Česlav Olševski
Lietuvos valstiečių ir žaliųjų sąjungos frakcija
Oficialus Seimo profilis ↗Česlav Olševski yra Lietuvos politikos veikėjas, gimęs 1961 m. Petruliškių kaime, Vilniaus rajone. Jis baigė Lavoriškių vidurinę mokyklą 1979 m., atliko karinę tarnybą Sovietų armijoje ir 1991 m. įgijo teisininko diplomą Lietuvos policijos akademijoje. Dirbo įvairiose pareigose Vilniaus rajono ir miesto savivaldybėse bei atsakingose valstybės tarnybose. Nuo 2016 m. yra Lietuvos Respublikos Seimo narys, atstovaujantis kelioms kadencijoms ir skirtingoms frakcijoms. Aktyviai dalyvauja Seimo komitetų veikloje ir turi svarbių politinių pareigų.
Česlav Olševski was born on 26 June 1961 in Petruliškės Village, Vilnius District, Lithuania.
In 1991, he earned a Diploma in Law from the Lithuanian Police Academy (now Mykolas Romeris University).
In 1979, he graduated from the Lavoriškės Secondary School (now Stepono Batoro Gymnasium) in Vilnius District.
He served as Deputy Mayor of Vilnius District Municipality from 2011 to 2016.
During 2011–2016, as Deputy Mayor of Vilnius District Municipality, his compensation was significantly higher – one Vilnius vice-mayor position was estimated to cost the municipality over 200,000 Lt (~€58,000) per year, implying a gross monthly pay on the order of 10,000–12,000 Lt (about €3,000–€3,500) for that role (estimated).
In 2010–2011, he was an Adviser to the Mayor of Vilnius District Municipality.
From 2007 to 2009, he headed the Department for Urban Safety at the Vilnius City Municipality.
As Director of the Department for Urban Safety in Vilnius City Municipality (2007–2009), his salary was roughly in the range of 3,000–3,500 Lt per month (about €900–€1,000, estimated), consistent with city administration salaries of that period.
In 2006–2007, Olševski served as Deputy Governor of Vilnius County.
He served as Deputy Governor of Vilnius County in 2006–2007, a role that likely paid on the order of ~3,000 Lt per month (around €870; estimated based on public sector pay standards of the time).
From 2004 to 2006, he was Deputy Director of the Vilnius District Municipality Administration.
As Deputy Director of the Vilnius District Municipality Administration (2004–2006), he earned an estimated salary of about 2,500 Lt per month (approximately €720, at the time) – a typical wage for that municipal executive level (estimated).
He worked as a Senior Specialist at the Ministry of the Interior from 1981 to 2004.
From 1981 to 2004, he worked as a Senior Specialist at the Ministry of the Interior – a mid-level civil service post with a modest salary (by the early 2000s, roughly on the order of a few hundred euros per month, based on government pay scales; estimated).
On 11 September 2025, he became Deputy Chair of the joint Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union and Christian Families Alliance parliamentary group.
He has been serving in the 14th Seimas (2024–2028) since 14 November 2024.
He initially served as a member of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union and Christian Families Alliance group from November 2024 until September 2025.
He was a member of the 13th Seimas from 2020 to 2024.
Olševski served as Deputy Chair of the AWPL–KŠS parliamentary faction from 2019 to 2020.
Since 2016, he has served as Deputy Head of the Vilnius District branch of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania–Christian Families Alliance (AWPL–KŠS).
He served as a member of the 12th Seimas (2016–2020).
He was a member of the AWPL–KŠS faction in the Seimas from 2016 until September 2019.
He was a member of the Vilnius District Municipal Council from 2007 to 2016.
Česlav Olševski has been a member of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania–Christian Families Alliance (AWPL–KŠS) since 2004.
In November 2024, he joined the Seimas Committee on Human Rights as a member.
Since December 2024, Olševski has been a member of the Seimas Petitions Commission.
In the 13th Seimas (2020–2024), he again served on the Committee on Legal Affairs.
He was a member of the Seimas Petitions Commission during the 2020–2024 term as well.
He served as Deputy Chair of the Seimas Commission for Addiction Prevention from 2018 to 2020.
Olševski was a member of the Seimas Commission for the Rights of People with Disabilities during 2017–2018.
During 2016–2020, he served as a member of the Seimas Committee on Legal Affairs.
He was also a member of the Seimas Petitions Commission from 2016 to 2020.
In the 2024 Seimas elections, running in the new Vilniaus pietinė (Southern Vilnius) constituency, Olševski won in the runoff with 52.78% of the vote, defeating his second-round opponent Agnė Bilotaitė (who received 43.99%).
In 2024, he was elected to the Seimas from the Vilniaus pietinė (Southern Vilnius) single-member constituency (No. 11).
In the 2020 Seimas elections, Olševski secured re-election in the Medininkai single-member constituency by winning an outright majority in the first round – he received 9,532 votes (about 55.8% of valid ballots). This comfortably surpassed the 50% threshold, so no runoff was required (his closest rival, an LSDP candidate, garnered only ~2,547 votes, ~14.9%).
In the 2020 parliamentary elections, AWPL–KŠS failed to cross the 5% threshold and thus won no proportional seats, but Olševski was one of three party candidates who entered the 13th Seimas by winning a single-member district mandate.
He was re-elected to the Seimas in 2020, earning a seat in the 13th Seimas (2020–2024).
Olševski has consistently won his Seimas seat via single-member districts in the Vilnius region rather than through the party list. He secured victory in the Medininkai constituency in 2016 and again (after re-election) in 2020, and was elected in the newly formed Vilniaus pietinė (Southern Vilnius) constituency in 2024.
In the 2016 Seimas elections, Česlav Olševski was one of only two AWPL–KŠS candidates to win a single-member constituency seat, securing victory in the Medininkai constituency after a second-round runoff.
In 2016, Česlav Olševski was elected to the Seimas representing the Medininkai single-member constituency (No. 57).
In the 2016 Seimas elections, Olševski was not only AWPL–KŠS’s Medininkai single-seat candidate but also stood out as the highest-income candidate in that constituency, according to declared earnings at the time. His extensive local government career contributed to him having the largest official income among the Medininkai contenders.
According to public transparency databases, Olševski’s declarations of private interests show no involvement in private business ventures or corporate shareholdings. He has not reported any significant gifts or outside income aside from his official salaries, indicating a low risk of conflicts of interest from personal financial activities.
His asset declarations over the past decade indicate moderate wealth. He is not among the millionaire politicians – for context, some ministers saw their declared assets jump from as low as €14,000 to €72,000 in one year, whereas Olševski’s filings have shown steady, incremental growth with no such dramatic spikes or unexplained surges.
Olševski’s official asset declarations indicate moderate wealth. He is not listed among Lithuania’s top wealthy politicians – for example, only six MPs appeared in the country’s 200 richest individuals list based on 2022 declarations, a group that did not include Olševski – reflecting that his assets are relatively modest (primarily a family home and savings).
Olševski’s wife, Aleksandra, and their son, Łukasz, are part of his household but have no separate public business interests. Any assets or income belonging to the family are disclosed in his joint family property declarations, and no conflicts of interest involving his immediate relatives have been reported.
As of 30 June 2025, he is a member of the Seimas Family Policy Group.
On 10 December 2024, Olševski joined the Seimas friendship group with the democratic forces of Belarus.
He became a member of the Seimas Inter-Parliamentary Relations Group with the Polish Sejm and Senate on 5 December 2024.
Since 3 December 2024, he has been a member of the Seimas Parliamentary Prayer Group.
On 7 June 2024, Olševski issued a public appeal accusing the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) and the ruling coalition of covering up serious violations during the 2024 presidential election, such as the discovery of 100 unstamped ballots.
On 13 March 2023, he held a press conference in which he accused Lithuania’s national broadcaster LRT of bias and unlawful meddling in political processes (including election campaigns), calling it an “anti-European scandal.”
On 13 April 2022, Česlav Olševski dismissed his adviser Zbigniew Jedinskij after Jedinskij wrote on Facebook that Poland should leave NATO and ally with Russia.
In November 2020, after the Seimas elections, he publicly accused Seimas Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis of violating the law by unilaterally deciding not to forward AWPL–KŠS’s complaint about the election results to the Constitutional Court.
On 20 June 2023, speaking in the Seimas, Olševski advocated allowing bilingual Polish–Lithuanian place-name signs in the Vilnius region, citing the example of bilingual town signs in Puńsk, Poland.
He performed mandatory military service in the Soviet Army from 1979 to 1981.
He is married to Aleksandra and has a son named Łukasz.