Kristina Miškinienė
Lietuvos socialdemokratų partijos frakcija
Oficialus Seimo profilis ↗Kristina Miškinienė yra Lietuvos politikė, kurios veikla apima ilgametį darbą Druskininkų savivaldybėje, Seime ir socialdemokratų partijoje. Ji turi inžinerinį išsilavinimą, kalba lenkų ir rusų kalbomis, buvo Seimo narė 2012–2016 m., o taip pat ilgą laiką ėjo įvairias pareigas Druskininkuose, įskaitant vicemerės pareigas.
Kristina Miškinienė was born on 1 October 1960 in Rakliškės village, Šalčininkai district, Lithuania.
She speaks Polish and Russian.
She is married and has raised two children – a son, Tomas, and a daughter, Karolina Juzefa.
She earned a Master’s degree in engineering and systems engineering from Kaunas Polytechnic Institute (now Kaunas University of Technology) in 1977–1982.
From 1972 to 1977, she studied at Vilnius 36th Secondary School.
After leaving the Seimas in 2016, Kristina Miškinienė served as an Adviser to LSDP Seimas member Raminta Popovienė during the 2016–2020 parliamentary term.
From 1996 to 2000, she was the Controller of Druskininkai Municipality, heading the municipal Control Service.
From 1994 to 1996, she served as Deputy Director for Training at the "Dainava" Training and Rehabilitation Center for State and Municipal Employees.
From 1992 to 1994, she was a senior inspector at the Druskininkai branch of the State Social Insurance Fund Board (SoDra).
In 1992, she served as an inspector at the Druskininkai Civil Registry Office.
From 1990 to 1992, she worked as an information engineer in the Druskininkai City Board (municipal administration).
From 1989 to 1990, she was the Executive Secretary of the Druskininkai City Executive Committee.
From 1985 to 1989, she headed the General Department of the Druskininkai City Executive Committee.
From 1984 to 1985, she served as a senior economist in the Planning Commission of the Druskininkai City Executive Committee.
From 1982 to 1984, she worked as an engineer at the Electrography Scientific Research Institute.
As of 2025, she is serving as the Vice Mayor of Druskininkai Municipality.
She became a member of the Druskininkai Municipal Council after the 2019 local elections, serving as the sole LSDP representative on the council.
In early 2017, Kristina Miškinienė briefly participated in the election for the leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party but withdrew her candidacy by March 2017.
She served as a member of the Seimas (Lithuanian Parliament) from 16 November 2012 until 14 November 2016.
In the Seimas, she was a member of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party parliamentary faction from 2012 to 2016.
Kristina Miškinienė became a member of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) in 2003.
From 2000 to 2012, she served as Deputy Mayor of Druskininkai Municipality and was a member of the Druskininkai Municipal Council.
From 1997 to 2000, she was a member of the Druskininkai Municipal Council and chaired its Education and Culture Committee.
She is a member of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP).
She assumed the chairmanship of the Seimas Social Affairs and Labour Committee on 1 January 2014 and served in that role until 14 November 2016.
She was the Chair of the Seimas Social Affairs and Labour Committee during 2012–2016.
In the 2019 Druskininkai mayoral election, she was defeated by incumbent Ričardas Malinauskas, who was re-elected in a landslide (LSDP secured only one council seat in Druskininkai that year).
In 2019, she was the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party’s candidate for the Mayor of Druskininkai municipality.
On the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party’s national list for the 2016 parliamentary elections, Kristina Miškinienė was ranked 36th among the party’s candidates.
Because the LSDP won only 17 seats in the 2016 elections, Miškinienė did not return to the Seimas – her party list ranking was not high enough once she lost the single-member race.
In the 2016 parliamentary elections, she advanced to the second round in Lazdijai–Druskininkai but lost to LVŽS candidate Zenonas Streikus, who won 58.96% of the vote.
In the 2016 parliamentary elections, Miškinienė placed second in the Lazdijai–Druskininkai constituency’s first round with 20.35% of the vote, before losing in the runoff.
In the 2015 Druskininkai municipal elections, the LSDP list (led by mayor Ričardas Malinauskas) won about 58% of the vote. After Malinauskas left LSDP in 2016, the party’s support in Druskininkai collapsed – in the 2019 municipal elections, the Social Democrats secured only a single council seat (held by Miškinienė).
In the first round of the 2012 Seimas elections, Kristina Miškinienė led the Lazdijai–Druskininkai single-member constituency with 33.33% of the vote, ahead of her closest opponent Vaidas Šalaševičius (14.34%).
She was elected to the Seimas in 2012 from the Lazdijai–Druskininkai single-member constituency, winning 61.87% of the vote in the runoff.
As a member of the Seimas, her base salary was approximately €3,356 per month (gross) in 2015, with higher rates for positions like committee chairpersons.
Her asset declarations over the past decade indicate moderate wealth (mainly a home and savings) and minimal liabilities. Her income has derived almost entirely from public sector salaries, with no significant private business assets tied to her or her immediate family.
She was a member of the Women’s Parliamentary Group in the Seimas from 2012 to 2016.
She served as a member of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, representing Lithuania’s local governments.
She was a member of the Alytus Region Development Council.
She chaired the Supervisory Board of the Vilnius Territorial Health Insurance Fund (Vilniaus TLK).
She was a member of the Social Affairs Committee of the Lithuanian Association of Municipalities.
She was on the editorial board of the municipal publication "Savivaldybės žinios".
During the 2012 elections, the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) found that 23 heads of Druskininkai municipal institutions had misused their official positions by campaigning for Kristina Miškinienė.
She received a medal from the State Tourism Department in 2012 for her contributions to Lithuanian tourism ("For Merits to Lithuanian Tourism").
In 2010, she was bestowed the title of "Golden Krivūlė Knight" for her merits to Lithuanian local self-government.
In 2009, she received an award from the Lithuanian Department of Physical Education and Sports for supporting Lithuanian sports.
She was awarded the Silver Cross of Merit by the President of Poland for strengthening cultural ties between Lithuania and Poland.