Diana Nausėdienė Explained

Diana Nausėdienė
Office:First Lady of Lithuania
Term Start:12 July 2019
President:Gitanas Nausėda
Term Label2:In role
Predecessor:Alma Adamkienė (2009)
Birth Date:9 July 1964
Birth Place:Klaipėda, Lithuania
Birth Name:Diana Nepaitė
Nationality:Lithuanian
Children:2
Residence:Vilnius, Lithuania
Alma Mater:Kaunas Polytechnic Institute

Diana Nausėdienė (Nepaitė; born 9 July 1964) is a Lithuanian business manager and lecturer, who has served as the First Lady of Lithuania since 12 July 2019 as the wife of Gitanas Nausėda, President of Lithuania.[1] [2] [3]

Early life

Nausėdienė was born in Klaipėda, Lithuania, where she was brought up in a traditional Lithuanian household. Nausėdienė's father was the captain of a long distance fishing boat and her mother was an accountant. She has a sister who is three years her elder.

Career and education

In 1987, Nausėdienė graduated from the Kaunas Polytechnic Institute Faculty of Light Industry (now Kaunas University of Technology). After graduation, Nausėdienė worked for H&M Hennes & Mauritz GBC AB where she performed quality management and standards maintenance, before becoming a lecturer at the Vilnius University International Business School.

Speaking at an event on women's leadership in September 2020, Nausėdienė caused controversy when she argued that increasing the share of women in any given field did not automatically lead to better outcomes, giving education as an example. Commentators accused Nausėdienė of blaming women for the ills in Lithuania's education system, saying she had completely missed the root of the problem.

Honours

Foreign honours

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kandidatas į Respublikos Prezidentus Gitanas Nausėda . vrk.lt . 29 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Pirmoji šalies ponia Diana Nausėdienė: 14 dalykų, ką apie ją žinome . . 29 August 2019 . lt.
  3. Web site: Diana Nausėdienė . . 29 August 2019.