Paulė Kuzmickienė

Paulė Kuzmickienė was born on April 30, 1978 in the city of Utena, Lithuania.

„Gimimo data | 1978 m. balandžio 30 d. Gimimo vieta | Utena“

She is divorced and has one child (a daughter).

„7. Šeiminė padėtis: Išsiskyrusi, vaikai – dukra“

As of late 2025, Kuzmickienė has not received any official state awards or honors. Her public biography lists no decorations or special titles, indicating she hasn’t been bestowed with state orders or similar honors to date.

„5. Darbo patirtis:... 6. Pomėgiai... 7. Šeiminė padėtis: Išsiskyrusi, vaikai – dukra (No section for apdovanojimai/awards is present)“

In 2005, she earned a Master’s degree in Social Sciences from Vilnius Pedagogical University (now part of Vytautas Magnus University’s Academy of Education).

„2005 | Master’s in Social Sciences, Vilnius State Pedagogical University (currently Vytautas Magnus University Academy of Education)“

She completed her secondary education in 1996 at Utena’s Fourth Secondary School, now known as Dauniškis Gymnasium.

„1996 | Secondary School No 4 (currently Dauniškio gimnazija (upper secondary school)) in Utena“

From 2000 to 2008, Kuzmickienė worked at the Lithuanian Labour Market Training Authority’s council under the Ministry of Social Security and Labour.

„2000–2008 | Lithuanian Labour Market Training Council under the Ministry of Social Security and Labour“

In 2008–2009, she served in the Qualifications Service under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania.

„2008–2009 | Qualifications Service under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania“

In 2009–2010, she was an adviser to Vygaudas Ušackas, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania at that time.

„2009–2010 | Adviser to Vygaudas Ušackas, Minister of Foreign Affairs“

From 2010 to 2012, she served as an adviser on regional policy to Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius.

„2010–2012 | Adviser to Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius on Regional Policy“

Between 2012 and 2014, Kuzmickienė was an adviser to Member of European Parliament Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė.

„2012–2014 | Adviser to Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė MEP“

She served as Deputy Executive Secretary of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) party from 2014 to 2019.

„2014–2019 | Deputy Executive Secretary, Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats“

Kuzmickienė was a member of the Vilnius City Municipal Council for two consecutive terms from 2011 until 2019.

„2011–2019 | Member, Vilnius City Council; Chair, Committee on Education and Culture...“

Within the Vilnius City Council, she chaired the Education and Culture Committee and also led the Council’s Control Committee during her tenure.

„2011–2019 |...Chair, Committee on Education and Culture;... Chair, Control Committee...“

While on the Vilnius Council, she also headed the Memory Culture Group and served as Deputy Chair of the city’s Commission for Urban Place Names, Memorial Plaques and Monuments.

„Head, Memory Culture Group;... Deputy Chair, Commission for Urban Place Names, Memorial Plaques and Monuments in Vilnius City“

In September 2019, Paulė Kuzmickienė became a member of the Seimas (parliament) by winning a by-election, serving from 26 September 2019 to 13 November 2020 in the 12th Seimas.

„2016–2020 m. kadencija... Seimo narė nuo 2019-09-26 iki 2020-11-13... Išrinkta: Žirmūnų (Nr. 4) apygardoje“

In the 13th Seimas (2020–2024 term), she served as a Deputy Chair of the Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrat Political Group (parliamentary faction).

„2020–2024 | Deputy Chair, Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat Political Group...“

Following the 2024 elections, she continued in the leadership of her political group, being named Deputy Chair of the TS-LKD faction in the 14th Seimas as well.

„Since 2024 | Deputy Chair, Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat Political Group“

Paulė Kuzmickienė has been a member of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) since around 2010; she first stood as a TS-LKD candidate in the 2011 Vilnius city council elections. (The exact date she joined the party is not publicly documented.)

„2014-2019 TS-LKD Sekretoriatas, Vykdomojo sekretoriaus pavaduotoja... 2011-2019 Vilniaus miesto taryba, Tarybos narė“

As a newly elected MP, she became a member of the Seimas Committee on Social Affairs and Labour on September 30, 2019, and served on that committee until the end of the 2016–2020 term.

„2019-09-30 – 2020-11-13 | Socialinių reikalų ir darbo komitetas, Komiteto narė“

From November 19, 2020, Kuzmickienė was a member of the Seimas Committee on Health Affairs, a position she held until March 9, 2024.

„2020-11-19 – 2024-03-09 | Sveikatos reikalų komitetas, Komiteto narė“

She was also appointed as a member of the newly established Committee for the Future on December 17, 2020, serving on that committee through the entire 2020–2024 Seimas term.

„2020-12-17 – 2024-11-14 | Ateities komitetas, Komiteto narė“

In March 2024, she transitioned from the Health Committee to the Social Affairs and Labour Committee; she briefly served as a member there (March 10–18, 2024) before becoming the Chair of that committee on March 19, 2024.

„2024-03-19 – 2024-11-14 | Socialinių reikalų ir darbo komitetas, Komiteto pirmininkė... 2024-03-10 – 2024-03-18 |... Komiteto narė; “Džiugelį keičia Paulė Kuzmickienė. Komitetas sprendimą... priėmė bendru sutarimu”“

Starting in November 2024 (the 14th Seimas), Kuzmickienė has been a member of both the Committee on Social Affairs and Labour and the Committee for the Future.

„11/19/2024 | Committee for the Future, Member 11/19/2024 | Committee on Social Affairs and Labour, Member“

On March 12, 2024, the Seimas Social Affairs and Labour Committee unanimously elected Kuzmickienė as its chair, replacing Justas Džiugelis (the outgoing chairman), with final approval pending from the full Seimas.

„Džiugelį keičia Paulė Kuzmickienė. Komitetas sprendimą antradienį priėmė bendru sutarimu, jį dar turės patvirtinti Seimas.“

From March 2021 until March 18, 2024, Kuzmickienė chaired the Seimas Commission for the Cause of Freedom and National Historical Memory, which oversees issues of historical justice and remembrance.

„2021-03-24 – 2024-03-18 | Laisvės kovų ir valstybės istorinės atminties komisija, Komisijos pirmininkė“

She also served as Chair of the Freedom Prize Commission (which selects laureates of Lithuania’s Freedom Prize) from December 10, 2020 until March 18, 2024.

„2020-12-10 – 2024-03-18 | Laisvės premijų komisija, Komisijos pirmininkė“

After March 2024, upon stepping down as chair, she continued to participate as a member of both the Freedom and Historical Memory Commission and the Freedom Prize Commission until the end of the term in late 2024.

„2024-03-19 – 2024-11-14 | Laisvės kovų ir... atminties komisija, Komisijos narė 2024-03-19 – 2024-11-14 | Laisvės premijų komisija, Komisijos narė“

In the new Seimas term, as of December 2024, Kuzmickienė has been appointed Deputy Chair of the Commission for the Cause of Freedom and National Historical Memory and remains a member of the Freedom Prize Commission.

„12/05/2024 |... National Historical Memory, Deputy Chair 12/13/2024 | Freedom Prize Commission, Member“

She won the September 2019 parliamentary by-election in Vilnius’s Žirmūnai single-member constituency, which was held after MP Aušra Maldeikienė left for the European Parliament.

„Žirmūnuose Seimo nario rinkimai vyko po to, kai čia išrinkta Aušra Maldeikienė tapo europarlamentare“

In the first round of the 2019 Žirmūnai by-election, Kuzmickienė led with 34.5% of the vote, advancing against Social Democrat leader Gintautas Paluckas, whom she defeated in the runoff.

„Pirmajame rinkimų ture... už ją balsavo 34,5 % rinkėjų, už G. Palucką – 26,42 %...“

In 2020, Kuzmickienė was re-elected to the Seimas from the same Žirmūnai constituency, beginning her full term in the 13th Seimas (2020–2024).

„2020–2024 m. kadencija... Seimo narė nuo 2020-11-13... Išrinkta: Žirmūnų (Nr. 4) apygardoje“

She was again elected to the Seimas in the 2024 parliamentary elections, continuing as a TS-LKD representative in the 14th Seimas (2024–2028).

„Since 2024 | Deputy Chair,... Political Group Member of the 14th Seimas...“

On July 19, 2019, as the TS-LKD candidate in Vilnius’s Žirmūnai by-election, Kuzmickienė became the first candidate to submit the required supporting signatures for her nomination – she gathered almost 1,400 voter signatures, above the 1,000 minimum needed.

„TS-LKD kandidatė Žirmūnų apygardoje Paulė Kuzmickienė... pirmoji pristatė jos kandidatūrą remiančių gyventojų parašus... (Seimo rinkimų įstatymas reikalauja ne mažiau kaip 1000 rinkėjų)... Beveik 1400 rinkėjų palaikymo sulaukusi P. Kuzmickienė...“

In the September 22, 2019 by-election runoff in Žirmūnai (Vilnius), she narrowly defeated Social Democrat leader Gintautas Paluckas, receiving 2,803 votes (52.03%) against Paluckas’s 2,531 votes (46.98%).

„… už konservatorių kandidatę Paulę Kuzmickienę balsavo 2803, arba 52,03 proc., už G. Palucką – 2531, arba 46,98 proc. rinkėjų.“

In each parliamentary election she has contested, Kuzmickienė won a seat by prevailing in Vilnius’s Žirmūnai single-member constituency (the 2019 by-election, and the 2020 and 2024 general elections), rather than through the party list.

„… už konservatorių kandidatę Paulę Kuzmickienę balsavo 2803 (52,03%), už G. Palucką – 2531 (46,98%)…【lrytas.lt】; 2020–2024 m. kadencija … Seimo narė nuo 2020-11-13 … Išrinkta: Žirmūnų (Nr.4) apygardoje【www.lrs.lt】“

Across her parliamentary career, Kuzmickienė has consistently won her seat through the Žirmūnai single-member constituency rather than via the party list. She is one of the few politicians to have won the same constituency in three consecutive elections (the 2019 by-election, and the 2020 and 2024 general elections). Because of these victories, her ranking on the TS-LKD national list never had to be used – her list mandate went to other candidates. (In 2020, for instance, since Paulė Kuzmickienė won in Žirmūnai, her seat on the TS-LKD list was taken by the next candidate in line.)

„…I. Šimonytė, G. Landsbergis, R. Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė, A. Bilotaitė, A. Šiugždinienė, V. Juozapaitis, V. Kernagis, G. Skaistė, P. Kuzmickienė ir M. Lingė laimėjo savo vienmandatėse apygardose, į Seimą atitinkamai pagal sąrašą patenka Stasys Šedbaras, Justas Džiugelis, Liuda Pociūnienė…“

In the October 2020 Seimas elections, Kuzmickienė dominated the contest in Vilnius’s Žirmūnai district. In the first round she secured 37.71% of the vote – far ahead of the nearest competitor (13.05%) – virtually assuring her victory. She won the runoff and retained her seat. Similarly, in the 2024 elections she again prevailed in Žirmūnai, winning the second round with 55.9% of votes against her opponent’s 34.5%.

„Pirmojo turo metu TS-LKD kandidatė Paulė Kuzmickienė savo konkurentę lenkė itin stipriai. Ji sulaukė 37,71 % balsų, kai Laisvės partijos kandidatė Monika Ošmianskienė – 13,05 % balsų; … mandatą iškovojo konservatorė Paulė Kuzmickienė, surinkusi 55,89 proc. balsų ir įveikusi Laisvės partijos narę Morganą Danielę (34,47 proc.)“

As a Seimas member, Kuzmickienė earns roughly €3,356 per month before taxes (the standard MP salary, with higher pay for committee chairs).

„Eilinis Seimo narys „ant popieriaus“ šiuo metu uždirba 3356,2 eurus. Tačiau, kaip žinia, Seimą sudaro ne tik eiliniai Seimo nariai, o ir komitetų bei komisijų pirmininkai... kurių algos yra ženkliai didesnės.“

During her tenure as a Vilnius City Councillor (2011–2019), the position was essentially unpaid (council members had no fixed salary, only stipends/allowances until a 2023 reform).

„Seimas nustatė savivaldybių tarybų nariams atlyginimą, jį <...> susiejant su tos savivaldybės, kurios tarybos nariai yra, merui mokamu atlyginimu. <...> (Iki šiol tarybų nariai gaudavo tik išmokas už veiklą) )“

As a Member of Parliament, Kuzmickienė must file annual declarations of her assets and income. These are submitted to the Chief Official Ethics Commission (VTEK) and made publicly accessible via the tax authority’s database.

„Vyriausiajai tarnybinės etikos komisijai pateiktose deklaracijose taip pat nurodoma...“

Unlike some colleagues (e.g., LVŽS leader Ramūnas Karbauskis, who declared multimillion-euro properties), Kuzmickienė’s asset disclosures show no such large holdings, indicating her personal wealth is comparatively modest.

„…Ramūnas Karbauskis… deklaravo už 7 mln. eurų įsigijęs namą prie Kauno marių…“

She is an active participant in various inter-parliamentary friendship groups, including groups for relations with Japan, Israel, the United States, as well as a provisional group supporting democratic forces in Belarus.

„12/05/2024 | Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with Japan, Member... 12/10/2024 |... Relations with the State of Israel, Member... with the United States... with Democratic Forces of Belarus“

During the 2019 by-election campaign, Kuzmickienė highlighted education reform and budget issues as key priorities, saying that helping teachers and reviewing the 2020 state budget would be major tasks if she were elected.

„P.Kuzmickienė išskyrė švietimą bei valstybės ir savivaldybių biudžeto klausimą. „Manau, turim susitelkti ties pokyčiais mokykloje... 2020 metų biudžetas... bus labai daug užduočių““

In July 2024, she publicly criticized the director of the Genocide and Resistance Research Center (LGGRTC), Arūnas Bubnys, calling his cost estimates for planned reforms "incorrect" and implying he was trying to obstruct those reforms.

„Pasak P. Kuzmickienės, A. Bubnio reiškiamos abejonės ir klaidingi teiginiai kelia įtarimų, kad centro direktorius siekia, jog LGGRTC reformoje numatyti pakeitimai nebūtų įgyvendinti“

In 2022, Kuzmickienė petitioned the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language to change the Lithuanian name of the Russian exclave Kaliningrad, proposing to restore the historic name "Karaliaučius" in official usage.

„Seimo Laisvės kovų ir valstybinės istorinės atminties komisijos pirmininkė P. Kuzmickienė kreipėsi į Valstybinę lietuvių kalbos komisiją dėl Kaliningrado pavadinimo keitimo“

Around 2020, Kuzmickienė issued a public statement urging Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga to address the rising number of postpartum depression cases and to strengthen support for affected mothers.

„Seimo narės Paulės Kuzmickienės pranešimas: parlamentarė siūlo ministrui Aurelijui Verygai spręsti išaugusių depresijos po gimdymo atvejų problemą...“

In March 2023, as Chair of the Freedom Fights and National Memory Commission, Kuzmickienė called on schools and communities to commemorate March 15 as the "Day of Rescuers of Lithuanian Jews", encouraging educational events to honor those who saved Jews during the Holocaust.

„Seimo Laisvės kovų ir valstybės istorinės atminties komisijos pirmininkė Paulė Kuzmickienė kviečia mokyklose ir visoje šalyje minėti Lietuvos žydų gelbėtojų dieną – kovo 15-ąją!“

She also invited the public to mark the 105th birth anniversary of Lithuanian anti-Soviet partisan commander Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas (born 1918), emphasizing remembrance of national freedom fighters.

„P. Kuzmickienė kviečia minėti A. Ramanausko-Vanago 105-ąsias gimimo metines“

In August 2024, after a temporary "desovietization" commission suspended its work and appealed to the Seimas, Kuzmickienė urged a swift resolution and asserted that the Genocide and Resistance Research Center (LGGRTC) — which had been broadcasting the commission’s meetings — should take responsibility for implementing the commission’s mandate.

„Seimo narė Paulė Kuzmickienė tikina, kad šį klausimą reikia spręsti kuo skubiau. Pasak Laisvės kovų ir valstybinės atminties komisijos narės, atsakomybę turėtų prisiimti komisijos posėdžius transliuoti pradėjęs Lietuvos gyventojų genocido ir rezistencijos tyrimo centras (LGGRTC). )“