Daiva Ulbinaitė
Tėvynės sąjungos-Lietuvos krikščionių demokratų frakcija
Oficialus Seimo profilis ↗Daiva Ulbinaitė yra Lietuvos politikė, Seimo narė nuo 2024 metų, ilgametė patarėja ir viešųjų ryšių specialistė, aktyvi visuomenės narė ir autorė. Ji turi žurnalistikos išsilavinimą, dirbo žurnaliste, vėliau patarėja vidaus reikalų ministerijoje bei Prezidento kanceliarijoje, dalyvavo keliuose dokumentiniuose filmuose ir knygos apie Prezidentę Dalią Grybauskaitę autorė.
Daiva Ulbinaitė was born on 1970-10-26 in Vydenių village, Varėna district.
She grew up in the Dzūkija region (southern Lithuania).
She is divorced.
She is fluent in English, Polish, and Russian (all at an advanced level).
She has not publicly disclosed having any children. Official sources list her marital status as divorced, with no mention of offspring (indicating no publicly known children).
Daiva Ulbinaitė has children, although she keeps her family life private. In a 2019 interview, she referred to her “children,” confirming that she is a mother.
In 1996, she graduated from Vilnius University with a degree in journalism.
She earned a master’s degree in journalism from Vilnius University’s Faculty of Communication.
In November 2025, as a member of the Seimas, she introduced a legislative package to criminalize disinformation and strengthen information security in Lithuania.
On 2024-04-22, she was appointed as the spokesperson for Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė.
From 2021 to 2024, she served as an adviser to the Minister of the Interior (Agnė Bilotaitė’s tenure).
In 2021, she was the Strategic Communications Director at the communications agency “Headline”.
From 2019 to 2021, she worked as an independent consultant.
From 2009 to 2019, she served as a chief adviser to the President of Lithuania (Dalia Grybauskaitė).
She initially declined the offer to serve as President Dalia Grybauskaitė’s adviser, accepting the position only on the second attempt.
From 2008 to 2009, she worked at the national broadcaster LRT as editor of the program “Redakcija”.
From 2006 to 2008, she served as an adviser to the Minister of the Interior of Lithuania.
From 1998 to 2006, she was a reporter and day editor at the TV3 television network.
From 1989 to 1992, she worked as a reporter for the newspaper “Šalčia”.
She became a Member of the Seimas (Parliament) on 2024-11-14, marking the start of her 2024–2028 parliamentary term.
She is a member of the Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats parliamentary faction since 2024-11-14.
In April 2024, she was appointed the head of communications for Ingrida Šimonytė’s presidential election campaign.
She is not formally affiliated with any political party (listed as nonpartisan).
She is a member of the Seimas Commission for Prevention of Addictions (since 2024-12-04).
She serves as a member of the Seimas Social Affairs and Labour Committee (appointed 2024-11-19).
In the 2024 election run-off, she won 54.41% of votes in Riešė constituency, defeating Waldemar Urban (LLRA-KŠS) who received 43.36%.
In the first round of the 2024 Seimas elections, held on 2024-10-13, she placed second in the Riešė single-member constituency with 21.80% of the vote, narrowly behind Waldemar Urban (LLRA-KŠS) who received 22.34%. This result led to a run-off between them.
She was elected to the Seimas in 2024, representing the Riešės single-member constituency (No. 55) under the Homeland Union–LKD nomination.
Her independent candidacy in the 2020 Seimas elections (Dzūkija single-member constituency) was not successful. She did not advance to the run-off round and thus did not win a parliamentary seat in 2020.
She ran as an independent candidate in the 2020 Seimas elections, choosing to contest the Dzūkija single-member constituency.
As of the 2024–2028 parliamentary term, a rank-and-file Seimas member’s salary was significantly raised – now about €4,000 net per month (approximately €6,000 gross), nearly double the take-home pay from the previous term. This is the base salary for an MP excluding any additional stipends for leadership roles.
During her tenure as a chief adviser to the President (2009–2019), her position’s monthly salary can be estimated in the range of roughly €3,000–€4,500 gross (around €1,800–€2,700 net). This estimate is based on later data showing that President’s advisers earned about €4,603 gross per month in 2024.
She is a member of the Nemėžis “Seals” Club (a winter swimmers’ club).
She volunteers for the “Vaikų linija” (Child Line) charity helpline for children.
On 2015-01-12, Vilnius City District Court acquitted Daiva Ulbinaitė of criminal charges of disclosing a state secret and abuse of office.
In 2014, amid a state secret leak investigation, she stepped down as President Dalia Grybauskaitė’s press adviser, returning to that role in January 2015 after she was acquitted.
In 2019, she received an Order of the Italian Republic (state honor of Italy).
In 2018, she received the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands).
In 2015, she was awarded the Royal Order of the Polar Star (Sweden).
In 2013, she was awarded the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (Estonia).
In 2006, she received a commendation from the Minister of Social Security and Labour for her active and professional public education on social issues.
In 2005, she was voted the best employee of the TV3 television channel.
In 2002, she won the Special Investigation Service’s prize for fostering intolerance of corruption, in the “Media Against Corruption” journalism contest.
In 2001, she received the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ award for promoting democracy and for the best TV report “Moteris ir demokratija”.
She is a member of the Women’s Parliamentary Group (since 2024-12-12).
She is a member of the Inter-parliamentary Relations Group with the State of Israel (since 2024-12-10).
She serves as Deputy Chair of the Inter-parliamentary Relations Group with Poland (since 2024-12-05).
She is a member of the Inter-parliamentary Relations Group with Ukraine (since 2024-12-05).
She is a member of the Seimas delegation to the Lithuanian-Polish Parliamentary Assembly (since 2024-12-04).
She is a member of the Seimas delegation to the Lithuanian-Ukrainian Parliamentary Assembly (since 2024-12-04).
She is a member of the Parliamentary Friendship Group of Dzūkija (since 2024-11-21).
She is a member of the Parliamentary Group for Civic and Patriotic Education (since 2024-11-21).
On 2024-10-22, former President Dalia Grybauskaitė publicly endorsed Daiva Ulbinaitė’s candidacy in the Seimas election run-off by announcing that she voted for her.
In 2019, she co-authored the documentary film “Valstybės paslaptis” (State Secret).
In 2019, she wrote a biographical book about President Dalia Grybauskaitė titled “Nustokim krūpčiot. Prezidentė Dalia Grybauskaitė”.
In 2009, she co-authored the documentary film “Prezidentės portretas” (Portrait of the President).