Eugenijus Sabutis
Lietuvos socialdemokratų partijos frakcija
Oficialus Seimo profilis ↗Eugenijus Sabutis yra Lietuvos politikas, nuo 2014 m. Lietuvos socialdemokratų partijos narys, kuris 2020–2024 ir 2024–2028 metų kadencijose renkamas į Seimą. Anksčiau buvo Jonavos rajono savivaldybės meras ir mero pavaduotojas. Turi filosofijos ir teisės išsilavinimą Vytauto Didžiojo universitete. 2024–2025 m. laikinai ėjo Lietuvos susisiekimo ministro pareigas. Dalyvavo „čekiukų“ byla susijusioje ikiteisminėje tyrimo veikloje 2025 metais.
Tapatybė 4
Eugenijus Sabutis was born on 1975-09-10 in the city of Jonava, Lithuania.
„Gimimo data | 1975 m. rugsėjo 10 d. Gimimo vieta | Jonava“
He is married to Rasa Sabutienė and has a son named Tomas.
„Vedęs, žmona Rasa, sūnus Tomas.“
Išsilavinimas 2
Karjera 3
From 2001 to 2007, Sabutis worked as a personnel manager at the Jonava-based company AB "Achema."
„2001–2007 | AB “Achema”, personalo vadybininkas“
During 2007–2011, he was the head of the Human Resources and Administration Department at UAB "Projektų centras."
„2007–2011 | UAB “Projektų centras”, personalo ir administravimo skyriaus viršininkas“
From 2011 to 2015, he served as the Director of the Jonava Emergency Medical Station (Greitosios medicinos pagalbos stotis).
„2011–2015 | VšĮ Jonavos greitosios medicinos pagalbos stotis, direktorius“
Politinės pareigos 10
Sabutis served as Deputy Mayor of Jonava District Municipality from 2015 to 2016.
„2015–2016 | Jonavos rajono savivaldybė, mero pavaduotojas“
He was the Mayor of Jonava District Municipality from 2016 until 2019.
„2016–2019 | Jonavos rajono savivaldybė, meras“
Sabutis again held the position of Jonava Deputy Mayor from 2019 until 2020, prior to entering the parliament.
„2019–2020 | Jonavos rajono savivaldybė, mero pavaduotojas“
He served as a Member of the Seimas (Lithuanian Parliament) during the 2020–2024 term (the 13th Seimas).
„2020–2024 | XIII Seimo narys“
Sabutis was re-elected and is serving as a Member of the Seimas for the 2024–2028 parliamentary term.
„2024–2028 m. kadencija Seimo narys nuo 2024-11-14“
He has been a member of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) since 2014.
„Nuo 2014 m. | Lietuvos socialdemokratų partijos narys“
From December 2024 to September 2025, Sabutis served as the Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania.
„Nuo 2024 m. gruodžio iki 2025 m. rugsėjo ėjo Lietuvos Respublikos susisiekimo ministro pareigas.“
Sabutis serves in the leadership of the Social Democratic Party’s Jonava district branch, as one of the branch’s deputy chairpersons.
„PIRMININKO PAVADUOTOJAI … Birutė Platkauskienė … Povilas Beišys … Vijolė Šadauskienė … Edmundas Mulokas … Eugenijus Sabutis“
He serves as a deputy leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party’s faction in the Seimas.
„Eugenijus Sabutis Seimo Lietuvos socialdemokratų partijos frakcijos seniūno pavaduotojas“
In October 2015, Sabutis was appointed to lead the LSDP Jonava district branch’s election headquarters (campaign team) for the 2016 Seimas elections.
„… – sakė LSDP Jonavos skyriaus rinkimų štabo vadovas, Jonavos rajono mero pavaduotojas Eugenijus Sabutis, pabrėždamas, kad toks ankstyvas kandidato viešinimas yra ženklas, jog socialdemokratai rajono gyventojams atviri.“
Komitetai ir grupės 2
From November 19, 2024 to September 25, 2025, Sabutis was a member of the Seimas Committee on Legal Affairs (Teisės ir teisėtvarkos komitetas).
„2024-11-19 – 2025-09-25 | … Teisės ir teisėtvarkos komitetas, Komiteto narys“
Since September 26, 2025, he has been serving as a member of the Seimas Committee on Economics (Ekonomikos komitetas).
„2025-09-26 | Ekonomikos komitetas, Komiteto narys“
Rinkimai 6
In the 2015 municipal elections, Sabutis was elected to the Council of Jonava District Municipality.
„2015 m. išrinktas į Jonavos rajono savivaldybės tarybą“
In May 2017, he won the direct mayoral election and became the Mayor of Jonava District Municipality.
„2017 m. gegužės mėn. tapo meru (išrinktas tiesioginiuose rinkimuose).“
He was elected to the Seimas in 2020 as the LSDP candidate for the single-member Jonavos constituency (No. 60).
„Iškėlė: Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija Išrinktas: Jonavos (Nr. 60) apygardoje“
Sabutis was re-elected to the Seimas in 2024, again representing the Jonavos constituency No. 60 as a Social Democratic candidate.
„Iškėlė: Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija Išrinktas: Jonavos (Nr. 60) apygardoje“
In the 2024 Seimas elections, Sabutis was re-elected in Jonavos (constituency No. 60) by winning outright in the first round with 8,619 votes (54.39%), eliminating the need for a runoff; he also received 2,413 preferential votes on the LSDP’s national multi-member list.
„už E. Sabutį balsavo 8 619 rinkėjų arba 54,39%... Reitingavimo lentelėje E. Sabučiui suteikti 2 413 pirmumo balsai“
In the 2024 parliamentary elections, Sabutis was listed as number 24 on the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party’s national candidate list.
„… Rasa Budbergytė (11 vieta sąraše), Linas Jonauskas (14), Julius Sabatauskas (23), Dovilė Šakalienė (13), Eugenijus Sabutis (24), Algirdas Sysas (21) …“
Turtas ir pajamos 5
Before entering the Seimas, Sabutis’s declared personal assets were very modest: in 2019 he reported owning an apartment valued at €15,600 and a car worth €2,100, with no significant savings.
„2019 metais jis deklaravo 15 600 Eur vertės butą ir 2 100 Eur vertės transporto priemonę, daugiau nenurodydamas jokio turto ar piniginių lėšų.“
Sabutis’s wife, Rasa Sabutienė, declared a vehicle worth around €15,500 and approximately €12,000 in cash savings in 2019.
„Jo žmona Rasa Sabutienė tuo metu džiaugėsi 15 500 Eur vertės transporto priemone... ir 12 000 Eur piniginėmis lėšomis.“
By 2023, Sabutis’s declared assets had increased significantly: his real estate holdings (apartments) were valued at €55,700, and the combined net worth of Sabutis and his wife rose from about €76,368 in 2020 to €121,706 in 2023 (nearly doubling over four years).
„2020 metais bendras šeimos turtas buvo įvertintas 76 368 Eur suma, o 2023 metais jų turto vertė buvo 121 706 Eur. (2023 metais butų vertė jau siekė 55 700 Eur. )“
As a Member of Parliament, Sabutis’s income is essentially his public salary: rank-and-file Seimas members earned roughly €2,200 per month net (with increases to ~€3,800 net starting in late 2024), and ministers received slightly higher pay (Sabutis’s tenure as Transport Minister in 2024–2025 paid an estimated ~€2,700 net monthly).
„eilinio Seimo nario... darbo užmokestis „į rankas“ didės nuo 2183 iki 3781 Eur“
As Mayor of Jonava District (2016–2019), Sabutis’s official gross monthly salary was approximately €5,356 (before taxes).
„Meras | 1 | 5356,20 ([www.jonava.lt](https://www.jonava.lt/savivaldybe/administracine-informacija/darbo-uzmokestis/746#:~:text=Meras%20%20,6695%2C25))“
Kontroversijos 7
On 2025-08-08, prosecutors announced that Sabutis was given special witness status in a pre-trial investigation related to the "Čekiukų" (receipts) scandal in Jonava municipality.
„2025 m. rugpjūčio 8 d. prokuratūra pranešė apie specialiojo liudytojo statuso suteikimą E. Sabučiui … susijusioje su čekiukų skandalu Jonavos savivaldybėje.“
On August 6, 2025, Sabutis withdrew his candidacy for the post of Prime Minister during the LSDP presidium meeting selecting a new government leader.
„atsiėmė savo kandidatūrą į Lietuvos ministro pirmininko postą … rugpjūčio 6 d.“
On 2025-08-18, Lithuania’s Prosecutor General asked the Seimas to lift Sabutis’s parliamentary immunity in connection with the "Čekiukų" case, planning to bring formal charges.
„… kreipėsi į Seimą dėl E. Sabučio teisinės neliečiamybės panaikinimo.“
Investigators suspect that Sabutis may have illicitly misappropriated about €2955 of municipal funds by using forged documents (as part of the "Čekiukų" case).
„… E. Sabutis galėjo neteisėtai pasisavinti 2955 eurus.“
On 2025-09-23, the Seimas voted to strip Sabutis of his parliamentary legal immunity (84 MPs in favor, 1 against, 13 abstentions) to allow prosecutors to pursue charges in the “Čekiukų” municipal funds case.
„Seimas antradienį panaikino socialdemokrato Eugenijaus Sabučio teisinę neliečiamybę. Už susisiekimo ministro imuniteto naikinimą balsavo 84 parlamentarai, prieš buvo vienas, susilaikė 13 politikų.“
On 2025-10-28, Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service (STT) announced that Sabutis had been notified as a suspect in the so-called “Čekiukų” (receipt) case – investigators allege he submitted false expense reports as a Jonava councillor, causing over €3,000 in damage, and he faces suspicions of abuse of office, embezzlement, and document forgery.
„He allegedly caused over 3,000 euros in damage to the Jonava District administration and has been notified of suspicion of abuse of office, embezzlement, and document forgery.“
As of the end of 2025, the “Čekiukų” municipal funds case involving Sabutis remained unresolved – the investigation was still ongoing and no final legal decision had been made.
„… socialdemokratai teigia pasitikintys teisėsauga ir pabrėžia, jog įtarimai politikui nėra pateikti.“