberalų sąjūdžio narys“
He has been a member of the Board of the Liberal Movement party since 2015.
„Nuo 2015 m. | Lietuvos Respublikos liberalų sąjūdžio valdybos narys“
He served as Deputy Chair of the Liberal Movement’s parliamentary group in the Seimas from December 2018 to November 2020.
„12/05/2018 - 11/13/2020 | Liberals Movement Political Group, Deputy Chair“
He also held the position of Deputy Head of the Liberal Movement’s Seimas faction in 2020–2021 at the beginning of the 2020–2024 term.
„Liberalų sąjūdžio frakcija, seniūno pavaduotojas (2020-2021)“
He served as the chairman of the Jurbarkas district branch of the Lithuanian Liberal Union and later the Liberal and Centre Union, during his membership in those parties.
„Buvo Lietuvos liberalų sąjungos, Lietuvos liberalų ir centro sąjungos narys, Jurbarko skyriaus pirmininkas.“
Komitetai ir grupės 9
During the 2016–2020 Seimas term, he was a member of the Seimas Committee on State Administration and Local Authorities.
„11/16/2016 - 11/13/2020 | Committee on State Administration and Local Authorities, Member“
In the 2020–2024 Seimas, he served as the Chairman of the Committee on State Administration and Local Authorities.
„Valstybės valdymo ir savivaldybių komitetas, pirmininkas …“
He was the Chairman of the Seimas Anti-Corruption Commission from May 2019 until the end of the 2016–2020 term.
„Antikorupcijos komisija, pirmininkas (2019–2020)“
He was a member of the Seimas Petitions Commission during 2016–2020.
„11/23/2016 - 11/13/2020 | Petitions Commission, Member“
He served as a member of the Commission for the Cause of Freedom and National Historical Memory in 2018–2020.
„11/15/2018 - 11/13/2020 | Commission for the Cause of Freedom and the National Historical Memory, Member“
He was Deputy Chair of the Seimas Commission on State Historical Memory from 2017 to 2018.
„Valstybės istorinės atminties komisija, pirmininko pavaduotojas (2017–2018)“
In the 2024–2028 Seimas term, he is serving as a member of the Seimas Committee on State Administration and Local Authorities (since 19 November 2024).
„2024-11-19 | Valstybės valdymo ir savivaldybių komitetas, Komiteto narys“
In May 2022, Ričardas Juška joined the Seimas’ provisional group of former mayors, which consisted of 12 parliamentarians who had previously served as municipal mayors.
„Be E. Rudelienės, buvusios Trakų rajono merės, į grupę dar įsitraukė kiti Liberalų sąjūdžio frakcijos nariai – Eugenijus Gentvilas, buvęs Klaipėdos miesto meras, ir Ričardas Juška, buvęs Jurbarko rajono meras. Laikinąją grupę iš viso sudaro 12 parlamentarų, buvusių merų.“
He is a member of the Seimas provisional group of municipalities in the Nemunas region, having joined this parliamentary group on 3 December 2024.
„Parliamentary groups 12/03/2024 | Provisional Group of Municipalities on the River Nemunas, Member“
Rinkimai 9
In the 2016 Seimas election, Juška won the Jurbarkas–Pagėgiai single-member constituency outright in the first round with around 53% of the vote (surpassing the 50% threshold, so no run-off was needed).
„Jurbarko-Pagėgių | 42 | 42 | 35,50 | RIČARDAS JUŠKA (53%) | LRLS (viskas.lt%20%7C%20LRLS))“
In the 2016 parliamentary elections, he was elected to the Seimas from the Jurbarkas–Pagėgiai single-member constituency (No. 62).
„Elected: Jurbarko-Pagėgių (No: 62) in the electoral constituency“
He was re-elected to the Seimas in the 2020 elections, winning the Karšuvos single-member constituency (No. 62).
„Išrinktas: Karšuvos (Nr. 62) apygardoje“
He was elected again in the 2024 Seimas elections, securing the mandate in the Karšuvos constituency (No. 62).
„Išrinktas: Karšuvos (Nr. 62) apygardoje“
In 2019, while serving as an MP, he ran for Mayor of Jurbarkas District and advanced to the run-off, but was defeated by Skirmantas Mockevičius (Juška received about 48.5% of the vote).
„Skirmantas MOCKEVIČIUS … 51,46 … Ričardas JUŠKA … 48,54“
In the 2020 Seimas elections, Juška was re-elected in the Karšuva constituency after a two-round contest. In the first round he led with 29% of the vote (4005 votes) to TS-LKD candidate Daivaras Rybakovas’s 18% (2536 votes), and he went on to defeat Rybakovas in the run-off to secure his second Seimas term.
„Ričardas JUŠKA … 4005 … 29,00% … Daivaras RYBAKOVAS … 2536 … 18,36% „Karšuvos“ (Jurbarko–Pagėgių -Tauragės) … į Seimą Jūs mane išrinkote 2016 ir 2020 m.“
In the 2024 Seimas elections, Juška narrowly won re-election in the Karšuva constituency, defeating Tomas Ambroza of the "Nemuno aušra" party in the run-off with 6307 votes (51.5%) to Ambroza’s 5946 votes (48.5%).
„… rezultatu R. Juškos naudai rinkėjai savo balsais persvėrė rezultatu 6307 prieš 5946. Ričardas JUŠKA … 6307 … 51,47 … Tomas AMBROZA … 5946 … 48,53 (Jurbarko Šviesa)“
The single-member constituency covering Jurbarkas and Pagėgiai was renamed to Karšuva prior to the 2020 elections, but it encompassed the same region. Juška has consistently won in this district under both names (Jurbarkas–Pagėgiai in 2016 and Karšuva in 2020 and 2024).
„Rinkimus į Seimą 2016 Jurbarko - Pagėgių apygardoje laimėjo … Ričardas Juška … 53% … Į antrą turą Karšuvos rinkiminėje apygardoje išėjo … Ričardas Juška …“
In the Liberal Movement’s national list for the 2016 Seimas elections, Juška was ranked 34th on the party’s candidate slate.
„# 34. Ričardas Juška … Jurbarko r. savivaldybės tarybos narys. Kandidatas Jurbarko-Pagėgių apygardoje.“
Turtas ir pajamos 3
During the first nine months of the 2024–2028 Seimas term, Juška spent roughly €2,500 of his parliamentary expense allowance to maintain two personal automobiles (a Toyota and a Volkswagen Passat) used for his parliamentary work.
„Liberalas Ričardas Juška iš parlamentinių lėšų taip pat išlaiko 2 automobilius – „Toyota“ ir „Volkswagen Passat“. Šio transporto priežiūrai nuo kadencijos pradžios jau yra skyręs apie 2,5 tūkst. eurų.“
Juška explained that he bought a new Toyota car with personal funds for commuting between Jurbarkas and Vilnius, while using his older Volkswagen Passat for local trips on rough roads or for family needs. For that reason, he maintains two vehicles and has their upkeep covered by parliamentary expense funds.
„Automobilis „Toyota“ – neseniai įsigytas asmeninėmis lėšomis, todėl jį labiau saugo, ypač kai reikia vykti į savo vienmandatę apygardą – Pagėgius. „Naujas automobilis naudojamas atstumu Jurbarkas–Vilnius, o blogais keliais – „Passat“, – sakė liberalas. … R. Juška teigė, kad „Volkswagen“ arba naudojamas šeimos reikalams, arba laukia savo eilės.“
Juška has been among the top spenders of Seimas members’ expense allowances. In 2021 he spent over €12,000 of public funds (mostly on maintaining and insuring his vehicles), and in the first nine months of 2022 he had already used about €8,118 from his parliamentary allowance.
„Jurbarkiečių išrinktas liberalas Ričardas Juška šį kartą išleido 8 118,04 euro. Pernai R. Juška buvo tarp išlaidūnų rekordininkų. Tuomet parlamentaras už automobilio eksploataciją ir draudimą išleido net 12 tūkst. eurų.“
Ryšiai ir organizacijos 4
He was a member of the Tauragė County Regional Development Council from 2009 to 2015.
„2009 – 2015 m. – Tauragės apskrities Regioninės plėtros tarybos narys.“
He served as a member of the Board of the Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania and was Chairman of its Health Affairs Committee from 2011 to 2015.
„Lietuvos savivaldybių asociacijos valdybos narys, … Sveikatos reikalų komiteto pirmininkas (2011–2015)“
From 2009 to 2015, he was a member of the Supervisory Board of the Tauragė Region Waste Management Center.
„2009 – 2015 m. – Tauragės regiono atliekų tvarkymo centro stebėtojų tarybos narys.“
In 2014–2015, he served as a member of the Supervisory Board of the joint-stock company AB "Kauno energija" (Kaunas Energy).
„2014 – 2015 m. – AB „Kauno energija“ stebėtojų tarybos narys.“
Apdovanojimai 3
In 2021, Ričardas Juška was awarded the "Auksinės krivūlės riterio ženklas" (Golden Krivūlė Knight badge) by the Association of Local Authorities for his merits to Lithuanian local self-government.
„2021 m. Lietuvos savivaldybių asociacijos … apdovanotas „Auksinės krivūlės“ riterio ženklu.“
In 2024, he received a medal from the Lithuanian Association of Municipal Elders for his contributions to local self-government ("Už nuopelnus Lietuvos savivaldai").
„2024 m. apdovanotas Lietuvos savivaldybių seniūnų asociacijos medaliu „Už nuopelnus Lietuvos savivaldai““
In 2024, he was also honored with an Honorary Diploma from the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) for special merits to the people of Ukraine.
„2024 m. – Ukrainos Aukščiausiosios Rados Garbės rašu už ypatingus nuopelnus Ukrainos tautai.“