Valdas Benkunskas

Chairman

Valdas Benkunskas
Mayor of Vilnius
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 April 2023		Laurynas Kasčiūnas
Personal details
Born	(1984-11-01) 1 November 1984 (age 40) Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Homeland Union
Alma mater	Mykolas Romeris University

Valdas Benkunskas (born 1 November 1984) is a Lithuanian politician currently serving as Mayor of Vilnius since 26 April 2023.

Biography

In 2003 he graduated from the Vydūnas Junior High School in Šilutė, and in 2009 he got a degree at the Faculty of Law at the Mykolas Romeris University. From 2008–2015 he was an assistant to Paulius Saudargas, a member of the Seimas.

Since 2011, he was a member of the Vilnius city council. ^{[1] [2]} In 2015–2017 and from 2019, he was the deputy mayor of the city of Vilnius. ^[3] From 2020, he was a member of the European Committee of the Regions.

In the March 2023 elections, he became the mayor of Vilnius. ^[4] He remains a member of the Homeland Union party.

In November 2024, Benkunskas and his wife, opera soloist Vismantė, announced they are expecting a second child. The couple also have a daughter, Agota Ona. ^[5]

References

1. "Kas ir už kiek padeda Seimo nariams?". Alytausgidas.lt (in Lithuanian). 19 October 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
2. "2011 m. vasario 27 d. savivaldybių tarybų rinkimai - Lietuvos Respublikos vyriausioji rinkimų komisija". 7 September 2011. Archived from the original on 7 September 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
3. "Apie mane". Valdas Benkunskas 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
4. "Benkunskas elected mayor of Vilnius". Lithuanian National Radio and Television . 19 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
5. "There is good news in the family of the mayor of Vilnius". MadeinVilnius.lt. 3 November 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2025.