Tadas Prajara

Tadas Prajara was born on 1 September 1986 in Marijampolė

„(*1. September 1986 in Marijampolė*) ist ein litauischer Politiker“

Tadas Prajara is a native of Marijampolė and was 38 years old in 2024

„38 metų marijampolietis Tadas Prajara“

He is married and speaks English and Russian languages

„T. Prajara yra vedęs, moka anglų ir rusų kalbas“

He holds a degree in agronomy

„Agronomiją baigęs politikas“

He earned a university degree in agronomy from Aleksandras Stulginskis University, graduating in 2017

„Išsilavinimas: Aukštasis universitetinis, Aleksandro Stulginskio universitetas, Agronomija, Baigimo metai: 2017“

Since 2011 he has worked as a manager at the agribusiness company UAB “Baltic Agro”

„nuo pat 2011-ųjų metų užima UAB „Baltic Agro” vadybininko postą“

Prior to becoming a national legislator, Prajara’s primary employment was in the agribusiness sector. He worked as a regional manager at UAB “Baltic Agro” from 2011 up until his election to the Seimas in late 2024, earning an industry-average salary (circa €3,500–€4,000 gross per month in recent years).

„2025-10-01 dienos duomenimis, vidutinis atlyginimas įmonėje Baltic Agro buvo 3 598… €“

He became a Member of the Seimas (Parliament) on 14 November 2024

„Member of the Seimas from 11/14/2024“

He has been active in the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) for about a decade (since around 2014)

„LSDP gretose marijampolietis yra jau dešimt metų“

In the Seimas he sits in the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party’s parliamentary group (since 14 November 2024)

„11/14/2024 | Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Political Group, Member“

He has joined numerous inter-parliamentary relations groups (e.g. with Canada, Japan, Germany, France) as a member in the Seimas

„Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with Canada, Member... with Japan, Member... with the Federal Republic of Germany, Member“

He served as a member of the Marijampolė Municipal Council in 2023–2024

„Marijampolės savivaldybės tarybos narys Tadas Prajara, Lietuvos profesinių sąjungų konfederacijos pirmininkė Inga Ruginienė.“

He served as a member of the Seimas Committee on Rural Affairs from 19 November 2024 until 7 October 2025

„11/19/2024 - 10/07/2025 | Committee on Rural Affairs, Member“

Since 8 October 2025 he has been a member of the Seimas Committee on Legal Affairs

„10/08/2025 | Committee on Legal Affairs, Member“

He has been serving as Chair of the Seimas Petitions Commission since 5 December 2024

„12/05/2024 | Petitions Commission, Chair“

He is also a member of the Commission for Parliamentary Scrutiny of Criminal Intelligence (appointed on 5 December 2024)

„12/05/2024 | Commission for Parliamentary Scrutiny of Criminal Intelligence, Member“

In the 2024 parliamentary elections he was elected to the Seimas via the LSDP’s multi-member list (he was 8th on the party’s list and ran in the Sūduvos pietinė constituency)

„8. Tadas Prajara | Sūduvos pietinė“

He was also a candidate in the 2020 Seimas elections (LSDP list position #36, Sūduvos pietinė single-member district)

„36. | Prajara | Tadas | Sūduvos pietinė“

He was included as a candidate in the 2024 European Parliament elections on the LSDP’s list of 22 nominees (ranked 18th on the list)

„18. Prajara Tadas ([lsdp.lt](https://www.lsdp.lt/straipsniai/partijos-naujienos/socialdemokratai-patvirtino-kandidatu-i-europos-parlamenta-sarasa-ji-veda-v-blinkeviciute/#:~:text=18.%20Prajara%20Tadas))“

In the 2024 Seimas elections, Prajara advanced to the runoff in the Sūduvos pietinė single-member constituency with 22.25% of the vote in the first round, but he lost in the second round, receiving 42.76% of votes against Kęstutis Mažeika’s 53.5%. Nevertheless, he obtained a Seimas seat via the LSDP’s multi-member list (he was ranked 8th on the party list, which secured him a mandate).

„63. Sūduvos pietinė – Kęstutis MAŽEIKA (Demokratų sąjunga „Vardan Lietuvos“) – 53,50 proc. (28,08 proc.); Tadas PRAJARA (Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija) – 42,76 proc. (22,25 proc.). … Aštuntasis – Marijampolės savivaldybės tarybos narys Tadas Prajara“

In the October 2020 parliamentary elections, Tadas Prajara placed third in the Sūduvos pietinė single-member constituency, behind Kęstutis Mažeika (who led with about 25.6% of the vote) and Vaidas Šalaševičius (17.1%). Prajara thus did not advance to the runoff.

„Sūduvos pietinė – Suskaičiuoti visų 53 apylinkių balsai. Antrajame ture dėl mandato varžysis: * Kęstutis Mažeika (Lietuvos valstiečių ir žaliųjų sąjunga) – 25,58 proc. * Vaidas Šalaševičius (Tėvynės sąjunga-Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai) – 17,07 proc.“

His long-time private employer UAB “Baltic Agro” (where he works as a manager) pays an average salary of about €3,600 gross per month, which implies an estimated annual salary on the order of €40,000 from this job for Prajara (estimate).

„2025-10-01 dienos duomenimis, vidutinis atlyginimas įmonėje Baltic Agro buvo 3 598... €“

His official asset declarations indicate a modest net worth (around €60,000) and no significant liabilities, with no unusual spikes in wealth over the past decade

„VRK nurodomas privalomasis registruoti turtas – 61 tūkst. eurų“

He founded his private company UAB "Prajara" in April 2014

„Im April 2014 gründete er eigenes Unternehmen UAB "Prajara"“

He is the director of a private company "Prajara, UAB" and also heads the Institute of Regional Development and Social Welfare (Regionų plėtros ir visuomenės gerovės institutas)

„Tadas Prajara yra įmonės Regionų plėtros ir visuomenės gerovės institutas vadovas“

He established the public institution "Regionų plėtros ir visuomenės gerovės institutas" on 11 January 2021 and continues to serve as its director

„Regionų plėtros ir visuomenės gerovės institutas (kodas 305679316) buvo įkurta 2021-01-11.... Įmonę valdo 1 akcininkas (fizinis asmuo). Vadovas | Tadas Prajara, direktorius“

In May 2020 he wrote an opinion column for LRT questioning whether Lithuania could face a food shortage (titled "Ar Lietuvai gresia badas?")

„Tadas Prajara, Lietuvos socialdemokratų partijos atstovas 2020.05.07“

In July 2020 he authored another commentary on LRT entitled "Maistas už aukso kainą", discussing economic issues and consumer prices

„Tadas Prajara, LSDP narys 2020.07.09 17:56“

On 8 February 2021 he published a commentary on the LSDP’s website arguing that the state should compensate for any side effects of COVID-19 vaccines (titled "Vakcinos šalutinis poveikis – tai valstybės reikalas atlyginti žalą")

„2021-02-08 ([lsdp.lt](https://www.lsdp.lt/straipsniai/partijos-naujienos/tadas-prajara-vakcinos-salutinis-poveikis-tai-valstybes-reikalas-atlyginti-zala/#:~:text=2021-02-08))“

He leads the Seimas Provisional Group for Agriculture, an informal parliamentary group focusing on agricultural issues, since 10 June 2025

„06/10/2025 | Provisional Group for Agriculture, Head“

According to his asset declaration to the election commission, he declared about €61,000 worth of registrable assets

„VRK nurodomas privalomasis registruoti turtas – 61 tūkst. eurų“

He was also a member of the Marijampolė Region Development Council in 2023–2024

„Mitglied des Entwicklungsrats der Region Marijampolė“

He has lent his agronomic expertise to the media – for example, in 2023 he told *Valstiečių laikraštis*, "Kur ežeras, ten jau nieko nebelieka" ("where there is a lake, nothing remains"), emphasizing that prolonged field flooding can wipe out crop yields

„„Kur ežeras, ten jau nieko nebelieka“, – aiškino T.Prajara.“

In his 2024 election candidacy financial declaration, Prajara disclosed that his annual income was €80,145 (for the prior year).

„Išsilavinimas:... Baigimo metai: 2017. Metinės pajamos: 80 145 €. Sukauptas turtas: 63 500 €“

As a member of the Seimas (parliament), he earns a substantially increased salary – an ordinary rank-and-file MP now receives nearly €4,000 per month in take-home pay (as of late 2024).

„Eilinis, papildomų pareigų neužimantis Seimo narys nuo šiol gaus beveik 4 tūkstančius eurų į rankas“